Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases

Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases

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Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To convert Release 12 links

1. Click DbConnect menuLink Conversion.
2. In Old Link Format, do all of the following:
   • Select R12 Link Format.
   • In DBMS, enter the name of the Release 12 database management system for the link that you want to convert.
   • In Database, enter the name of the Release 12 database for the link that you want to convert.
   • In Table, enter the name of the Release 12 database table for the link that you want to convert.
3. In New Link Format, do all of the following:
   • Select the appropriate data source name from the Data Source list.
   • Select the appropriate catalog from the Catalog list.
   • Select the appropriate schema from the Schema list.
   • Select the appropriate table from the Table list.
   • Select the appropriate link template from the Link Template list.
4. Click OK.
5. Open the drawing whose links you want to convert, and then save it.

   Once you have specified a link conversion mapping, when you subsequently open and save in AutoCAD 2000 or later format a drawing that contains links that are specified in the mapping, the links are converted to the new format.