Saves an attribute table as a dataset or an Excel file.
Save As Dataset
Save a part or whole attribute information of a vector dataset as a new dataset of the same type or a tabular dataset. Besides, you can save a part or whole records of a tabular dataset as a new tabular dataset.
Function Entrances
Select the records you want to export. A record is selected if a cell in the record is selected.
- Click Attributes > Export group > Save As Dataset to open the Save As Dataset dialog box.
- Right-click on the attribute table and select Save As Dataset.
Parameter Description
- Fields information: Save the selected field value in the saved dataset.
- Datasource: The datasource to place the new dataset.
- Dataset: The name of the new dataset.
- Type: The type of the new dataset. For a vector dataset, you can choose to export into a dataset of its own type or a tabular dataset. For a tabular dataset, you can only choose to export into a tabular dataset.
- Encoding: The encoding type of the new dataset.
You can specify either the single-byte, double-byte, triple-byte, or four-byte encoding mode for the new dataset when exporting the attribute table of a vector dataset except for a point dataset.
The new dataset appears under the specified datasource in the Workspace Manager.
Note
- All records will be exported if there are no records being selected.
- Please enter an valid name for your new dataset. The system will prompt you if it is invalid.
- The Save As Dataset can work on only one attribute table operation once no matter how many tables you have opened.
Save As Excel
Saves a part of or the whole attribute table of each vector dataset or tabular dataset as an Excel file.
Function Entrances
Select the records you want to export. A record is selected if a cell in the record is selected.
- Click Attributes > Export group > Save As Excel to open the Save As Excel dialog box.
- Right-click on the attribute table and select Save As Excel.
Parameter Description
- Filed list: Check fields you want to export in the field list. You can select fields with the tools in the toolbar. The non-system fields are selected by default.
- File Name: the name of the resulting Excel file.
- Path: the path where the output will be saved.
- Save Selected Records Only: check this to save the selected records to a new Excel file only. Otherwise, save all records.
Note
- All records will be exported if there are no records being selected.
- The Save As Excel can work on only one attribute table operation once no matter how many tables you have opened.