2004

764 | Chapter 26 Access External Databases
9 Choose one or both of the following options, and then choose Finish to
complete the Link Select operation:
■ Indicate Records in Data View. Returns the results of the current Link
Select operation in the Data View window when you choose Finish.
You can perform further Link Select iterations by choosing the Return
to Link Select button in the Data View window.
■ Indicate Objects in Drawing. Creates a selection set of linked graphi-
cal objects in the drawing area when you choose Finish. You can
perform further Link Select iterations by pressing
ENTER at the
Command prompt.
Note It is recommended that you turn off the Indicate Records in Data View
option if you are performing a Link Select operation on links from more than one
database table. Link Select only displays records from the table that the current
link template references. This limitation can cause misleading results to be
returned to the Data View window.
Save and Reuse Queries
You can save queries that you plan on using more than once with an AutoCAD
drawing. Queries that you save are listed in the dbConnect Manager under the
drawing node of the drawing that they were created in. You can edit and
rename stored queries or copy them to other drawings.
To execute a stored query
1 In the dbConnect Manager, in the tree view, right-click a stored query.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Execute.
To edit a stored query
1 In the dbConnect Manager, in the tree view, right-click a stored query.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Edit.
3 Use the Query Editor dialog box to make the necessary changes, and
choose Store to save the edited query with the current drawing.