Field
| Description
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Buttons
| The buttons at the top of Record Screen Save, Create, Repeat, Delete and reload
Record Details to/from the Database.
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Record Name & Description
| Self Evident
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Record Type
| There are 3 basic Record Types (+ binary versions of these):
Record Layout
| A normal record consisting of a one or more fixed length fields.
| Delimited
| Standard Delimiter (i.e. Comma or Tab Delimited) Record. Delimiter files are only
partially supported (no updates allowed).
| Group of Records
| The record consists of a Group of other records. Typically there is a field
that determines what record to use. It is common for a file to contain
- A File Header Record
- Many Detail Records
- A file trailer record
This would be a good candidate for using a Group of Records.
In this case you would define 4 records:
- File Header Record
- Detail Record
- Trailer Record
- Master Record (Group of Records) that references the three
previous (child) records.
See "Child Records" for the Child Record Definition screen section.
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System
| System this Record Layout belongs to. You can Change Create new systems by
updating the System Table via the "Table Edit"
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Lines to Insert
| This is the lines to insert in the Field Table / Sub-Record Table when the
insert button (just below) is pressed.
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Table Buttons
| The second row of buttons refer to the Field Table / Sub-Record Table immediately below the buttons
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Record Details
| Lastly we have a Tab Box holding the "Field Records"/"Child Records" tables +
the "Extra Panel". These panels define record details.
Note: The "Child Records" panel is displayed when Record Type=Group of Records
or Group of Binary records Records otherwise "Field Records" is displayed.
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