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Transferring File Entries


Transferring Entries into a New File

You can use the Transfer Entries option to create a new file. To do this:

  1. At the "INPUT TO WHAT FILE:" prompt, enter the name of a nonexistent file.

  2. If you have programmer access, you will be prompted for the global location for the new file.

  3. When you specify the file to transfer from, you can request that the data dictionary of that file be copied as the data dictionary for your new file.

Here is an example of using the Transfer File Entries option to create a new file:

INPUT TO WHAT FILE: SCHOLAR COPY
     Are you adding 'SCHOLAR COPY' as a new FILE?  No// Y   (Yes)
   FILE NUMBER: 16031// 
 
INTERNAL GLOBAL REFERENCE: ^DIZ(16031,// 
...SORRY, I'M WORKING AS FAST AS I CAN...
     A FreeText NAME Field (#.01) has been created.
TRANSFER FROM FILE: SCHOLAR
DO YOU WANT TO TRANSFER THE 'SCHOLAR' DATA DICTIONARY INTO YOUR NEW 
FILE? YES

NOTE: You are asked the global reference question only if you have programmer access.

Answering YES copies (or "clones") the data definitions of the old file. Then, if the old file has had any templates created, you will be asked:

    DO YOU WANT TO COPY 'SCHOLAR' TEMPLATES INTO YOUR NEW FILE?

Once you have created a new file with identical field and template descriptions, you can transfer entries into it. This is a method of copying a file.

 


Reviewed/Updated: March 4, 2007