Check if your SOHODOX DB is MS Access based or MS SQL Server Express based

Check if your SOHODOX DB is MS Access based or MS SQL Server Express based

  1. Start SOHODOX and login.
  2. Click on the big round button on the top-left corner of the screen.
  3. If you are using MS Access based DB, the icon for the MainDB will look like a pink colored key, as shown in the image below...


  4. And if you are using MS SQL Server Express based DB, the icon for the MainDB will look like a yellow color cylinder as shown in the image below...


That's it!

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