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Atlas map dialog gives an opportunity of addition of maps files into Atlas from an existing database. DB represents a set of files of dbf, dbt, mdx format. DB stores at itself the filenames of maps and the user information about them. For creation a DB Maps manager is used which is called from Maps manager item of File main menu. For convenience of work with data of DB it is represented in the form of Map Tree where record from a DB corresponds to each element of the Tree.

Dialog is called from Open atlas dialog (Open atlas item of the Window main menu).

At the first reference to dialog, the window is automatically adjusted onto last working DB in Maps manager and displays only nodes with files of maps *.map and *.sit.

Using the Open button it is possible to open a necessary tree.  

Maps for including into the atlas are marked on a tree by click of the left mouse button. For plural selecting of files it is necessary to combine click of the mouse with key: Ctrl or Shift (for a choice of first and last file from the general list of nodes of a tree).

Addition of the chosen maps into the atlas occurs by pressing the Append to atlas button or by double click of the mouse.

The ways of the added maps into the atlas are put into the Appended to atlas list. The list of maps can be edited, using buttons: Delete and Clear.

Exit of the dialog is carried out on closing the form or by buttons: Save and Exit.