Updating The Device Database; Device Database Search Paths Manager Dialog; To Add A New Search Path; To Remove A Search Path - AMX VISUALARCHITECT 1.1 Manual

Working With the Device Database

Updating the Device Database

When you "Update" the device database, VA updates the search paths indicated in the Search Paths
window of the Device Database Manager dialog and refreshes the device database.
The Device Database must be updated any time that new devices and/or Search Paths have been added.
To update the device database:
1. Select Managers > Device Database Manager to access the Device Database Manager dialog.
2. In the Search Paths area, click the Add Search Path (Insert) button. This adds a new (empty)
search path to the device database.
3. Click the Browse (...) button next to the new search path to open the Browse For Folder dialog.
Select the directory that contains the device files that you want to add to the database, and click OK.
4. Click Update to update the Device Database to include any device files saved in the same directory.
The progress bar indicates the status of the update operation. When the operation is complete, the
status bar closes.
5. Once the database update is complete, click the Close button to exit the Device Database Manager
dialog.
Notes:

Device Database Search Paths Manager Dialog

Use this dialog to add, remove and re-order the search paths that VA will use to build your device
database.
There are several ways to open this dialog:

To Add a New Search Path

1. Click the Add Search button. This adds a new (empty) line to the bottom of the Search Paths list.
2. Click the Browse button next to this line to open the Browse For Folder dialog.
3. Locate and select the directory that you want to include as a search path for the device database.
4. Click OK to close the Browse For Folder dialog and add the selected directory to the Search Paths
list.

To Remove a Search Path

1. Select the search path that you want to remove in the Search Paths list.
2. Click the Remove Search Path button.
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The device database cannot be modified while a Project is open.
Because of the large amount of data contained in the device database, Refresh, Rebuild and
Update operations typically take several minutes to complete. On slower machines, these
operations could take 20-30 minutes or more to complete.
Once the Refresh, Rebuild or Update operation has been started, it cannot be cancelled. Do
not exit forcibly exit the program while a device database operation is in progress.
Modules and IRLs/IRN files stored on media such as CDs cannot be added to the device
database.
Select Device Database Search Paths Manager from the Managers menu.
Select Device Database Search Paths Manager in the Welcome Screen.
Click the Toolbar button (in the Standard toolbar).
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