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9. Click the Form tab.
There should be a check next to Boiling
Point.
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Generate form
checkbox
Style button
10. Click the checkbox next to Generate form.
Click the Style button. In the Form Generation
dialog box, make sure the checkbox for
Structure in upper left of form is checked.
11. Click OK in the Form Generation dialog box
and again in the Properties dialog box.
The Mydb form is generated.
Check the field assignments in the data boxes.
1. Right-click in the structure data box.
There should be a check next to Structure
indicating that the Structure field is linked to
the structure data box.
2. Right-click in the Boiling Point data box.
TIP: You can edit the form to suit your purposes. Notice in
the next section that the form has been rearranged to save
space.
Adding Records
Now that you created new fields and assigned them
to data boxes, you can add data to your database.
This tutorial was written to demonstrate use of the
ChemDraw ActiveX control (the default structure
mode). Before you begin to add structures, you
might want to check if ChemFinder is set
appropriately.
1. Right-click in the Structure data box, and select
Properties.
2. In the Box Style section of the Box Properties
dialog box, select ChemDraw style.
When ChemDraw style is selected,
ChemFinder defaults to the ChemDraw
ActiveX control. This allows you to edit
structures directly in the Structure data box in
ChemFinder. ChemFinder style opens
ChemDraw in its own window for editing.
Now you are ready to begin adding records to your
database.
1. Deselect the Layout tool to hide the Form
toolbar.
2. Double-click in the Structure box.
The ChemDraw ActiveX toolbar appears.
TIP: Even if your default is ChemDraw style, you can
open ChemDraw by right-clicking in the structure box
and selecting Edit in ChemDraw.
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Tutorial 3: Creating Your Own Database