Open Compound File

File > Open Compound File

This is to open one of compound files. When utilization of this menu, you need to have the saved compound file previously.

1. The default directory for those compound files can be specified in

   	Tools > Customize MALT setting

   Files page in MALT Options Form
   
   
2. When the user database is used, the existence of the saved file name is checked.
   • if not exists, the new file name (for example the same name but in the different folder) should be selected to continue the procedure.
   
   
3. Check will be made whether the time stamp of the found "*.udb" file is identical with that stored in the compound file.
   • If so, check will be made also whether the *.udb file is later than that of the correspondoing "*.txt" file.
     1. if so, the next step will proceed.
     2. if not, there can be insonsistency between the "*. udb" file and the "*.txt" file. Thus, users can stop this procedure to examine this inconsistency.
   
   
4. When these procedures were made successfully, the compound table will appear.

Related : Main Menu File Commands in MALT Dialogs in MALT Files in MALT User Data Confirmation Form : Updata Compounds in UDB