Library files are imported through the Import Library window. When a library file is selected for import, you will have the option to import the entire contents of the library file or a selection of components contained within the library file. When selecting an object contained in a library file for importing, any dependent objects will be imported as well providing that a dependent object in the destination database does not already exist with the same name. The exception to this is with Custom Queries. No dependencies related to a Custom Query selected for import will be automatically imported.
In general, importing items from library files to the database consists of the following activities:
Open the library file.
Add the items you want to import from the Library Source Tree to the Database Destination Tree.
Click Import.
Detailed instructions follow.
Procedures
Importing a library file
Select Library-> Import... from the Administration menu. This will open the Import Library window if it is not open, or bring it to the front if it is already open.
Important! All application windows using forms and database/folder types must be closed in order to access the Export Library window.
Click Open. A dialog box will appear, asking you to specify the library file you want to import into your system.
Select the library file you want to import and clickOpen. The contents of the selected library file will appear in the Library Source Tree on the left side of the Import Library window.
Select the appropriate library file content from the Library Source Tree on the left side of the window and click Add (). The selected items, will be added to the Database Destination Tree on the right side of the window. While the Database Destination Tree shows the current items in the database in black text, items marked for importing from the library file will be indicated in blue text.
Repeat Step 4 for each item in the Library Source Tree that you want to import to the database. As each item is added, it will appear in the Database Structure section on the right side of the window.
Click Import () to import the database items (Forms, Finds, Folder Types, Scripts, Solutions, Custom Queries, etc...). The items that were added to the Database Destination Tree in Steps 4-5 are now saved to the database.
Close the Import Library window when finished.
At this point, the library files have been imported and saved in the database.
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