Under normal circumstances, opening an existing database, as described in the Guided Tour section, will proceed without event.
If you are using a database manager which requires a user name and password to be entered, a dialog to allow this will appear.
If there is something wrong with the associated ODBC Data Source, then a dialog might appear requesting additional information. This dialog will be database type dependent. In general it is best to select Cancel. This will result in the Badging Program displaying an error message. When you then select OK, the ODBC Data Source dialog will appear and any wrong information (database path, etc.) can be corrected there.
If your badge designs include image bitmaps (such as logos) and the file for these cannot be located, a text file will be created listing which files could not be found and which design they were used on. A pop-up dialog will appear to indicate that one or more image bitmap files could not be found. It also informs you where the text file is stored. Note that if caching of bitmaps is turned on, it is not necessary for the original image bitmap files to be available and no warning will be given if the original files are missing. For information on setting caching see Cache Badge Design Bitmap Images in the Configuration chapter.
To summarize, if a normal request for “log on” information appears, complete it and click OK. But if an error or warning message appears, click Cancel to allow the Badging Program to correct the problem.