Getting Started Guide

Tip
While we have listed fields we will create in the tables of the database,
there is one more field that may be needed in a table: the field for the
primary key. In some tables, the field for the primary key has already
been listed. In other tables such as the payment type, an additional field
for the primary key must be created.
Creating a new database
To create a new database, choose File > New > Database from the menu bar, or
click the arrow next to the New icon on the Standard toolbar and select Database
from the dropdown menu. Both methods open the Database Wizard.
On the first page of the Database Wizard, select Create a new database and then
click Next.
The second page has two questions. Make sure the choice for the first question is
Yes, register the database for me and the choice for the second question is Open
the database for editing. Click Finish.
Note
If the database is not registered, it will not be accessible to the other OOo
components such as Writer and Calc. If the database is registered, other
components can access it.
Save the new database with the name Automobile. This opens the Automobile –
OpenOffice.org Base window. Figure 175 shows part of this window.
Figure 175: Creating database tables
Tip
Every time the Automobile database is opened, the Automobile –
OpenOffice.org Base window opens. Changes can then be made to the
database. The title for this window is always <database name> –
OpenOffice.org Base.
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