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I was wondering if it would be possible to update an application's dictionary by simply replacing the previous file with a newer one. I was planning to do as follows:

1. Set dictionary structure by entering all records and the respective items under them.
2. Enter value sets for first one-third of my records.
3. Turn over the application to someone else to begin making forms based on the first one-third of the dictionary that is available/ready.
4. While this person is working on the forms on a separate computer, I continue to populate the value sets for the remaining two-thirds of our dictionary. But I will not add or edit anything to the first one-third I already prepared and turned over.
5. When my full dictionary is ready, have the person making the forms replace her .dct file with the new one.

Ok, I attempted my plan and am happy to report that it works.

One of the advantages of the way that CSPro structures applications it that it makes collaborative work possible. Because each aspect of the program is a separate file (dictionary, forms, logic, etc.), if you know what you are doing, you can edit files separately and join them together at a later point.