This dialog box makes it possible for you to change or break an object link. This menu option is enabled when you open a general field that contains a linked OLE object you generated in a separate application.
- Links
- Displays the name and path of the linked file, the type of application, and the type of updating selected for the link.
- Source
- Displays the complete name and location of the object file selected in the Link box.
- Type
- Displays the object application or type of application to which the file selected in the Link box is linked.
- Update
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Specifies how you want to update information.
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Select Automatic to have Visual FoxPro update the information whenever new information becomes available.
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Select Manual to update the information only when you select a link and click Update Now.
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Select Automatic to have Visual FoxPro update the information whenever new information becomes available.
- Update Now
- Updates the link selected in the Link box. If information has changed in the object document, the new information shows in your form or report.
- Open Source
- Opens the selected file in the object application for editing.
- Change Source
- Displays the Change Source dialog box, where you can specify a different object file for the selected link or change item information.
- Break Link
- Breaks the link selected in the Link box. This changes the object to a picture, which can no longer be edited by the OLE application that created it.