You can select which SQLite databases to open in the Select SQLite Database File dialog box. To select more than one SQLite database file, press the Ctrl or Shift key while selecting files. To access the Select SQLite Database File dialog box, on the HOME tab, in the File group, on the Open list, click Database Table. Select FDO (SQLite) from the list, and then click New.
Look in
Lists the available folders and files. To see how the current folder fits in the hierarchy on your computer, click the down arrow. To see what's inside a folder, click it.
Go To Last Folder Visited button
Displays the directory that you last visited.
Up One Level button
Displays the directory one level up form the current directory.
Create New Folder button
Displays a new folder with a temporary name.
View Menu button
Lists view options for the files in the list, so you can view the list as Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, or by Details. List displays the list of files and folders without details, such as file size. Details displays the list of files and folders with details, such as name, size, type, and modified date.
Description Box
This shows the folders and files in the selected location. You can also double-click a folder or file in that box to open it.
Places Bar
The four buttons on the MapInfo Places Bar are associated with the following directory preferences: Tables, Remote Tables, Import Files, and Workspaces. Pressing one of these buttons switches the current directory of the dialog box to the directory associated with the button.
By default, MapInfo Places Bar is always displayed, even where there is no standard Places Bar. On systems that support a standard Places Bar, a set of option buttons, labeled MapInfo Places and Standard Places, allows you to toggle between the two.
File name:
Provides a space for you to type the name of the file. You can use * as a wildcard. For example, you can type *.* to see a list of all files. You can also type the full path of a file. For example, you can type C:\mymaps\landuse.sqlite.
Files of type:
This is useful for narrowing the list of files displayed to only those files you are interested in. The tables that display are tables in MapInfo format or non-MapInfo files that have previously been opened in MapInfo Pro. Select the SQLite Database (*.sqlite) file format.
Navigation Buttons
Open
Opens the file with the name, file type, and location you specified.
Cancel
Closes this dialog box without saving any changes you have made.