Copying a Database
Within a single database, a player can belong to only one team
and a team can belong on only one league. But what if you want to
play some games using the real-life rosters and play others using
the same players drafted onto a whole new set of teams?
To do this, make a copy of the database. You can then make any
changes you want to the new (copied) database without affecting
your ability to continue playing games with the real-life rosters
using the original database.
When you want to convert a database to the latest version of DMB
while maintaining a copy of the database in the old format, the
copy command is ideal. In previous versions of DMB, you had to
create the copy by using Windows file management tools and then use
DMB's Add reference to existing database
command to convert to the new format. The copy command simplifies
the conversion process by combining those steps into one.
To copy a database:
1. Click File on the DMB menu bar and
select Copy database. The following window will appear:
When this window displays, DMB assumes you want to copy the
currently active database and store the new database in a folder
that is contained by the main DMB folder. If you wish to copy a
different database and/or store the new database in a different
location, click on the appropriate ellipsis (...) button to open
the following window:
2. When you have selected the location of your old database and
location for your new one, enter the Name of the
new database and click OK.
You will be notified when the database copy is complete.
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