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2. Do one of the following:
t In the “Database (.pro) file to activate” text box, type the full UNC path to the .pro file.
For example:
\\IEServer\WG_Database$\AvidWG\AvidWG.pro
t Click the Browse button, log in if prompted, navigate to the .pro file using a network,
select the file, and click Open.
The following illustration shows the path to AvidWG.pro, using the Microsoft Windows smb
network and the administrative share WG_Database$.
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Avid recommends keeping the default share name WG_Database$. If you decide on a different
share name, consider that if the name is longer than 12 characters, you cannot browse to it
graphically. If a share name is longer than 12 characters, you need to type the complete path in
the “Database (pro) file to activate” text box.
Make sure to navigate through a network to select the file (for example, do not navigate
through a mapped network drive). You must use a UNC path.
The .pro file is displayed in the Activate Database dialog box.