In some circumstances it may be desirable to maintain more than one database. For example, in a large company, separate databases could be kept for each department or division. Within a hospital, it may be desirable to segregate records according to various criteria e.g. diabetics, inherited color deficiencies etc.
To open a new database, select New from the File menu. Enter a name for the new database in the standard dialogue box. The name of the new database will be displayed in the title bar of the main form.
CAUTION - Giving the new database the same name as an existing database will erase all records in the old database.
Database files are given an extension of .hdb by default.