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Broadcast Pix
V3.0
5.9.7
To Add a Data File:
1.
Click on the
Data Menu
and a drop down
menu will appear.
2.
Select the
Files
option and a drop down menu
will appear.
3.
Select the
Add Data File
option, as shown on
the right. Up to 25 files may be added per
project.
4.
A Windows Explore window will appear.
Select
the desired file and click on the
Open
button.
The database file will appear in the Data
Panel, as shown on the right.
The database is read-only, no changes may
be made to the file from Rapid CG, only from
an external source.
5.
There are several ways to sort/view the data
in the Data Panel.
If the database has multiple tables with
different names, click on the
Tables
drop
down menu and select the desired table.
If the database has multiple tables with the
same name, then the
Search:
field may be
used to search by a data field. For example,
searching by a player number to quickly recall
statistics for an individual player, as shown on
the right.
Custom data sources may also be used to link data from external databases. This is ideal
for sports productions to update statistics and scoring information during a game. Rapid
CG supports well-formed .XML files, as well as .MDB files from Microsoft Access. The
database file can reside on the local sever or any where on the local area network. The
database can recall text or image files, to have images change from a database, the
complete path name must be included in the data field. When the database files updates
Rapid CG will recognize the changes and automatically update the linked templates.