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Accessing a dBase database
1) File > New > Database opens the
Database Wizard
window.
Note
Clicking the
New
icon and
Database
in the drop-down menu also
open the
Database Wizard
window. (See Figure 175.)
2) Select Connect to an existing database. Pressing the
Tab
key
highlights the
Database type
drop-down list. Typing
D
selects
dBase.
Click
Next.
Note
Clicking the arrows opens a menu from which you can select
dBase
(Figure 231
).
Figure 231: Database type selection
3) Click
Browse
and select the folder containing the database. Click
Next.
4) Accept the default settings:
Register the database for me,
and
Open the database for editing
. Click Finish. Name and save the
database in the location of your choice.
5) Create the
Form
using the
Form Wizard
as explained in “Creating
a database form” beginning on page 256.
Accessing a Mozilla address book
Accessing a Mozilla Address Book is very similar to accessing a dBase
database.
1) Select File > New > Database.
2) Select
Connect to an existing database
. Select
Mozilla Address
Book
as the database type (Figure 231).
3) Register this data source.
These are steps 1, 2 and 4 of “Accessing a dBase database”.
Accessing spreadsheets
Accessing a spreadsheet is also very similar to accessing a dBase
database.
1) Select File > New > Database.
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