Edit Database Contents

You can use this to browse a database and edit the contents of its fields. Editing requires that you know the name of the format file of the database.

Note: Database processing functions can also be found in the System | Databases | Application drop-down menu.
When you select the function, the program opens the ../shared/dbases folder by default. The database can also be in the following folders:
  • active project ../shared/projects/[projid]
  • ../custom/dbases
  • user's working folder ../user
  1. Select System | Databases | Maintenance > Edit .
  2. Select the database, and click Open.
  3. Select a format file, and click Open.
    • By default, format files are located in the ../system/forms folder.
    • The customer-edited format files are located in the ../custom/forms folder.
    • If the format file does not exist, it is always created anew for the file name defform.tmp based on the database fields.
  4. Browse the database:
    • Using the scroll bar on the right-hand side.
    • Using the Up and Down arrow keys.
  5. Edit the contents of the database.
  6. Save the changes by clicking the OK button.