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The menu in the database manager consists of the following items.
You can open this menu by pressing “Space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2”.
1. Table manager: Here you can create, delete, and modify tables,
records, and their fields. When you run the database manager for
the first time, the “Table Manager” dialog box will appear.
2. Insert a new record : You can add records to the current table.
3. Search records : You can search records in the current table. You
can also search each field in the table.
4. List of records found : You can use this menu item to go through a list
of records found in the table by the previous search. Here, you can
delete or modify each record in the list. If you didn’t search for
anything before you use this function, the message, “no items”, will be
displayed.
5. Set backup options: You can select the method to back up the
database.
6. Backup database: You can backup all database files that are used in
the database manager.
7. Restore database: You can restore the database files that are backed
up already.
8. Exit: It is used to close the database manager.
Each of these menu items will be discussed in the following sections
below.
15.1 Table Manager
The “Table Manager” dialog box is where you can create, delete, or
modify a table. This dialog box contains the following controls.
1. Table name list: It displays the name of registered tables, and their
order in the list.
2. Add table button: Using this option, you can create a new table.
3. Modify table button: Using this option, you can change the name of a
table, or modify the structure of the table, by adding or deleting fields.