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Connect... Opens the Data Link Properties dialog in which a Data source can be
selected, or the Connect to Data Source (page 186) dialog where an
ODBC data source can be selected.
Select... Opens the Create Select Statement (page 187) dialog.
The Data from Files group is where data retrieval from other data sources can be made.
Relative Paths If this setting is enabled, QlikView will use relative paths instead of absolute
paths in the script. Relative paths are normally required when a document is to
be moved between different computers. This setting is also available in the
User Preferences dialog. If it is changed there, it will also be changed in the
Edit Script and Edit Hidden Script dialogs.
Use FTP Enable this setting to select files from an FTP server, when clicking Table
Files, QlikView Files or Include.
Table files... Opens the Open Local Files (page 190) dialog listing table files. Selecting
one or several files and pressing OK will generate one or several load statements.
When executed, the script loads data from the corresponding files. If the
Use FTP option is checked (see above), select a server from the list (or enter
the server to use, then click Connect). When this is done, select a text file.
QlikView File... Opens the Open QlikView File dialog. When a file is selected a binary statement
is generated in the first line of the script. This statement loads the data
from the QlikView file but the layout settings will not be used.
Web Files... Opens the File Wizard: Source (page 195) dialog where it is possible to enter
a URL as a source for the database table.
Field Data Opens the File Wizard: Source dialog where it is possible to load the contents
of an already loaded field.
Variables Page
On the Variables page, the controls for pasting syntax relating to QlikView variables, are found.
Paste Pastes the selected function into the script.
Show System Variables If this check box is marked, the list in the Variables drop down will include
the system variables.
QlikView offers an open-source plug-in interface, providing possibility to program custom interfaces to various
types of data sources not covered from the traditional file, ODBC or OLEDB interfaces. The typical
case is data available via Web Services. The plug-in should be programmed according to specifications
shown in a template code provided (on request) as open-source from QlikTech and compiled as a dll. The dll
is then placed next to the QV.EXE file making the custom source available to use. It will then appear in the
drop-down box for selection.
Functions Page
The Functions page contains tools for navigating and pasting QlikView standard functions.
Function Category Select a category in the drop-down list to see the corresponding functions in
the Function Name list below.
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