You can select linked
records in the data source to automatically select the linked objects
in the drawing, and you can select objects to select the linked records
in the data source
After you have created links to program
graphical objects, you may want to view the data that is associated
with them. For example, suppose you have linked employee database
records to an office layout and you want to locate a particular
employee's office in the drawing. You can select the employee's record
in the Data View window to select any corresponding linked graphical objects
in your drawing. Conversely, you can select objects to select any linked
database records in the Data View window.
Automatic Selection of
Linked Objects
You can set up the program to automatically
select linked graphical objects in your drawing as additional records
are selected in the Data View window. Conversely, you can set up
the program to select linked database records as additional graphical
objects are selected in your drawing. Only one of these automatic
viewing modes can be active at a time.
Other Display Options
You can use the Data View and Query Options
dialog box to set a number of viewing options that affect how linked
records and linked graphical objects are displayed whenever a corresponding
linked item is selected.
The Automatically Pan Drawing option automatically
pans the drawing to display objects that are associated with the
current selection set of records in the Data View window. If you
have multiple records selected in the Data View window, AutoPan
may not be able to fit all of them in the drawing window with your
drawing's current zoom factor. To control for this, you can set a
zoom factor for the AutoPan mode that ensures that all linked objects
associated with the current record set are displayed.
The Automatically Zoom Drawing option automatically
zooms the drawing so that all objects associated with the current
record set are displayed. You must specify a zoom factor that sets
the size of the extents of the indicated object set to a defined
percentage of the drawing area. The available range is 20 percent
to 90 percent, and the default value is 50 percent. A value of 50 percent
means that either the height of the extents is 50 percent of the
height of the drawing area, or the width of the extents is 50 percent
of the drawing area, whichever is less.
You can also specify the following link viewing
settings:
- Record Indication Settings.
Specify whether all records or only the subset associated with the
current selection set of graphical objects are displayed in the
Data View window. If the Show All Records, Select Indicated Records
option is selected, you can specify a marking color to apply to
the linked records.
- Accumulate Options.
Specify whether the program accumulates selection sets of linked
graphical objects or Data View records, or creates new selection
sets as additional objects or records are selected.
For a description of all the options available,
see Data View and Query Options Dialog Box under DBCONNECT
in the Command Reference.
To view graphical objects
that are linked to a set of database records
- In the dbConnect Manager, double-click
a database table to open it.
- In the Data View window, select a link
template from the Link Template list.
- In the Data View window, select one or
more records.
- Right-click the selected record. Click
View Linked Objects
Any objects that are
linked to the selected records are selected in the drawing area.
To view database records
that are linked to a selection set of graphical objects
- In the dbConnect Manager, double-click
a database table to open it.
- In the Data View window, select a link
template from the Link Template list.
- In the drawing area, create a selection
set of graphical objects.
- In the Data View window, click the View
Linked Records in Data View button.
By default, only database table records linked
to the current drawing selection set are displayed in the Data View
window. You can change the settings in the Data View and Query Options
dialog box to display all records, if desired.
To automatically view graphical
objects that are linked to a set of database table records
- In the dbConnect Manager, double-click
a database table to open it.
- In the Data View window, select a link
template from the Link Template list.
- In the Data View window, click the AutoView
Linked Objects in Drawing button.
- In the Data View window, select one or
more records.
Any corresponding linked
graphical objects are selected in the drawing area.
- Repeat step 4 to select additional linked
graphical objects.
- Repeat step 3 to turn off the AutoView
Linked Objects mode.
To automatically view database
table records that are linked to a selection set of objects
- In the dbConnect Manager, double-click
a database table to open it.
- In the Data View window, select a link
template from the Link Template list.
- In the Data View window, click the AutoView
Linked Records in Data View button.
- In the drawing area, select one or more
graphical objects.
By default, only database
table records linked to the current drawing selection set are displayed
in the Data View window. You can change the settings in the Data
View and Query Options dialog box to display all records, if desired.
- Repeat step 4 to select additional linked
records.
- Repeat step 3 to turn off the AutoView
Linked Records mode.
To specify additional link
viewing settings
- In the Data View window, click the Data
View and Query Options button.
- In the Data View and Query Options dialog
box, change the default settings as desired.
- Click OK to save your changes and close
the dialog box.
CommandsDBCONNECT
Provides an interface
to external database tables.
