Database design, and information storage and retrieval

ICT for Library and Information Professionals: A Training Package for Developing Countries
Slide 17
Linking files in other programs
v CMD command – alternate specifications
• Assume that field 300 has subfields abc.
Data is entered as follows:^aCLICK FOR
PICTURE^bPBRUSH^cC:\WINISIS\BG
\UNESCO.BMP
• Format will be ^alink((v300^a),'CMD
',v300^b," ",v300^c)
UNESCO ICTLIP Module 4. Lesson 4
Tip
You can show the students how to include a new field to
enter data to check for these commands.
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