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768 | Chapter 26 Access External Databases
Save Links to Earlier Formats
Links that you have created in AutoCAD 2000 and later can be converted to
Release 13 or Release 14 links. AutoCAD 2000 and later links cannot be con-
verted to Release 12 format. When you use
SAVEAS to save a drawing in the
current format that contains links to Release 13 or Release 14 format, the
links are automatically converted to the appropriate drawing format. You
must specify a conversion mapping as described above.
To convert AutoCAD Release 13 and Release 14 links
1 From the dbConnect menu, choose Link Conversion.
2 In Old Link Format, do all of the following:
■ Select R13/R14 Link Format.
■ Enter the name of the Release 13 or Release 14 environment for the link
that you want to convert in Environment.
■ Enter the name of the Release 13 or Release 14 catalog for the link that
you want to convert in Catalog.
■ Enter the name of the Release 13 or Release 14 schema for the link that
you want to convert in Schema.
■ Enter the name of the Release 13 or Release 14 table for the link that
you want to convert in Table.
■ Enter the link path name for the link that you want to convert in Link
Path Name.
3 In New Link Format, do all of the following:
■ Select the appropriate data source from the Data Source list.
■ Select the appropriate catalog from the Catalog list.
■ Select the appropriate schema from the Schema list.
■ Select the appropriate table from the Table list.
■ Select the appropriate link template from the Link Template list.
4 Choose OK.
5 Open the drawing whose links you want to convert, and save it in
AutoCAD 2004 format.