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Creating a database
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5. Click OK.
To reorder field definitions by clicking column headings:
Click the Field Name or Type column heading in the Fields tab of the Manage Database dialog box.
To reverse the sort, for example, from ascending to descending order, click the heading again.
Deleting table definitions, field definitions, and data
Deleting a table or field in the Manage Database dialog box permanently and irretrievably deletes
the table or field definition and all the data in that table or field.
Important Before you delete a field or a table, confirm that you don’t need any of the data it
contains.
To delete a table definition:
1. Before you delete a table from a file, be sure you don't need any data the table contains.
2. With the database open, choose File menu > Manage > Database.
3. In the Manage Database dialog box, click the Tables tab.
4. In the Tables tab, select one or more tables that you want to delete, then click Delete.
• Click Also remove occurrences of these tables in the graph to remove any tables
based on this data table from the relationships graph.
• Click Delete to continue the deletion.
• Click Cancel to leave the table unchanged.
5. Click Done.
To delete a field definition:
1. Before you delete a field from a file, be sure you don't need any data the field contains.
2. With the database open, choose File menu > Manage > Database.
3. In the Manage Database dialog box, click the Fields tab.
4. If your database contains more than one table, select the appropriate table from the Table
list.
5. In the Fields tab, select one or more fields that you want to delete, then click Delete.
• Click Delete to continue the deletion.
• Click Cancel to leave the field unchanged.
6. Click Done.
To delete a field definition in Table View:
1. With the database open in Browse mode, click Table View in the layout bar.
2. Right-click the column heading for the field.
3. Choose Field > Delete Field from the shortcut menu.