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. Check for MALT Database version.
   • When the compound file was made by using the old MALT Main database, the compound infomraiton will be automatically transfered to the present one.
   • When the conversion table is not available (the version is not recognized by MALT), reading process will be stopped.
   
   
3. 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.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. When the adopted user database is differnt from the stored user database file, the retrieval procedure will be made for respective compounds in the compound file; the compound name and state name are used in this retireaval process.
   1. When the one-to-one correspondence is obtained, those newly obatined regsitered numbers will be utilized to complete the compound table.
   2. When this is not the case, users are requested to identify the respective corresspondence by using User Data Confirmation Form : Updata Compounds in UDB .
   • Note: When the exact one-to-one correspondence was not established, the information of the Data Format Conversion, if any, can be lost. In such a case, this procedure of making data format conversion should be attempted.
   
   
6. When reading was completed with some modifying processes, users are suggested to save the newly adjusted information in the newly named file.
   
   
7. 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