Sonny Software

I'm unclear on the logic BE uses when selecting the database that will be opened when the application is launched.

I maintain three databases: my main research database (about 5500 items), and two others (a few dozen or hundred items in each), used to track books that I've ordered for my University's Library or items I've requested via InterLibrary Loan. I could lump all this into one database and use Groups to track this data but: 1) my current approach seems conceptually appropriate; 2) in the event of having to Rebuild a database -- I've had to do this in the past -- I won't lose this most basic division of my data (I do use Groups within each database, for several purposes.)

When I quit BE (if I have to restart my computer for any reason) and relaunch the application, it appears to me that BE automatically opens the last database that was *opened* (?) I think that the more appropriate launch behavior should be the last database that was *edited* or *closed* -- in that way, the user is returned to the last database on which she was working...

An alternative approach might be to define a "default" database in the Preferences, always opened when the application is launched.

TH

tharpold wrote:2) in the event of having to Rebuild a database -- I've had to do this in the past -- I won't lose this most basic division of my data (I do use Groups within each database, for several purposes.)

FWIW, you won't lose groups if you do a Rebuild (Keep User Info).

When I quit BE (if I have to restart my computer for any reason) and relaunch the application, it appears to me that BE automatically opens the last database that was *opened*

Bookends always opens the database that was last opened. If this isn't the database you want, the Open Recent menu is an easy way to get th one you want.

Jon
Sonny Software

Jon wrote: Bookends always opens the database that was last opened. If this isn't the database you want, the Open Recent menu is an easy way to get th one you want.

maybe I'm missing something: when I open Bookends, no database is opend.??
my workaround is to have my database in the dock...
tom

Bookends automatically opens the last-opened database. If it doesn't for you, it may be your Preferences are corrupted. Replace that file and see if it works (launch, open a db, quit, launch again).

Jon
Sonny Software

Jon wrote:Bookends automatically opens the last-opened database. If it doesn't for you, it may be your Preferences are corrupted. Replace that file and see if it works (launch, open a db, quit, launch again).

thanks Jon. That was it and is fixed now

would be great if this would also work if BE already is running but the bibliography is closed and you switch to BE again from another application.