Specifications

CHAPTER 3 Managing the Database
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Viewing row information
You can display information about the data you have retrieved.
❖ To display row information:
• Select Rows>Described from the menu bar.
The Describe Rows dialog box displays showing the number of:
• Rows that have been deleted in the Database painter but not yet
deleted from the database
• Rows displayed in Preview
• Rows that have been filtered
• Rows that have been modified in the Database painter but not yet
modified in the database
All row counts are zero until you retrieve the data from the database or add a
new row. The count changes when you modify the displayed data or test filter
criteria.
Importing data
You can import data from an external source and then save the imported data
in the database.
❖ To import data:
1 Select Rows>Import from the menu bar.
The Select Import File dialog box displays.
2 Specify the file from which you want to import the data.
The types of files you can import into the Database painter are shown in
the Files of Type drop-down list.
3 Click Open.
InfoMaker reads the data from the file. You can click the Save Changes
button or select Rows>Update to add the new rows to the database.