Create Table Dialog Box
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This dialog box appears when you right-click a database's Tables node in the Services window and choose Create Table.
Using this dialog box, you can create a table, add columns, specify parameters for columns, and select an owner for the table.
- Table Name. Type the name of the table in this text field.
- Add Column. When you click this, a new column is added to the table.
- Remove. This button removes the selected column from the table.
Creating Columns
When the Create Table dialog box opens, one column is dislplayed in the dialog box, ready to be configured. You can configure the following parameters:
- Key. The primary key for the dialog. When you select this checkbox, Index and Unique are also selected.
- Index. This is used for indexing the database by column name.
- Null. When this box is selected, an unknown or missing value can be represented.
- Column Name. Type the name of the column in this field. Use underscore instead of hyphens.
- Data Type. Select the data type for the column from the drop down list.
- Size. Specify the size of the column. The default is set to 0.
- Scale. Specify the scale of the column.
- Comment. Type any comment you want to associate with the column.
- Default value. Specify the default value of the column.
- Check. When the check box is selected, the IDE performs a check of the column to determine if it meets the required criteria.
- Check constraint. Type the condition that defines valid data when adding or updating an entry in the column.
See Also
- Creating Database Tables
- Creating Database Views
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