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Memo/Rich Text field—Used to display text.
Memo fields can be of any length. Because memo
fields are less structured, searching them can be
slower than searching a text field. Additionally,
memo fields cannot be sorted.
To search for text:
1. Right-click in a memo or plain text field.
2. Select Find Text.
The “Find Text” dialog box appears.
You can create more than one set of structure fields
in a table. Each is assigned a unique set of names,
and each refers to its own ID column in the table,
although all structural data is taken from the same
structure database files.
To create a field:
1. Right-click on a data box and choose
Properties.
The Box Properties dialog box appears.
2. Click the Field tab.
The Field properties appear.
3. Enter the text and the match conditions.
4. Click Forward or Backward to search.
5. Click Find Next on the right click menu, or
use F3 to search for the next occurrence.
Memo fields can store Styled Text. For more
information, see “Styled Text” on page 299.
Date field—Allows you to store dates. The
dates are displayed according to the settings in the
Windows Regional Settings control panel.
3. Click Create Field.
The Create Field dialog box appears.
ChemFinder
Structure field—Consists of four fields: a
numeric ID stored in the relational database, plus
three fields (Structure, Formula, MolWeight) that
take data from the ChemFinder structure database
files.
Boolean—Used with checkboxes. When searching
Boolean fields, you can only search for ON. This is
because ChemFinder automatically clears all fields
when activating the Queries form.
4. In the Name box, type a name.
5. In the Type box, choose a data type.
6. For text fields only, in the Width box, choose a
width.
7. Click OK.
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