acdsee acdsee 5.0 User Manual

You can use the Export Database Information utility to create XML files of data-
base information. The ACDDatabase.xml file can then be archived with your image
collection to store database information, or sent with a series of images to another
ACDSee user.

1. 

In the Browser, do one of the following:

• 

Select a group of images.

• 

Select a folder that contains images.

2. Click 

Tools | Database | Export Database Information.

3.  Select one of the following three options:

• 

Generate one database file per folder: This option creates one
ACDDatabase.xml file for each folder of images. Each
ACDDatabase.xml file is placed in its matching folder. If the fold-
er does not contain images, a file is not created.

• 

Generate one database file: This options creates one
ACDDatabase.xml file. The file is placed in the folder you select-
ed.

• 

Descriptions only: This option creates a descript.ion file that con-
tains only the file descriptions (if you have the description fea-
ture deactivated in the Options dialog box).

4. Click OK.

You can use the Import Database Information utility to import archived database
information. Also, you can import database information that was sent to you with
images from another ACDSee user. After importing the information, it is added to
the appropriate images.

1. 

In the Browser, select the folder containing the images that the database
information file references.

2. Click 

Tools | Database | Import Database Information.

3.  Browse to the folder that contains the database information file.

4. Select 

the 

ACDDatabase.xml file.

5. Click 

Open.

If the image file names do not match those inside the ACDDatabase.xml
file, the database information cannot be imported.

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