Appending from another database

Database › Append from… copies books from one All My Books collection into another. Use it to merge two catalogs, or to pull a handful of books out of an old collection.

1. Open the collection that should receive the books.
2. Choose Database › Append from… and select the source .amb file.
3. The Append database window lists every book in the source with a checkbox. Tick the ones you want; Select all, Clear all and Invert selection help with long lists, and Sort books by can order them by title, date added or date modified.
4. Decide on the two options below the list:
   • Do not import Book Number — leave the numbering of the target collection alone and give the incoming books new numbers.
   • Delete selected books from the source base — turns the copy into a move. Use with care.
5. Click OK.

Covers, authors, subjects and custom field values travel with the books. Directory entries that do not exist in the target collection are created.