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Managing Database Records
22 Managing a Database
To use an OmniForm Filler Data file to open a shared form:
1 Locate the OmniForm Filler Data file to use.
2 Double-click the file or select it and choose
Open
in its folder’s
File menu.
A copy of the shared OmniForm Filler Form from which the
OmniForm Filler Data file was exported opens. OmniForm
Filler automatically imports the information in the OmniForm
Filler Data file into the form.
Importing Information
This section explains how to import field data (information) into an
OmniForm Filler database from another database source. You can
import data from three sources:
• Another OmniForm Filler Form.
The selected form must be closed.
• An OmniForm Filler Data file.
This contains information exported from an OmniForm Filler
database.
• Any supported database source, such as FoxPro.
Available sources depend on the installed database drivers.
• An OmniForm Mailable Filler.
Data consists of information entered in fields, such as text, check marks,
and calculations. Importing data saves you the time of entering the same
data manually and allows you to share data with other database users.
You must first export data from another database in order to import it
into OmniForm Filler. See “Exporting Information” on page 4-17 for
information. See your database documentation if you are exporting
from another database program.
You cannot import information if data protection was turned on in the
form in the OmniForm program. Contact your OmniForm administrator
or the form’s creator if you need data protection turned off.
To import field information:
1Open a form.
2 Choose
Import...
in the File menu.