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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
Access a Database from Within AutoCAD | 737
3 Select a cell in the new record and enter a value.
4 Repeat step 3 for any additional fields.
To delete a database record
1 In the Data View window, right-click a record header (the empty square at
the left of the row) of the record that you want to delete.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Delete Record.
To search the Data View window for a particular value
1 Right-click a cell in the column that you want to search.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Find.
3 Enter a value to search for in Find What.
4 Select a direction to search the Data View window:
■ Up. Searches the column records from the selected cell through the first
record.
■ Down. Searches the column records from the selected cell through the
last record.
5 Choose Find Next.
6 Repeat step 5 to find additional occurrences of the specified value.
Note The Find option limits its search to records contained in the same column
as the currently selected cell. There is no way to issue a global Find command
that searches the entire database table for a specific value. You must select indi-
vidual cells in any additional columns you want to search, and then choose Find.
To search the Data View window for a particular value to replace
1 Right-click a cell in the column that you want to search.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Replace.
3 Enter a value to search for in Find What.
4 Enter a replacement value in Replace With.
5 Choose Find Next.