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Administrator
For more information about creating a form and
using the Form tools to customize it, see “Chapter 3:
Creating and Editing Forms.”
Creating a Database
Connection
To open a blank form and connect it to a database:
1. In the ChemFinder dialog box, click Database
Connection, and then click Open.
The Form Properties dialog box appears,
displaying the Database tab, and a form is
created.
2. Take the appropriate action:
If you want to Then click
open an existing
database to associate
with the form
create a new, empty
database to associate
with the form
Open Database and
choose a database from the
Open dialog box.
Create Database, name
the database, select a
location, and then click
Save.
If you want to Then click
use the Database
Wizard to open a
database connection
and design a form
Using the Database
Wizard
You can use the Database Wizard to open or create a
database in which to store information and then
create a form in which to display the data.
To use the Database Wizard:
1. In the Open dialog box, click Database Wizard
and then click Open.
The Welcome dialog box appears.
2. Click Next.
Database Setup Wizard.
For more information, see
“Using the Database
Wizard” as follows.
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Creating a Database Connection