OBO-Edit loads and saves data through the use of data adapters. Data adapters are little code modules that know how to get data into or out of OBO-Edit. A data adapter may read data from a formatted file on a hard drive, write data to a relational database, or download a file from CVS.
Every file format/database schema/whatever is different. Many data adapters have complex options, particularly when saving data. This section provides a general overview of how to load and save, and then an in-depth discussion of each of OBO-Edit's built-in data adapters.