How to Specify the ScoutPalDB Database File Location

Find and record the location of the database file:

Tap on the Start Icon:

A Start menu drops down.

Tap on Programs:

A list of the currently installed programs now appears. You can scroll up and down in the list.

Look for the File Explorer program.

(Note: If you have modified your PDA's menu settings, File Explorer may instead be a choice on the Start menu.)

Tap on File Explorer to start it:

File Explorer will start up displaying the folders and files in a default location.

(In the example here, it is displaying the contents of "My Documents".)

Tap on the icon that is just under the Start Flag:

Each time you tap on the navigation icon, a drop-down menu will appear, allowing you to navigate to another location in the PDA.

Tap on My Device:

File Explorer will now show the list of folders and files that are in the "root" of your PDA's internal memory.
(This is similar to exploring the "C:\" drive on your computer.)

Look for the external memory card in the list of folders.  (It will be a folder that has a picture of a memory card inside it.)

The external memory card name will vary, here are some examples:

  • SD Card
  • Storage Card
  • CF Card

In this example, the memory card is named "Storage Card"

Tap on the memory card to open it:

(Note: The small text file named "spdb" that appears here contains your unique ScoutPalDB "Unlock" key as well as other ScoutPalDB settings.  It is not the database file.)

We are now looking at the root of the external memory card, and inside it we see the database file.  Note that it is a large file.  The date shown is the date that it was last updated.   Do not tap on the file, simply note that in this case, the path to the ScoutPalDB database file on this PDA is:

"storage card\spdb.dbb"

Write the path down, you will need later.

Although it is not displayed on the PDA, the internal name of the database file is actually "spdb.dbb"

If you tap on the spdb file, you will get an error message "there is no application associated..."  Disregard the error message.


Although it is suggested that you keep the database file in the root folder of the storage card, you may have instead placed it in a sub-folder, in which case you will need to add that to the location path, for example: "storage card\scoutpaldata\spdb.dbb"
 

Congratulations, you have now found the location of your ScoutPalDB database file.

Write the path down, you will need later.

Now enter the database path into the ScoutPalDB settings screen:

Start ScoutPalDB:

Tap Settings:


Tap just in front of the default "spdb.dbb" entry to put the cursor in front of it. You can also simply clear out the entry and type it all back in:

Type in the database file path that you wrote it down in the previous steps. Put a backslash ("\") between the storage card folder name and the database file name.  The backslash key is usually on the left side of a PDA's popup keyboard.

(If you put the database in a sub-folder, you will need to include the sub-folder(s) in the path.)