Specifications

CHAPTER 1 Working with InfoMaker
Users Guide 11
Applications
You can use your reports, forms, and data pipelines within the InfoMaker
environment; you can also bundle them in a fully functional database-
maintenance and reporting application that can be used outside the InfoMaker
environment.
You create an application by using the Library painter to create an executable
file. You can use the application yourself; you can also distribute the executable
file and some additional files to other users, who can then run the reports and
forms in your application with aliases or shortcuts.
Database management
The data you are working with is stored in a database. In InfoMaker, you use
the Database painter to work with databases and administer them. In a
database, you can create tables (which hold the data), views (which provide an
easy way to use the data), indexes, and keys.
The Database painter provides a graphical interface that helps you work with
databases:
You can also define extended attributes for columns in tables. These extended
attributes let you store information about columns in the database for use in
reports and forms. For example, you can define an edit style and a validation
rule for a column. Once they are defined, anytime you use that column in a
form, each entry in the column is checked against the validation rule. If the
entry does not pass validation, InfoMaker tells you.