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Dialog box “Open GDB”

Purpose

This dialog box is displayed when calling the operation of main window menu GDB+Open. It is a standard system dialog box “Open file” complemented by the pane of checkboxes for selecting the mode in which the present GDB should be opened.

Panes

Look in:
File name:
Files of type:

Standard panes for selecting the file of the GDB being opened.

Open mode

This pane contains three checkboxes which permit specifying any possible combination of open modes of GDB:

Shared access – simultaneous work of several users with one GDB is allowed.

Read-only – the user cannot make changes into the structure and data of GDB.

Change file – all the changes made by the user into the structure and data of GDB are written into a separate change file. Transfer of changes into GDB files is performed using special operation of GDB consolidation.

The user can change the state of the checkbox Change file only in the case if permanent mode of using change file has not been set in system settings.

Buttons

Open

Confirms the choice of GDB file and open mode made, perform the operation of opening GDB and closes the dialog box.

Cancel

Cancels the operation of opening GDB and closes the dialog box.

See also

System parameters setting

GDB open modes

Opening GDB during ObjectLand work

Main window of the system

“ObjectLand settings”. Page “Change File”

Dialog box “Setting GDB open mode”

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