BidMagic Updating (Windows)

Problem

Numbers aren't updating correctly in BidMagic Construction Estimating software for Windows

Diagnosis

The one thing that will cause weird number updating problems is if e.g. they have double-clicked on the bid icon in the File Manager (or Prog. Mgr) when the bid is already open.
If you have them on the line, check their task list (Ctrl-Esc). If it has their bid listed more than once, that's almost certainly the problem.

Solution

close one of the bids!

Comments

NOTE: Instead of just bringing the already open bid to the front when you open it a second time, Windows opens a brand new copy of the estimating file (although you can't tell straight off). So then they have two files open in different areas of RAM, which actually occupy the same area of disk space.

Saving one does NOT automatically update changes to the other, hence causing confusion.

NOTE-- We retired BidMagic estimating software back in 2002, and replaced with Goldenseal-- which is integrated estimating software and project management software (plus optional accounting software).