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742 | Chapter 26 Access External Databases
To edit a link template
1 From the dbConnect menu, choose Templates ➤ Edit Link Template.
2 In the Select a Database Object dialog box, select a link template to edit,
and then choose Continue.
3 Select one or more key fields from the list by clicking their check boxes.
4 Choose OK to save your changes to the link template.
To update a link template’s properties
1 From the dbConnect menu, choose Templates ➤ Link Template
Properties.
2 In the Select a Database Object dialog box, select a link template, and then
choose Continue.
3 In the Link Template Properties dialog box, update the data source
information as appropriate, and then choose OK.
To delete all links based on a link template from the current drawing
1 From the dbConnect menu, choose Links ➤ Delete Links.
2 From the Select a Database Object dialog box, select the link template
whose links you want to delete, and then choose OK.
To edit a link’s key values using the Link Manager
1 From the dbConnect menu, choose Links ➤ Link Manager.
2 In the AutoCAD drawing, select a linked object.
3 Note that the Link Manager can only work with one graphical object at a
time.
4 In the Link Manager, select a link from those available for the selected
object in the Link Templates list.
5 Enter a new value in the Value field of the key field you want to edit, or
choose the [...] button. Repeat, if necessary, for any additional key fields
that you want to edit.
The [...] button displays a list of all values for the specified field from the
database table, allowing you to select the value you want. After selecting
a value, choose OK.
Note The [...] button is only available if you are connected to the data
source that the selected link references.
6 Choose OK to update the link and close the dialog box.