Electrical Standards Database Editor Dialog Box

Edits the electrical standards database file.

Find

 Command entry:  AEDBEDITOR

Tree structure

The left-hand side lists the existing tables in a tree structure. The highest level is separated by electrical standard as defined by the table suffix. Any tables without a suffix are listed under Default. A right-click context menu is available for the following functions.

Open	Select a table, right-click, and select Open. Double-click the table name to open.
Delete	Select a table, right-click, and select Delete. Use the Shift and Ctrl keys to select multiple tables to delete.
Copy	Select a table, right-click, and select Copy. Use the Shift and Ctrl keys to select multiple tables to delete.
Paste	Right-click and select Paste. Enter the new table name. If multiple tables were copied, you are prompted for each table name. Enter a new suffix to create a new electrical standard level.

Table

The right-hand side displays the content of a table for modifying.

Close the table	Move the mouse to the tab for the table. Click the X.
Cut	Click to the left of a row to highlight a row. Right-click and select Cut. Use the Shift and Ctrl keys, or drag the mouse, to select multiple records to cut.
Copy	Click to the left of a row to highlight a row. Right-click and select Copy. Use the Shift and Ctrl keys, or drag the mouse, to select multiple records to copy.
Paste	After cutting or copying, right-click and select Paste. The records are appended to the end of the table.
Add New Record	Right-click to the left of a row and select Add New Record. A blank record is appended to the end of the table.
Delete Record	Click to the left of a row to highlight a row. Right-click and select Delete Record.
Edit contents	Click the cell to edit. Type to overwrite the contents. Double-click the cell to edit the contents.
Insert Column	Place the mouse over a column label. Right-click and select Insert Column. A blank column is appended to the table. Note: Columns can only be added to the AMP, INSUL, MOTOR_I_CALC, and XL&R tables.
Delete Column	Click the column label. Right-click and select Delete Column. Note: Columns can only be deleted from the AMP, INSUL, MOTOR_I_CALC, and XL&R tables.
Sort	Double-click a column label to sort the table by the values in that column. Note: The sorted order is not saved to the database file.
Save	Select the Save button to save all open and modified tables. Select Save Current to save the current or only open table. Select Save All to save changes on all open tables.
Close	Select the Close button to exit the editor. The Close dialog displays for each open and modified table prompting you to save the changes for that table.