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Always Use
Select this option if you akways use one type of database. When you drop
a database file onto the Map Explorer, AutoCAD Map 3D uses the specified
version of the database software.
For example, if all your dBASE files are in dBASE III format, select Always
Use, and then select dBASE III from the list. If you have files in both dBASE
III and dBASE IV format, select Always Prompt under dBASE/FoxPro.
For files created with Excel 95, select the Excel 7.0 driver.
Column dialog box
Use this dialog box to specify column display options for Data View.
To change the formatting of cells in a column in Data View (page 1058)
Click Map Setup tab ➤ Map panel ➤ angle-arrow.
NOTE Data View displays attribute data linked to drawing objects. For information
about viewing attribute data for geospatial features, see
Overview of the Data
Table
(page 1125).
By default, your formatting changes are saved with the current drawing.
Whenever you open this table from this drawing, the table uses the saved
formatting. If you do not want to save the formatting, clear the Save Format
And Style Changes With Drawing option on the Data Source tab of the
AutoCAD Map Options dialog box (page 1908). If this option is cleared, AutoCAD
Map 3D erases formatting information when you close a table. When you
detach a data source, AutoCAD Map 3D erases formatting information for all
tables in that data source.
If you modify table column order outside of the Data View, the Data View
formatting may no longer be correct. To clear the formatting for a single table,
close the table when the Save Format And Style Changes With Drawing option
is cleared. To clear the formatting for all tables in a data source, detach the
data source.
Use the Font tab to specify text options for the selected column.
Use the Interior Pattern tab to specify the background of cells in the selected
column.
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