Updating a transportable database

You may want to update a transportable database when you want to paste data from a database that has a newer version than it.

To update a transportable database:

1. Select Database update | Update transportable database from the File menu.
   

   The Update Transportable Database dialog is displayed. In this dialog:

   1. Click Browse. A standard Windows Open dialog is displayed.

   2. Select the applicable transportable database file. Transportable databases have an ICMT extension.

   3. Click Open. The Open dialog closes and the name of the selected transportable database is displayed in the Update Transportable Database dialog.

2. In the Update to drop-down list, select the database version that you want the transportable database to be update to.

3. Click OK. The transportable data will now be formatted with the selected version.