Solution needed: Needing to update cell that contain Data Fields

Unknown said:

I have an existing V7 file that contain approximately 23500 cells that contain data fields.  I need to update the cells prior to bringing into our GIS DB.  When I run the Replace Cell>method-Update command, none of the existing data fields are retained.

Is there a method to replace/update and still retain the existing data fields?

Thanks

Sorry Mike and others I didnt see the  teeny tiney  text you  used at the  bottom asking to  keep the data fields...

I think for what  you want to use  in GIS db  later you'd be  better off doing the whole thing  in GIS, 

You could  create two tables one with the text labels from the EDFs and another  for the  cells ,

Then  in msnt replace the  cells  in a  new  dgn and reimport to GIS and  merge the  tables to create the  links  between the  new cells and their  gps origin and  the  old cells  and  data fields  ... I've done this before in MapInfo a  long time ago  with geocoding the  text as  labels  and  the cells  as symbols ... but  not as easy in msnt V8i 

Unknown said:

I have an existing V7 file that contain approximately 23500 cells that contain data fields.  I need to update the cells prior to bringing into our GIS DB.  When I run the Replace Cell>method-Update command, none of the existing data fields are retained.

Is there a method to replace/update and still retain the existing data fields?

Thanks

Sorry Mike and others I didnt see the  teeny tiney  text you  used at the  bottom asking to  keep the data fields...

I think for what  you want to use  in GIS db  later you'd be  better off doing the whole thing  in GIS, 

You could  create two tables one with the text labels from the EDFs and another  for the  cells ,

Then  in msnt replace the  cells  in a  new  dgn and reimport to GIS and  merge the  tables to create the  links  between the  new cells and their  gps origin and  the  old cells  and  data fields  ... I've done this before in MapInfo a  long time ago  with geocoding the  text as  labels  and  the cells  as symbols ... but  not as easy in msnt V8i