I am unable to open the samba pops program. This error message pops up. It says to uninstall then re-run setup to correct this problem. However, I don’t want to lose all my information. What can I do?
Post a screenshot of the error message.
sorry, I just realized that you responded. I deleted the current version of my SQL server and downloaded the express version…
now, this is the new error message
Information
There is a problem.
Message:
An error occurred while getting provider information from the database. This can be caused by Entity Framework using an incorrect connection string. Check the inner exceptions for details and ensure that the connection string is correct.
So your connection string is not correct. You need to modify it to contain the proper information to connect to the SQL Service, which may include (example values in italic):
Instance Name (Data Source): localhost\SQLEXPRESS
User Name (User Id): sa
Password: sambapos
Database: SambaPOS4
Where do I find the connection string information?
If it is not providing a dialog box for you to enter the information, you can find the connection string here:
C:\ProgramData\SAMBAPOS\SambaPOS4\SambaSettings.txt
The contents of that file should look like this:
<?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>Data Source=localhost\SQLEXPRESS; User Id=sa; Password=sambapos; Database=SAMBAPOS4;</ConnectionString><StartMessagingClient>false</StartMessagingClient><DefaultHtmlReportHeader>
<style type='text/css'>
html
{
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
font-size: 11px;
}
</style></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>
The important piece is this (near the beginning of the file):
<ConnectionString>Data Source=localhost\SQLEXPRESS; User Id=sa; Password=sambapos; Database=SAMBAPOS4;</ConnectionString>
If you are able to login to SambaPOS, you can change your connection String here:
For some reason when I go into my computer and the C drive, it doesn’t have a SambaSettings option
ProgramData is a hidden folder. You need to either set Explorer to show hidden files, or simply type the path into the address bar.
this is how it reads when I go to C:\Program data
<?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 /><StartMessagingClient>false</StartMessagingClient><DefaultHtmlReportHeader>
<style type='text/css'>
html
{
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
font-size: 11px;
}
</style></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><AutoMigrate>true</AutoMigrate><TokenLifeTime /></SettingsObject>
You need to replace the above with something like this:
<ConnectionString>Data Source=localhost\SQLEXPRESS; User Id=sa; Password=sambapos; Database=SAMBAPOS4;</ConnectionString>
Without knowing how you set up SQL Express, we cannot give better detail. Your Instance name (SQLEXPRESS) may be different, your User Id (sa) and Password (sambapos) may be different (or you may not need them at all if you are using Windows Authentication), and your Database name (SAMBAPOS4) may be different.
This is what I get when I go to hidden files…you see anything that doesn’t look correct?
<?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 /><StartMessagingClient>false</StartMessagingClient><DefaultHtmlReportHeader>
<style type='text/css'>
html
{
font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
font-size: 11px;
}
</style></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><AutoMigrate>true</AutoMigrate><TokenLifeTime /></SettingsObject>Yes, your Connection String is empty. Read what I previously wrote above.
Thank you. I had made a back up of my computer on Seagate backup plus. If I go to restore. Do you think it will work? I made this before I encountered this problem with Samba.
You should learn how to fix it. Chances are it will happen again since your not sure what your doing just yet.
Thank YOU. I will try to fix it. Thanks for all your help.
Run SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio), and when prompted to Connect, post a screenshot of the dialog.
Connect to the SQL Service, then expand the Databases in the Object Explorer Tree, and post a screenshot.
If you get this far, we can figure out what to do next.
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I have windows 8. How do I run SSMS?
OK… Got it. How do I take a screen shot.