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This text refers to program version 4.3  

Loading an Existing Database and Company

Single-user
Start FirstOffice just like any other Windows, Linux or Macintosh application, by double-clicking the program icon. FirstOffice will load the database named "1Office.HDB". If this is not present in the folder or directory, a new database will be created automatically.

If you have a single Company in your database, that will be loaded by default and you will be ready to start work.

If you have more than one Company in your database, you will be asked to select one before work can begin.

Double-click the appropriate Company in the list, or highlight it and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The database is now ready to use.

Multi-user
In a multi-user installation, launch FirstOffice on the server first. If your server has a graphical interface, follow the procedure described in the previous section: choose any Company when the 'Select Company' window appears. Users will then be able to log on to work with any of the Companies stored within that database.

Depending on how you shut the server down on the previous occasion it was used, FirstOffice should select the Server module automatically. The 'Server Status' window appears. You can use this window to monitor network activity. For details about shutting down the server, please refer to the Shutting Down page.

If the 'Server Status' screen does not appear automatically, click the [Select Module] button in the Master Control panel. Then, double-click 'Server' in the resulting list. The 'Server Status' window will now appear.

The server can now be left alone.

Servers with no Graphical Interface
If your server is a Linux or Macintosh OS X machine, you must first put it into "Terminal" mode before you can launch the FirstOffice server application. Instructions can be found on the Linux and Macintosh OS X Server Installation page.

When the Terminal window opens, and assuming you have retained the default directory structure, type:

cd /Applications/FirstOffice/1OfficeProAdv43Serv (Linux), or

cd /Applications/FirstOffice/1OfficePro43ServOSX (OS X)

./1office-server & (Linux), or

./1office-macosx & (OS X)

starts the FirstOffice server application. The & is optional: it allows you to run the program in the background and to use the Terminal window for other tasks.

This assumes the application is named "1office-server" or "1office-macosx". If this is not the case, type the application name after "./"

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