## Update

Lets you alter and modify any text object. You must have acquired write access for it to work. Double click on anything to add/change. Objects in blue are part of the model, i.e. new things that you could add. If you double click on part of the exisiting object you will be able to edit it.

If you want to enter an object name then you have a number of options. You can double click on the object name in another window if you have it displayed. Alternatively you can type in the name of the object. If you type in a partial name and hit the TAB key then a list of possible completions will be given in the Main Selection Window, and your entry in the update window will be automatically completed up to the first ambiguous letter. In particular if there is a unique existing completion then it will be expanded in full.

an Update window can also be invoked from the "Edit" function in the "Add/Delete/Rename/Alias" display.

### Menu items:

- Quit: destroys the Update window. You will be asked whether you want to commit the object to the database (see "Save").
- Help: displays this help page.
- Save: commits the updated object to the database. From then on, the new values will be used in the current session. The changes will become permanent only if you also Save the session from the Acedb main window.
- Add comment: let you add a comment anywhere in a an object, irrespectively of the model. You can even attach your comment to the third number of a list of five. The comment will be lost if the entry it is attached to is deleted.
- Cancel: Cancel the current command (Add, Edit, or Add Comment).
- Delete: Deletes the selected entry (tag, data or object - pick it first) and anything to the right of it. You can delete whole subtrees.
- Edit: lets you edit an exisiting entry (equivalent to just double clicking on it).

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last edited: April 1999