HIW Usage

A. Preventing Duplicate Pet Detail Entries

When dog records are added through the Pet Detail the program will automatically check the registered name entered against other registered names previously entered. If the registered name being added is a duplicate a screen will appear stating the record is a duplicate enabling you to load the previously entered record.

Dog records that are added through the Sire/Dam Detail screens when pedigree links are made will create a Pet Detail record but this entry method does not check for duplicate entries.

Entering new dog records through the Pet Detail will help prevent duplicate entries. Also with proper entry selection from the Sire/Dam browse screen makes pedigree link selection easier.

B:  Backing Up and Restoring Your Handler Database: 

Listed below are the procedures to Backup and Restore your database. CSSI urges all customers to backup up their databases periodically. If you have a CD Write drive, we urge you to copy your database after each major update session. See Backup to Diskette discussion in step 11 of the Backup procedure.
I. Backing Up Your Database

1. Start your version of Windows. Close all programs including Handler2.

2. Right Mouse Click the Start button on bottom left, Select Explore

3. You will see a list of folders on the left window.

4. Find your Handler2 folder

5. Left Mouse Click the folder

6. You will now see the list of files in the large window on the right. It is in alphabetical order.

7. Locate the handler.db file. 

8. Now Right Mouse Click the handler.db  file and select COPY.

9. Go back to the Files and Folders list on the left and locate “A” Drive or CD Drive.

10. Right Mouse Click the Handler2 folder and select Paste.

11. Your database should be copied to the diskette or CD. If your database is larger than 1.44 MB, go to www.winzip.com and download the Evaluation of WinZip. XP customers now have a version of Disk Compression Utility.

C.  Restoring Handler.DB File into Handler2 Folder

*This method uses the Right Mouse Click Copy and Paste method.

1. Close all programs including HIW.

2. Task: Find your backed up database

3. Right Mouse Click the Start button on bottom left, Select Explore

4. You will see a list of folders on the left window.

5. Locate the “A” or "CD" Drive and insert Diskette or CD with Handler Backup.

6. You will now see the list of files in the large window on the right. It is in alphabetical order. Locate the handler.db  file. To be sure, you can right mouse click and select Properties.

7. Now Right Mouse Click the handler.db file and select COPY.

8. Go back to the Files and Folders list on the left and locate “C” Drive and Hanlder2 folder

9. Right Mouse Click the Champ4i folder and select Paste.

10. You will be prompted to overwrite the existing file and you will select Yes. 

D. Improving Handler Access Performance with Large Database

Many of our customers have been busy entering much information into their Handler database. As the database increases in size, you may see some "slow down" in access & retrieval performance. 

CSSI has a procedure to modify registry entry to allow you to increase the size of the Cache Memory used by the database engine. If your database (handler.db file) is greater than 10 MB, you should consider expanding the Cache definition. Please contact CSSI via Telephone or Email.