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• Do not modify data in an existing Web Server,<br />

RegDB, or E-Notebook database.<br />

ChemFinder/Oracle does not automatically<br />

prevent you from doing this, but you are sure<br />

to foul up those systems unless you go through<br />

their normal registration procedures, or know<br />

exactly what you're doing.<br />

Most database alterations are possible, as in<br />

ChemFinder: you can add, modify, and delete tables<br />

and fields, assuming you have the appropriate<br />

privileges. Differences include:<br />

• When you create a structure field, you can give<br />

it any name you like.<br />

• Structure columns in tables managed by the CS<br />

Oracle Cartridge can be in any of several<br />

formats, but ChemFinder/Oracle does not<br />

allow you to choose one: it defaults to a<br />

character (CLOB) column storing textencoded<br />

CDX.<br />

• ChemFinder/Oracle does not allow you to<br />

create an Oracle database in the same way<br />

ChemFinder creates an Access mdb file. The<br />

equivalent in ChemFinder/Oracle is to create a<br />

table.<br />

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To import data and structures into a new table:<br />

1. On an empty form, right-click and choose<br />

Data Source.<br />

2. Click Oracle Database and proceed as<br />

described under “Opening an Oracle<br />

Database” on page 354. It doesn't matter what<br />

table you select, since you will be creating a new<br />

one.<br />

3. Click OK to return to the blank form.<br />

You are now ready to import.<br />

NOTE: When you click OK to dismiss the properties<br />

dialog, you will get a warning if the selected table does<br />

not have a primary key defined. You can ignore this if<br />

you are about to create or load a new table. Otherwise,<br />

you should consider using an Oracle tool to define a<br />

primary key for the table.<br />

4. Choose Import SDFile or Import Structures<br />

and select the source file(s).<br />

The Data Import dialog appears:<br />

Import tab<br />

Output database<br />

text box<br />

ChemFinder<br />

You can build ChemFinder/Oracle databases by<br />

loading from SDFiles or using Import Structures.<br />

(RDFiles should work also, but have not been<br />

tested.) However, because you cannot actually<br />

create a new database, the procedure is somewhat<br />

different from ChemFinder. You must already have<br />

a database open, and then you can import to an<br />

existing table or have a new one created.<br />

5. In the Output database box, you see the name<br />

of the database followed by the table name in<br />

brackets. To specify the table to load, edit the<br />

table name by typing between the brackets.<br />

If you want to create a new table, enter the<br />

name you wish to give it. If you want to append<br />

to an existing table, enter its name.<br />

<strong>ChemOffice</strong> 2005/ChemFinder ChemFinder/Oracle • 357<br />

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