



Developing a Simple Application : Step 1
In this case the
field box height
is determined
by font size.
The first thing you have to do is to add the fields. Database Designer has four types of text fields.
Field Box - Designed for a single line of text
Memo Box Field - Designed for multiple lines of text.
Combo Box Field - A text box with can select its contents
Email Field Box - Designed to hold each email address ready to be send to the email client
In this case we have drawn and selected this field box
by double clicking on it will show the field properties.
Click the field button and then drag
and draw the field to the right size
in the application window.
These default controls can be
remove latter, if not needed.
Left mouse button will change
font color of the field.
Right mouse button will change
background color of the field.
Changes the field border color.
When checked the field
cannot be searched.
When checked the inputted text cannot
be changed when a new record has
been created.
'Help Bar Text' will display here if selected.
Field 1, Labeled (F1) Properties
Change the width
of the field box.
Sets if field contents can be sent to printer
Other fields which can be used but are not
text based are the Check box and Picture field.
Changing Field Properties
Field Label - First give the field a reference name. This Field label has two important function one is in the
way of importing a CSV file. This will assign the 'Address' data in the CSV file to the now 'Address' field
in your database application. Secondly it will show on the charted display and search windows.
Type - This is very important in this example we have set it to text because only text in going to be entered
in this 'Address' field. This set what kind of data this field will contain. (A common mistake is to have this
set to Text when it should be set to Numeric type)
Length - This is another very import setting. This will assign how many key strokes a text field can hold
at any given time. The larger the number of key strokes. Bigger the database file with be leading to a
much slower search or sort of the field.
Plain - The text type in will not be changed in any form.
Caps - The text type in the field will have capital letters for the start of each word.
Upper - The text type in will all be UPPER CASE LETTERING.
Lower - The text type in will all be lower case lettering.
Formula Script - This can have a number of setting as shown in the help file. Since the Type is set to text it will
just place text from other fields together example F1 F3 will place text from those fields into F2 field box.
We will just leave this blank.
Tab - By using the Tab key in the developed application. The user can tab for one field to another. This is
done by assign each field a number. In this case we gave it a 2, The name field would be assign a 1.
Border - Changes the type of border the field box will have. Example No border, Single lined, Spotted lined
or 3D border.
Help Bar Text - This will display the chosen text on the bottom of the application if the option is select
and the field has selected focus else it will display the text as a tool tip, if the mouse hovers over the
selected field. (In case it will display 'Enter address detail here')
Roll Over - This will place the field contents of the selected in the previous record into the newly created
one record. For example if F2 is placed into the rollover box. If the last record number was 25, the contents
of field box 2 in record 25 will appear in the newly created record 26 field box 1 when created.
This will save in copying and pasting information from the last record to the new one.