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Tutorial 4: Opening a
Database
After you create a form, you can use it to connect to
a database that actually stores information. In this
tutorial, you use the form you saved as “tut3.cfw” in
the previous tutorial to access and retrieve
information from an existing database.
Connecting a Database to a
Form
To connect a database to your form:
1. From the File menu, choose Open.
The Open dialog box appears.
2. Select tut3.cfw and click Open.
The form you created in the previous tutorial
appears, but all of its fields are blank You can
use this form to display the demonstration
database.
3. Right-click the Structure box and choose Data
Source.
The Box Properties dialog box appears with the
Database tab displayed.
NOTE: The “Data Source” option is only available
in Layout mode. Make sure the Layout mode toggle
button is depressed before performing this
step.
4. Click Open Database.
NOTE: The Open and Create Database
buttons work with ChemFinder databases only.
To access data in other types of databases, use
the Attach Table button. For more information
about data sources, see “Attaching Tables from
Other Applications” on page 70.
The Open dialog box appears.
5. Select CS_demo.mdb and click Open.
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Tutorial 4: Opening a Database