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Managing Database Records
8-20 Managing an OmniForm Database
•Select
Commas
in the
Fields Separated By:
pop-up menu to export
information to a comma-separated text file. Information in each
field will be separated by a comma and enclosed in quotes.
•Select
Ta b
in the
Fields Separated By:
pop-up menu to export
information to a tab-separated text file. Information in each field
will be separated by a tab and enclosed in quotes.
•Select
Include Header Record
if you want the first line in the text
file to list the name of each field exported.
If you export more than one record, each record in the text file will be
separated by a line feed (return).
Exported Data and Shared Forms
This section explains how to use OmniForm Data files to open shared
forms and how to set up a shared form location. A shared form is one
other users can access.
When you export OmniForm data from a form, the form’s file name is
stored inside the Data file. OmniForm uses the file name information as
well as file location information in the Options dialog box to locate and
open a copy of the original form. The form automatically imports
information from the Data file. This is useful for sharing data, especially
if you want to send another user just part of a database.
To set up the shared form location:
1 Select or create a folder for your shared OmniForm forms.
2 In OmniForm, choose
Preferences...
in the Tools menu.
The Preferences dialog box appears.
3 Click the
File Locations
tab.
4Select
Shared Forms
in the
File Types
pop-up menu.
5 Select the location of your shared form(s) by clicking the
Select...
button to locate and select a folder.
6 Highlight and click
Select “folder name.”
7 Click
OK.
All OmniForm users must enter the same file location in the
Preferences dialog box to use shared forms.