During installation the application settings are set with default values. In some situations it might be needed to changes these. You find the settings from this menu item:
The "Main"-tab shows path to the dossier file path and the database configuration:
The dossier file is the file that the WoT client writes to after each battle, and Wot Numbers is listening to changes in this file. Normally you shouldn't need to alter this path.
The database is where all your statistics are being stored. The default database for standard users is SQLite, which is a simple file-based database that requires no extra installation or setup. Wot Numbers also supports Microsoft SQL Server, which requires a separate installation of a database server. In return you get a slight boost in performance (this will scale with the size of your database).
Press the "Database Settings" button to create new database, or to relocate to an existing database.
If you or a friend logs into World of tanks, still using the same Windows account, WoT will produce a second dossier file for that account. In this case Wot Numbers automatically creates a second player account within the same database. However, Wot Numbers will only show the stats for one player at a time. Use the Player dropdown to alter between the accounts.
If you should experience application errors, enabling debug mode might be helpful. This will show error messages that are supressed when running in normal mode.
Click on the button "Database Settings" if you want to set up a new database or select an existing database. This may be useful to users who have reinstalled Windows (and kept a copy of the database), or when switching from SQLite to SQL Server.
See this guide for how to create a backup of your database
It is recommended that you start by placing your database file in a suitable folder before you connect it to Wot Numbers.
Choose SQLite as Database Type, then click Select File and browse to the location of your database file.
Click Create New (see previous image).
Type a suitable name for the new database. The system will suggest a system folder where your database will be saved. Alternatively you can browse to a folder of your own choice. Creating the database normally takes less than a minute.
Setup of SQL Server or restoring SQL Server databases is not described in this article. Users who are not familiar with this database platform is advised to use SQLite.
When connecting to an existing database, type . in the Server Name field (assuming you want to refer to your local computer), choose the appropriate authentication method (depending on the user permissions you set for the database), then select the database.
Click Create New (see previous image).
Type a suitable name for the new database. The system will suggest a system folder where your database will be saved. Alternatively you can browse to a folder of your own choice. Creating the database normally takes less than a minute.
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