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1 When the Parts Catalog dialog box displays, the program checks to see
if the component already has a catalog defined.
2 If no catalog is defined, the program checks the _LISTBOX_DEF table for
a record with a TABLENAME value that matches the
table name on page
1265 for the component.
3 If a TABLENAME match is found, the program filters the records displayed
in the Parts Catalog dialog box using the non-blank values from the
_LISTBOX_DEF record.
For example, when you first insert a relay coil symbol and open the Parts
Catalog dialog box, you want the "CR" catalog table display to default to
Allen-Bradley part numbers for "TYPE P" relays. Use a copy of Microsoft Access
to open the catalog lookup file, and select table _LISTBOX_DEF. Insert a record
with these field values: TABLENAME "CR", MANUFACTURER "AB", and TYPE
"TYPE P". The text you enter must exactly match existing field values in the
target table. Save and exit. Now, when you insert a relay coil and select Catalog
Lookup, the dialog box opens with these filters predefined.
NOTE The column names in the _LISTBOX_DEF table do not affect the
functionality.
Terminals
Terminals always default to the TRMS table in the catalog lookup. However,
the _LISTBOX_DEF table supports 2 special TABLENAME values for terminals
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