DDEditor - File menu¶
Data dictionary editor - File menu
New¶
Create a new data dictionary. The screen is cleared and focus moved to the first Name cell, ready for the entry of the first field name.
Open¶
Select an existing data dictionary (.d extension). The standard File Open dialog is used.
The initial directory is the one specified as the default on the Configure screen.
The last eight files that were selected are listed in the File menu for easy re-selection.
Save¶
Save the displayed data dictionary under its existing name. If the data dictionary has not been previously saved, the Save As option is called automatically. This enables the new file name to be entered.
A file cannot be saved if any of the following conditions is true:
1 |
No fields are defined. |
2 |
The key length is greater than 195 bytes. |
3 |
The record length is less than 4 bytes. |
4 |
Invalid data has been entered (e.g. an invalid field name.) |
Save As¶
Save a new data dictionary, or save the displayed dictionary with a new name. A standard Save As dialog window opens for the entry of the file name. See Save above for reasons why it may not be possible to save a file.
Print¶
Print a report of the selected data dictionary. Three levels of detail are available:
Normal |
Prints the most commonly used information on each field on a single line in columnar form. |
Compressed |
Prints the information for each field on a single line in the format of a Sculptor !temp declaration. |
Long |
Prints all information for a field. Each field occupies seven lines in this format. |
Secondary indexes may be excluded from the report.
File Manager¶
Calls the Sculptor File Manager. This program enables new, empty files to be created from the data dictionary. If files already exist, it allows them to be checked, repaired, reformatted, copied, renamed or moved.
If an existing file is displayed in the data dictionary editor, it is automatically selected and displayed in File Manager.
It is only possible to run File Manager once. If File Manager is already running, this option activates the existing program.
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