Using ChemFinder - CambridgeSoft

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Deleting Tables
To delete a table from the database:
5. In the data source tree, select the table to delete.
6. Click the Delete Table button.
7. Click Yes.
The table and all data it contains are
immediately deleted from the database.
CAUTION
You cannot undo a deleted table. Before you delete a
table, create a backup copy of the database to prevent
accidental loss of data. For more information, see
“Backing up Databases” on page 75.
Attaching Tables from Other
Applications
You can use ChemFinder to add chemical structures
to a database you have already developed. If your
database was developed in Microsoft Access, you
can open it directly in ChemFinder.
If you are using another database system such as
FoxPro, dBASE, Btrieve, Paradox, or Oracle, you
cannot open the database directly. You must open or
create a ChemFinder database, and use Attach Table
to link to tables in the data source. After you attach
a table, it appears and functions as if it were part of
your local ChemFinder database.
The procedure you use depends on whether the
tables you want to attach are from a file-based
(Access, FoxPro, dBASE) or non file-based
(Oracle) database system.
Attaching Files from a File-Based
Database
To attach a file-based database table:
8. Right-click and choose Properties.
9. Click the Table tab, and then click Attach
Table.
The Attach Table dialog box appears.
10.Click Open MS Access Database.
11.From the Files of Type drop-down menu,
choose the type of database you want to access.
NOTE: The list of file types available in the
Attach Table Open dialog varies from one
computer to another. The files for which you
have drivers installed shown. For example, if
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