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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) Add 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 list 0/0,”
will be displayed.
5) Setting backup option: 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.
14.1 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.
4) Delete table button : Using this option, you can delete the table
that you have selected in the table name list.
5) Set default table button : Using this option, you can set the table
that opens by default when you run the program.
6) Close button : After closing the “table manager” dialog box, it will
take you back to where you were before you started the “table
manager” dialog box. When there is no registered table, if you