Merge Databases

Use the Database > Import > Geosoft Database Merge menu option or the Database Tools > Database Utilities > Merge Databases menu option, (DBMERGE GX), to merge the contents of one or more databases into another.

The lines and channels in the databases to be merged, which do not exist in the database to be modified will be created.

Merge Databases dialog options

Database to modify

The name of the database to modify.

Script Parameter: DBMERGE.GDB1

Database(s) to merge

Select one or more databases to be merged.

Script Parameter: DBMERGE.GDB2 (separate multiple items with the ‘|’ character.)

Lines/groups to merge

Choose "Selected" to only merge lines selected in the database to be merged.
Choose "All" to merge all lines.

Script Parameter: DBMERGE.LINES

Channels to merge

Select "Displayed" to only merge channels currently displayed in the database to be merged.
Select "All" to merge all channels in the database to be merged.

Script Parameter: DBMERGE.CHANNELS

Replace existing data?

Choose "Yes" to replace any data that exists in channels to be merged.
Choose "No" to only merge data into channels that contain no data.

Choose "Append" to append data to the end of existing data.

Script Parameter: DBMERGE.REPLACE