Custom Format Records

Some database programs allow you to export data in a comma- or tab-delimited format. The database program produces a file which can then be used to import records into an Ibidem database. Before beginning, you must manipulate either the fields in the originating database or the fields in the destination Ibidem database so that the fields in both databases are in the same order. Then use the originating program to create an export file. Make sure that you know the name of the export file, where it is stored on your computer and what delimiters were used by the program that produced the file.

Once your export file is created, use the Import Records dialog to import the records. Open Ibidem, open the database to which you wish to add the records and click File, Import Records. For more detailed instructions on this dialog, see Importing Records.