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32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Table Design</title>
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35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<history>
36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<lastedited date="2006-01-17T14:54:32">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body>
41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="tabellenentwurf">
42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154228" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/shared/explorer/database/05010000.xhp" name="Table Design">Table Design</link></paragraph>
43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152363" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">In the <emph>Table Design</emph> window you define new tables or edit the structure of a table.</paragraph>
44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section>
45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="howtoget">
46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <embed href="text/shared/00/00000450.xhp#tabellenentwurf"/>
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48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/database_main.xhp#database_main"/>
49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<embed href="text/shared/guide/data_tabledefine.xhp#data_tabledefine"/>
50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146957" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="3">The window has its own menu bar. It also contains the following new command: <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/05010100.xhp" name="Index Design"><emph>Index Design</emph></link></paragraph>
51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABDESIGN_BACKGROUND" id="bm_id3147088" localize="false"/>
52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152551" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="4">Table definition area</paragraph>
53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153681" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5"><ahelp hid="HID_TABDESIGN_BACKGROUND">This area is where you define the table structure.</ahelp></paragraph>
54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABDESIGN_NAMECELL" id="bm_id3145382" localize="false"/>
55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153031" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="6">Field Name</paragraph>
56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156113" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7"><ahelp hid="HID_TABDESIGN_NAMECELL">Specifies the name of the data field. Note the database restrictions, such as the length of the name, special characters and spaces.</ahelp></paragraph>
57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABDESIGN_TYPECELL" id="bm_id3148473" localize="false"/>
58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147618" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="8">Field type</paragraph>
59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154897" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9"><ahelp hid="HID_TABDESIGN_TYPECELL">Specifies the field type.</ahelp></paragraph>
60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABDESIGN_COMMENTCELL" id="bm_id3149233" localize="false"/>
61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156119" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="10">Description</paragraph>
62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145315" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11"><ahelp hid="HID_TABDESIGN_COMMENTCELL">Specifies an optional description.</ahelp></paragraph>
63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155630" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">The row headers contain the following context menu commands:</paragraph>
64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156330" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="13">Cut</paragraph>
65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3159157" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Cuts the selected row to the clipboard.</paragraph>
66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159177" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="15">Copy</paragraph>
67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148685" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">Copies the selected row to the clipboard.</paragraph>
68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156327" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="17">Paste</paragraph>
69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152472" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Pastes the content of the clipboard.</paragraph>
70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3144511" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="19">Delete</paragraph>
71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148550" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20"><ahelp hid=".uno:Delete">Deletes the selected row.</ahelp></paragraph>
72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABLEDESIGN_INSERTROWS" id="bm_id3159414" localize="false"/>
73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147303" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="21">Insert Rows</paragraph>
74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149456" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="22"><ahelp hid="SID_TABLEDESIGN_INSERTROWS">Inserts an empty row above the current row, if the table has not been saved. Inserts an empty row at the end of the table if the table has been saved.</ahelp></paragraph>
75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABLEDESIGN_TABED_PRIMARYKEY" id="bm_id3150791" localize="false"/>
76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153524" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="23">Primary Key</paragraph>
77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150398" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24"><ahelp hid="SID_TABLEDESIGN_TABED_PRIMARYKEY">If this command has a check mark, the data field in this line is a primary key.</ahelp> By clicking the command you activate/deactivate the status. The command is only visible if the data source supports primary keys.</paragraph>
78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153104" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="25">Field properties</paragraph>
79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148922" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">Defines the field properties of the currently selected field.</paragraph>
80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150767" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="27">Length</paragraph>
81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3144761" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">Specifies the length of the data field.</paragraph>
82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154948" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="29">Decimal places</paragraph>
83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149203" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="30">Specifies the number of decimal places for a numerical field or decimal field.</paragraph>
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85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156422" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="31">Default value</paragraph>
86*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3125863" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32"><ahelp hid="HID_TAB_ENT_DEFAULT">Specifies the value that is the default in new data records.</ahelp></paragraph>
87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TAB_ENT_FORMAT_SAMPLE" id="bm_id3149562" localize="false"/>
88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147289" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="33">Format example</paragraph>
89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155131" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34"><ahelp hid="HID_TAB_ENT_FORMAT_SAMPLE">Displays the format code that you can select with the<emph> ... </emph>button.</ahelp></paragraph>
90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TAB_ENT_FORMAT" id="bm_id3147319" localize="false"/>
91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154129" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="35">...</paragraph>
92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154146" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36"><ahelp hid="HID_TAB_ENT_FORMAT">This button opens the <link href="text/shared/01/05340405.xhp" name="Field Format"><emph>Field Format</emph></link> dialog.</ahelp></paragraph>
93*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/DBACCESS_HID_TABLE_DESIGN_HELP_WINDOW" id="bm_id3152941" localize="false"/>
94*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152576" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="37">Help area</paragraph>
95*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150685" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="38"><ahelp hid="HID_TABLE_DESIGN_HELP_WINDOW">Displays help texts.</ahelp></paragraph>
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