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Delphi: Database: Create: Manually: How to create new table using Borland Database Desktop?

Aug 24th, 2003 13:36
Knud van Eeden,


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--- Knud van Eeden - 21 August 2003 - 09:39 pm -----------------------

Delphi: Database: Create: How to create new table using Borland 
Database Desktop?

Steps: Overview:

 1. -start Delphi

 2. -start Borland Database Desktop 

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23910/fid/175

 3. -select from menu option 'File'

 4. -select from list 'New'

 5. -select from list 'Table...'

 6. -accept e.g. the default table 'Paradox 7', by clicking button 'OK'

 7. -supply one or more Field names 
(like 'Name', 'Address', 'City', ...)

 8. -supply the datatype information for that field

     (e.g. 'A' for string, 'I' for integer, ...)

     -- press the <spacebar> to see all the possibilities)

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23878/fid/175

 9. -save the results

To navigate / edit / delete / insert records in this table: see also:
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23856/fid/175

To create a table and or database programmatically:
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23609/fid/175

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