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34 Creating and Opening Files Chapter 2
Importing Data
In addition, string literals should be enclosed by single quotes (‘string’)rather than double quotes
(“string”).
To open the WHERE Clause Editor:
1 Connect to a database by following the steps in “Opening Data from a Database,” p. 26.
2 From the Database Open Table window, shown in Figure 2.11, click the Advanced button.
3 Click the Where button.
USE the WHERE Clause Editor to add any of the following from the work panel: expressions,
functions, and terms. They are applied to the highlighted red box.
1 Click the Table Name Browser (Figure 2.13) to select a table. The columns in that table appear in
the list.
2 Click the SQL Vendor Name Browser (Figure 2.13) to select the type of SQL you want to use:
GenericSQL, Access, DB2, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or all of the above. Perform an action by
clicking a function or operator in the list and selecting an operator from the list that appears.
3 Select an empty formula element (Figure 2.13) in the formula editing area by clicking it. It is
selected when there is a red outline around it. All terms within the smallest nesting box relative to
the place you clicked become selected. The subsequent actions apply to those combined elements.
4 Add operators (Figure 2.13) to an expression by clicking buttons on the keypad.
The WHERE clause editor works similarly to the formula editor, which is described in “Formula
Editor,” p. 285.
Figure 2.13 The WHERE Clause Editor
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There are several ways you can customize expressions, functions, and terms in the WHERE clause
editor. To change font size, show and hide boxing, change the orientation of the formula, and close
arguments: