6.1 - Level 1: Well Seeker Database

The Well Seeker X top level is simply the currently selected database file and has no properties associated with it. You can see the file path for the currently selected database in the Status Bar at the bottom of the main interface.

When first opened, Well Seeker X will load the default database Well_SeekerDB.mdb, which is located in the user’s roaming directory. To access the user’s roaming folder, open the Settings ribbon and in the Setup File section, click on Open.

Multiple Well Seeker X databases can be created and can be named differently from the default. To create a new database, open the Home ribbon and in the Database section, click on New. Once created, the new database will not be automatically loaded. This must be done by returning to the Database section and clicking on Open. When Well Seeker X closes, it will store the file path of the last database it was accessing in the user’s setup file (setupWS.ini) and attempt to reconnect to it on start-up.

Ensure that the database is created in a directory which the user currently has write permissions to. The user will not be able to create a new database with Well Seeker X in the Program files directory, or directly to the C:\ root directory. Once created, a new database can be moved to the desired location using Windows Explorer. Note: It is strongly recommended that you do not store a Well Seeker database in a OneDrive folder, as this can cause erroneous behavior.

Should Well Seeker X fail to connect to the database specified in the setupWS.ini because the database has been deleted, or moved, or the database name has been changed, then the user will receive a warning and will be asked if they wish to manually select a database. The user can then browse the computer and select the relevant database they wish to access.