FAQ - PREF - Eiseko's prestressing programs - Is it better to work with text files or databases?

There are pros and cons in both cases, the choice is very personal, but we recommend working on files.

If you work with file, you can save the file wherever you want, on the local PC or on the network (for example in the job order folder). When you create a new file of the project with the calculation program, you will have to manually select the text file of the section (created with the Geometries module) from the folder in which it was saved in. If you work on files it is good habit to make a backup of the project txt files in order not to lose the work you've done.

If you work with database you have all the beams (created with the Geometries program) and the projects (created with the calculation program) saved in the same file, whose management is automatic by the program and you don't have to worry about where you save it (you can see name and path of the file in the "Information" menu). The list could become very long. Anyway, you can do all the operations of saving multiple databases, using databases on the network, changing databases.

If you are working with a  database you need to remember to make a backup of the mde / mdb files you used. The files must be saved in a folder on the PC where the user has all access privileges (modification and saving), we recommend C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Eiseko Database (folder created by default with the installation of the program).