To Convert Release 12 Links

Click Toolsmenu PalettesdDbConnect.
Click dbConnect menuLink Conversion.
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.
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.
Click OK.
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.