Database > Combine databases

You can combine databases in three different ways.

Remove the previous selection (if present) and select (Select) the relevés in the source database (you do not have to select all relevés). Export the selected relevés to a Turboveg database (Export | Turboveg database) and specify the name of the target database.
Data in fields unique for the source database will not be copied to the target database. If these data have to be copied you need to use method 2.

Remove the previous selection (if present) and select (Select) the relevés that have to be combined; relevés can be selected from several databases. Export the selection to a new Turboveg database (Export | Turboveg database). When data present in all fields (regardless whether they are unique for a specific database or not) have to be copied you have to choose Extended under Structure header database.

3.	The most convenient option is (Database \| Append another database), which will append another database to an active (open) database.

Please note that the above mentioned options only will work if all the databases that need to be combined are linked to the same species list.

If the databases are linked to different species lists, then a different procedure needs to be followed:

1.	Each database needs to be exported to a 'Standard XML file'. See Export \| Export to standard XML file for details concerning this option.

2.	Create a new, and thus empty, database. You may connect this database to any species list.

Import each XML file successively in the database. With the first XML to be imported you must choose which species list will serve a the right taxon base. Instead of choosing an existing list you may also enter a non existing taxon list name. Turboveg will then build up a complete new species list. For more information concerning the import of XML file please see Import | Import standard Turboveg XML file