Creating a custom data table
Issue 3.0 May 2002
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Add data to the table
To help you add data to the table, you must first create a data entry form associated with
your table. For more information about forms, see “Creating Your Own Forms” in the
INFORMIX-SQL Relational Database Management System User Guide. For more
information about adding data, see “Entering Data,” in the same document.
To add data to the table:
1. On the Main Menu, select
FORM
.
The
system displays the FORM
menu:
2. Select
GENERATE
.
The
system displays the GENERATE FORM
screen:.
3. Enter a name (up to ten characters) for the form associated with your table. (If
possible, use the same name as the table you created.) Press Return.
The
system displays the CHOOSE TABLE
screen:
4. Enter the name of the table you want to enter data for, and press Return.
The
system displays the Table-selection-complete
menu:
FORM:
Run
Modify
Generate
New Compile
Drop
Exit
Use a form to enter data or query a database.
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GENERATE FORM >>
Enter the name you want to assign to the form, then press Return.
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CHOOSE TABLE >> c_workcode
Choose the table to be used in the default form.
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workcode
GENERATE FORM:
Table-selection-complete
Select-more-tables
Exit
Continue creating a default form with the selected tables.
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