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Two data boxes, Name and Boiling Point, do not
have fields assigned to them.
Create a field for the Name data box:
1. Right-click in the Name data box, and choose
Field.
The Box Properties dialog box appears with the
Field tab displayed.
2. Click Create Field.
The Create Field dialog box appears.
3. Type “Compound Name” in the Name box and
click OK.
NOTE: The maximum number of characters
you can enter in any text field is 254 characters.
If you want a text field to contain more than 254
characters, choose Memo/Rich Text from the
Type drop-down list.
The field name appears in the data source tree.
4. Click OK in the Box Properties box.
To create a field for the Boiling Point box:
1. Right-click in the Boiling Point data box, and
choose Field.
The Box Properties dialog box appears with the
Field tab displayed.
2. Click Create Field.
The Create Field dialog box appears.
3. Type “Boiling Point” in the Name box.
4. Select Double from the Type drop-down menu.
NOTE: You use the field type “Double” to
create a field containing real numbers (such as
-123.7 and 43.242) as data.
5. Click OK in the Create Field dialog box, and
OK in the Box Properties box.
You created two fields in the database. Check the
field assignments in the data boxes.
1. Right-click in the Name data box.
There should be a check next to Compound
Name indicating that the Compound Name
field is linked to the Name data box.
2. Right-click in the Boiling Point data box.
There should be a check next to Boiling Point.
Adding Records
Now that you created new fields and assigned them
to data boxes, you can add data to your database.
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Tutorial 5: Creating Your Own Database