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Inordertodesignsecondaryindexes,tablemusthavedefinedprimaryindex.Oneofthefieldshasto
besetasaprimaryindex.
Dothefollowing:
1. Openyourdatabasetable.
2. SelectthecommandRestructureintheOptionsmenu.
Note:
Youcanalsoclickonthe iconinthetoolbox.
3. GototheFieldstab.
4. Selectthefieldforwhichyouwanttodefinetheprimaryindex.
5. DoubleclicktheIndexarea.
TheasteriskcharacterisplacedintheIndexarea.
6. Continuewithstep3fromthepreviousinstructions.
Notes for dBase tables:
OnlysinglefieldindexesareallowedfordBasetables.
Editing Data in the Table
Datainthetablecanbeeditedwhenatableisopenedintheread/writemode.Makesuretherec-
ordsarenotdisplayedinthegraycolorindicatingthetableissettoViewmode,notDatamode.
Toeditthedatainthetable,usethefollowingmethods:
1. Usecursorkeystomovebetweenfieldsinthetable.Theactiverecordorfieldishigh-
lighted.
2. Wheneveryouwanttochangedata,yousimplywriteinthedesiredtext.
Note:
Ifyoucannoteditthedatainthetable,makesurethetableisnotlockedbysomeotherapplication
andthatyouhaveenabledtheEditmode.
3. Entirerecordcanbedeletedbypressingakeyboardshortcut<Ctrl>+<Delete>.
Note:
Youcanalsoclickonthe iconinthedatabasenavigatortoolbar.
4. Toinsertanewfield,pressthe<Insert>keyorpress<Arrowdown>keyonthelastfield
inthetable.
Note:
Youcanalsoclickonthe iconinthedatabasenavigatortoolbar.
Enabling Edit Mode
Iftherecordsinthedatabaseappearinthegreycolorandyoucannotedittherecords,youhavethe
databaseopenedintheViewmode.
Tobeabletomakechangestotherecords,dothefollowing:
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