/text/swriter/01/04180400.xhp databases; exchanging address books; exchanging exchanging databases replacing;databases Exchange Database Change the data sources for the current document. To correctly display the contents of inserted fields, the replacement database must contain identical field names.

For example, if you inserting address fields in a form letter from an address database, you can then exchange the database with another address database to insert different addresses. Exchanging Databases You can only change one database at a time in this dialog. Databases in Use Lists the databases that are currently in use. The current document contains at least one data field from each of the databases in the list.UFI: removed double help id Available Databases Lists the databases that are registered in %PRODUCTNAME. Browse Opens a file open dialog to select a database file (*.odb). The selected file is added to the Available Databases list. Define Replaces the current data source with the data source that you selected in the Available Databases list. To exchange a database: Ensure that both databases contain matching field names and field types. Click in the document that you want to change the data source for. Choose Edit - Exchange Database. In the Databases in Use list, select the database table that you want to replace. In the Available Databases list, select the replacement database table. Click Define.