DDEditor - Index field table right-mouse menu

Data dictionary editor - Index field table right-mouse menu

Operations within the index field table are controlled by a right-mouse menu similar to the main field table right-mouse menu.


Insert field above this field

Insert a new field above the field clicked on.

The new field is given the following properties:

Field

The first main field defined.

Type, Size

The type and size of the first main field defined.

Element

No element is assigned, since the first main field cannot be an array field.

Format

The format of the first main field defined.

All other field properties are left blank.

The option can be used to add a field with these properties at the end of the existing fields - right-click on the first blank line to activate the menu. In these circumstances, Insert field is the only menu option available. A new field can also be added by selecting a main index field from the listbox in the Field column on the first blank line.


Delete field

Delete the field clicked on. No prompt is issued.

A deleted field cannot be recovered.


Paste selected fields above this field

Only displayed if one or more fields have been selected. Paste all selected fields above the field clicked on. Fields are selected by clicking in the field number column at the left of the table, SHIFT-CLICK and CTRL-CLICK having their usual functionality.


Move this field down

Move the field down one row.


Move this field up

Move the field up one row.


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