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Knowledge Base Question

Q. How do I transfer data between PATGuard Databases ?

A.

All versions of all PATGuard database programs have the ability to save a copy of a section of the database as a Briefcase file for other PATGuard database programs to open.  They can be transferred between programs or simply between databases.  PAT files can also be sent direct to an email program running on your PC.

NOTE: PAT files cannot be created or opened in PATS Lite or PATGuard Lite.

Creating a PAT file

Select a Site, Location or Asset. The item selected and all lower level items will be copied. Right mouse click will display the context menu. Choose Send to either a File or Email. Selecting File will cause a Save As... dialog box to be displayed. Select the path and File name where the file is to be saved. Briefcase files have a File Type of  *.pat. Select Save to create the file.

Selecting Email will create a Briefcase file in the current database directory whose filename will be the same as the database with an extension of pat (Briefcase type file). This is your copy of the file. The program will then create a new e-mail with the file attached ready to send.

Opening a PAT file

From the File drop down box select Open... Select the path of the file you wish to open. Select the correct File of type. For Briefcase files this will be *.pat. Select the appropriate file. Then select Open. As the data is processed messages may appear if there is a conflict between existing data and the new data.