Understanding the
Using
Software to Build a
Database
You can use the VMMI software to build a new database that
you can later restore into a communications
system.
You do not need to connect your PC to the communications system to build a new database.
To
build a new database,
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Turn on your PC and load the Windows software.
Select the VMMI program from the Windows menu screen.
From the VMMI window, select the
File
pull-down menu.
From the
File
pull-down menu, select
New.
Choose a destination platform for the new operation to use, and
OK
your choice. Since the database can be quite
large, you should choose your computer’s hard drive to ensure that you have enough memory to store the database.
Use the VMMI menus and program the database parameters.
Save your results for loading into the system. The system prompts you for the file name at this point.
To load the new database in the system,
1. Connect your PC to the communications system.
2 . Turn on your PC and load the Windows software.
3 . Select the VMMI program from the Windows menu screen.
4. From the VMMI window, select the
Switch
pull-down menu,
5 . From the
Switch
pull-down menu, connect to the system, and return to the
6 . From the
Switch
pull-down menu, select
Restore database.
7. Choose the newly created database file and
OK
your choice.
8 . The system automatically restores the new database.
9 . Reset the system after you restore the database
10 Using
Software to Build a New Database