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Field Names in the New Table
By default, the fields in the new database table have the same names as the
fields in the object data table. AutoCAD Map 3D resolves any conflicts in the
following ways:
■ Truncates fields that are too long and adds an incremental digit to the
resulting duplicate field names
■ Replaces unsupported characters in a field name with an underscore (_)
■ Converts unsupported field types to character
■ Converts point fields to a character string and separates coordinates with
commas
In addition, if you have object data that matches information in a database
table, you can automatically create links from each selected object to a
matching record in the database table.
See also:
■
Overview of Linking Database Records to Objects (page 522)
■ Creating a Link Template (page 525)
■ Setting Up Data Sources for Drawings (page 204)
■ Automatically Linking Database Records to Objects (page 530)
NOTE Object data is available for drawing objects only. For information on viewing
and editing geospatial attributes, see
Overview of the Data Table (page 1125).
If you plan to create a new table in an existing data source, make sure the
appropriate data source is currently attached (page 209) and connected (page
215).
NOTE During the conversion, field names in the object data table become field
names in the database table. Make sure that the field names in your object data
table are not SQL reserved words such as DATE, SELECT, or CURRENT. If necessary,
rename the fields in your object data table before you convert it.
To convert object data to a linked database table
1 At the Command prompt, enter mapod2ase.
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