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Click Map Setup tab Attribute Data panel Connect To External
Records.
Click Map Setup tab Attribute Data panel Disconnect From Ex-
ternal Records.
NOTE This functionality applies only to an attribute data source that you use with
drawing objects. For information about attribute data for geospatial features, see
Overview of Joins (page 507).
These data sources are attached to the current drawing but are currently
disconnected. Select data sources from the list. Click Connect. If the data
source you want is not listed, it may not be attached to this drawing.
Convert Object Data to Database Links dialog box
Use this dialog box to convert object data in your drawing to external data.
To convert object data to a linked database table (page 534)
To link records to objects using object data automatically (page 531)
To attach a data source by dragging the database file to the Task Pane (page
209)
At the Command prompt, enter mapod2ase.
NOTE This functionality applies only to an attribute data source that you use with
drawing objects. For information about attribute data for geospatial features, see
Overview of Joins (page 507).
NOTE Before you run this command, you must attach the data source to the
current drawing. In Map Explorer, right-click Data Sources Attach.
Do either of the following:
Create a database table from an existing object data table, using the same
structure.
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