SambaPOS wont login - after trying to use Sambacard loyalty feature.HELP!

Version 4 V4 Issue
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Hi Emre / Kendash --i tried to use loyalty feature with sambacard - by downloading sample database (mentioned by emre @ SambaPOS Loyalty Card Features)

However - now when i try to login - it says cant connect to database … Someone please help immediately as i was using it Live in my resataurant and now im stuck…

Im using windows 8… please help me!!!

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Hope you have made a backup before working on a life system.
Restore your backup in this case.

Otherwise we need more info, as your question is to vague.
Did you install the sample database?? Not a wise decision.

Which version are you working with?

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No peter – Didnt take a backup:-(

Im using the latest version of Sambapo4.

As emre had put up in his post – I copied the sample database file in My document/Sambapo4… then went into Local settings - and in connection string – i types SambaCard.sdf

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Ok, Hope you remember the Data String,Should look something Like this.

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Peter — it was blank earlier…

Then - after reading emres post – i typed in SambaCard.sdf in that field… then restarted Sambapos – but then SambPos refused to start – giving error: " Cant connect to databse with current setting. You can check and modfiy the connection string shown below.
Error message: Unable to find the requested ,Net Framework Data provider. It may not be installed"

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Are you working with Version V3? or V4

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Version 4 – the latest

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Ok and which database are you using, Windows SQL Server? or local database?

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Dont know much on this – how can i check…

This is for a single restaurant and not multiple

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Should be local database

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Ok you can re-install SambaPOS4 again, this will not heart your database.
Once installing deselect sample data and database, just install SambaPOS

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Ok, look for the directory ProgramData this is a hidden directory, go to SambaSettings and open with notepad, this should give you your database settings.

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After that what to do Peter

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If you can recover the SambaSettings, then you know your data-string.

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when i reinstalled… it said that sample data and sql is already installed…

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Yes, that’s why I say deselect during installation.
What happens if you start SambaPOS now

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this is what the settings says

<?xml version="1.0"?><SettingsObject xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><MessagingServerPort>8080</MessagingServerPort><ConnectionString>SambaCard.sdf</ConnectionString><StartMessagingClient>false</StartMessagingClient><DefaultHtmlReportHeader>
&lt;style type='text/css'&gt; 
html
{
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
} 
&lt;/style&gt;</DefaultHtmlReportHeader><CurrentLanguage>en</CurrentLanguage><OverrideLanguage>false</OverrideLanguage><OverrideWindowsRegionalSettings>false</OverrideWindowsRegionalSettings><DefaultRecordLimit>100</DefaultRecordLimit><WindowScale>1</WindowScale><FooterHeight>0</FooterHeight><UseBoldFonts>false</UseBoldFonts><ValidateExitButton>false</ValidateExitButton><AllowMultipleClients>false</AllowMultipleClients><CallerIdDeviceName /><ScaleDeviceName /><AdditionalDevices>[]</AdditionalDevices><AutoMigrate>true</AutoMigrate><TokenLifeTime /></SettingsObject>
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Please use the </> if you insert code.

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You are sure you are in the right file

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<?xml version="1.0"?><SettingsObject xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><MessagingServerPort>8080</MessagingServerPort><ConnectionString>SambaCard.sdf</ConnectionString><StartMessagingClient>false</StartMessagingClient><DefaultHtmlReportHeader>

<style type=‘text/css’>
html
{
font-family: ‘Courier New’, monospace;
font-size: 11px;
}
</style>enfalsefalse10010falsefalsefalse[]true

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