Click the left pointing single arrow to move it back to the "Available fields", out of the "Fields In The Form" list. (So far!)Ĭlick on the right pointing double arrow to move all of the available fields to the "Fields In Form" column. You should see "Table: NameAddrPhone" selected on your screen, as it is the only table in the database. In Step 1 of the Form Wizard, you specify which table you are working with. If you are not yet an old friend of this, you might want to visit my concise(!) introduction to the ooBase main project manager window. If the third pane does not say "Forms" at the moment, then in the pane labeled "Database" (left column) click on "Forms", and the "Forms" pane should appear, although it will be empty at the moment. And on the right, one above the other, "Tasks", and a third, probably labeled "Forms" at the moment. This is the window with three panes: At the left, one called "Database". You should find yourself in the project manager window. You have been warned! (But when you take the bait, don't worry. The "open" button just below the "recently used" listbox, the button with an opening folder icon on it, is for launching a dialog to specify a database which does not currently appear in the list available via the edit box. That will open the database you specified. What you want to do is click on the "Finish" button. but don't click on the "open" button just below the "recently used" listbox. Use the listbox to select the database you want.Quite often, you will wish to open an existing database, one you have used recently If you launch ooBase from a shortcut to it, as opposed to by double-clicking on the name of a database you have created, you are presented with a dialog asking you if you wish to create a new database, or open or connect to an existing database.
Don't be fooled by the little trap that lies waiting for you. We will be working with the results of that tutorial, the table called NameAddrPhones in the database FDB004.
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Although you can work directly with data in tables, it is better to use a forms.īefore you start this tutorial, complete the one which shows you how to create a simple table. In this tutorial, we will set up a very basic form.
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