User`s guide

Overview
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You can use the Content Explorer from the Tools menu to manipulate or
browse objects of the SQLite database connected to components in your
project. Also, use client applications from the
at www.sqlite.org to connect to
SQLite database files.
Note Before using external client applications to connect to your SQLite
database files, become familiar with the locking strategy of SQLite.
Providing descriptions for components
You can assign a name and a description to a component. The Name appears at
the top of the component. The Description and the Name are displayed in a
tooltip.
❖ To provide a description for the component
1 Right-click the component to open the pop-up menu.
2 Select Description.
3 Enter a name.
4 Enter a description. You can use HTML formatting tags to format the
description.
Adding component variables to a component
In the Property section, you can add component variables to your component.
Component variables can be seen as parameters to the component. Those
variables can be accessed in expressions or procedures of the component for
further processing. The scope of the variables is local to the component.
❖ To add a component variable
1 Right-click the Property section to open the pop-up menu.
2 Select Add.
3 Enter the name of the variable. Inside the component, this variable is
referenced using the notation
REF.<name of variable>.
4 Enter values for a prompt and a description.