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NOTE These options affect drawing data only. They do not affect geospatial feature
data sources.
To set data source options (page 236)
To change the expert setting (page 236)
To change the default data link file directory (page 236)
To set data source options
1 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Map Setup tab Map
panel angle-arrow.
2 In the
AutoCAD Map Options dialog box (page 1908):
On the Task Pane (page 1909) tab, select the items to display on the
Map Explorer tab.
On the
Current Drawing (page 1909) tab, specify whether to
automatically connect to attached data sources when you open a
drawing and how many filters or conditions should be stored in the
History List.
On the
Data Source (page 1914) tab, specify the default driver to use
when you drop an MDB file on the Map Explorer tab of the Task Pane.
Click Associate to specify the default database version
To change the expert setting
1 At the command prompt, enter expert.
2 Enter an expert setting.
For information on the Expert system variable, look up "system variables" in
the help index.
To change the default data link file directory
1 Click
Options.
2 On the Files tab of the Options dialog box, specify the Data Sources
Location.
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