Importing tables

You can import tables into an Ability Database. The imported tables can come from an earlier version of Ability, another database in Ability, or another program altogether. In addition, you can append an imported table to an existing table in Ability (see Appending imported tables).

To import a table you should first open the Ability database into which the table is to be imported (see Opening a database). Once you are in Database Manager do the following:

  1. Select Import from the File menu. The "Import" dialog is opened.

  2. In the Data Source box, select the type of database from which you want to import and then click on OK. The "Open" dialog is displayed with the selected database type in the Files of Type box.

  3. Locate the database you want to import from by using the Look in box. Once it has been placed in the File name box, click on Open.

  4. The "Import" dialog is opened. All the tables in the source database are listed in the Objects box. Click on the table you want to import, to select it, and then click on OK.

The table will be imported to the current Ability database and will be listed under Tables in Database Manager. You can now go ahead and work with the imported table as you would with any table created in Ability.

See also:

Exporting tables