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<helpdocument version="1.0">
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<topic id="textsharedguidedata_tabledefinexml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Table Design</title>
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<filename>/text/shared/guide/data_tabledefine.xhp</filename>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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<lastedited date="2004-09-06T15:00:54">UFI: deleted an image and a table, the table due to #i19109#</lastedited>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155448"><bookmark_value>database tables; creating in design view</bookmark_value>
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<bookmark_value>tables in databases; creating</bookmark_value>
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<bookmark_value>table design of data sources</bookmark_value>
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<bookmark_value>designing; database tables</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155448" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="E" oldref="103" localize="false"/>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149798" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="104"><variable id="data_tabledefine"><link href="text/shared/guide/data_tabledefine.xhp" name="Table Design">Table Design</link>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155535" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">This section contains information about how to create a new database table in the <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/05010000.xhp" name="design view">design view</link>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154288" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="3">Open the database file of the database where you want a new table. Click the <emph>Tables</emph> icon. Choose <emph>Create Table in Design View</emph> to create a new table.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146798" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">In the Design view, you can now create the fields for your table.</paragraph>
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<list type="unordered">
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<listitem>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153349" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">Enter new fields in rows from top to bottom. Click the <emph>Field Name</emph> cell and enter a field name for each data field.</paragraph>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150084" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">In the next cell to the right, define the <emph>Field Type</emph>. When you click in the cell, you can select a field type in the combo box.</paragraph>
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</listitem>
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<paragraph role="note" id="par_id3154760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="38">Each field can only accept data corresponding to the specified field type. For example, it is not possible to enter text in a number field. Memo fields in dBase III format are references to internally-managed text files which can hold up to 64KB text.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149456" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="41">You can enter an optional <emph>Description</emph> for each field. The text of the description will appear as a tip on the column headings in the table view.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153379" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="42">Field Properties</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148798" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="45">Enter properties for each selected data field. Depending on the database type, some input facilities may not be available.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3144762" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="46">In the <emph>Default value</emph> box, enter the default contents for every new record. This contents can be edited later.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150869" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="47">In the <emph>Entry required</emph> box, specify whether or not the field may remain empty.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154908" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">For the <emph>Length</emph> box, a combo box may be shown that provides the available choices.</paragraph>
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