AutoCAD Electrical

[#1]

Lintt,

I am not sure what you are referring to when you say "Do I need to go into
all my old tables and name the column heads to match the new ones?". I am
assuming that you mean the column headings (fields) in the ace_plc.mdb file
that you had previously renamed. The column headings (fields) in the tables
in this database should not be renamed. That would be the cause of the
merge error. I hope this helps.

Regards,
Mike

wrote in message news:4879809@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks Nate,
I did see the converter utility but was puzzled as to how it knows what
blocks to pull in for the modules, so I thought I might still need the dat
files. Now I see the DATA mdb files.
Now when I try to merge my catalog database I am getting Invalid Catalog
Tables found. Refer to log file for details.
(Paste Errors)
I have renamed my column headings in most of the tables, and have added
tables with my own family codes. Do I need to go into all my old tables and
name the column heads to match the new ones? Is renaming column headings bad
practice?

[#2]

Lintt,

If the merge completes without error, you should not have to edit the
database manually for the PLCs to show up in the insert PLC dialog. It is
possible that you encountered an error during the merge, and the
Manufacturer table was not updated.

Mike

wrote in message news:4879846@discussion.autodesk.com...
Another thing-
I guess one must edit the "PLC Manufacturer" manually (sigh) in order for
the merged PLCs to show up on the insert PLC dialog.

[#3]

Sorry Mike,
I was unclear on what I was doing.
I was going on to merge the Catalog Mdb.'
That's where I have renamed column headings.
Lynne

[#4]

And I'm still unclear - I mean my general catalog database, not the PLC database.