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The Import dialog box scans the file to determine
what data fields are present and how much space to
allow for them in the database. The number of
records scanned is shown in the status bar. If the
input file is large, the scan may take a while.
To interrupt the scan:
• Press Esc.
A message box appears to confirm that you
really want to stop. The scan continues until
you click Yes.
To abort the scan:
• Click Stop scanning.
NOTE: You should let the scan go to completion so
that all needed fields are created in the database
before loading.
When the scan is finished, the progress bar is
replaced by the output database name. The dialog
box for the Sample.sdf file is shown below.
The default output database name and location is the
same as the input file.
To import to a different database:
• Type a pathname or click , browse to
another location, and then click OK.
Adding Data to an Existing
Database
When you import new data into an existing
database, incoming records may coincide with those
already in the database. You may choose one of
three options for adding data to an existing database:
Overwrite—Deletes the existing database, creates a
new database in the same location, and imports the
data into the new database.
Append—Adds new data to the end of the existing
database. Data existing before the import is
unchanged. Appending may lead to duplicate entries
in the database, but it is fast and no data is lost.
Merge—Combines the new data with the existing
data. As each record is read from the SDFile or
RDFile, ChemFinder looks up its structure and/or
other data in the (growing) target database and
112•Chapter 7: Importing and Exporting Data CambridgeSoft
Importing Structures