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Blast upgrade database

You can use this function to add the tables and fields that you need for drill and blast, to a geological database.

Prerequisites: None.

To run this function: Choose Design > Blast design > Database > Upgrade blast database, or

  • In the Function Chooser, type BLAST UPGRADE DATABASE, and press ENTER.
Fields on the Select database form

Field Description
Database Name The file name of the .ddb file to upgrade.

Output

If the charge table was missing from the database, it is added to the database. If the database was missing any of the fields in the following table, the fields are added to the database, and to the .ddb file. The Message window states which fields were added.

Note: For BLAST UPGRADE DATABASE to create the fields in the collar table, the collar table must already exist.

table field
charge explosive
  detonator
  num_of_dets
  booster
  num_of_boosters
  det_position
  delay
collar blast_pattern
  drill_rig
  subdrill
  rock_class
  hole_diameter
  blasting_method
  ground_water_level
  delay
  surface_delay