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To use this feature administrative permissions must be given. True to its name, TableEdit gives the ability to edit database tables. Editing can be done by adding, deleting, or changing the current data. This can be especially useful when modifying "lookup" tables.

 

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titleTo Use Table Edit
  1. First select a table in SQL Manager.
  2. Click the refresh (Image Modified) button to see the data currently in the table.
  3. To add a row of data, click the add record (Image Modified) button in the toolbar or right click on a cell and select the Add Record option.
  4. Data can now be added to the new row, simply by selecting a cell and typing in the data
  5. To edit any existing data, click on the cell containing the data and type in the new information.
  6. To delete a row of data, highlight the whole row and click the delete record button (Image Modified) in the toolbar or right click and select the delete record option.
  7. To save your changes and exit out of the TableEdit program click the save button
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Any included media files can be viewed by right clicking on the cell and selecting the open reference option.



The TableEdit Menu and Toolbar

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Description

Menu Equivalent

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Commits the changes to the table.

File > Save
 

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Prints the table fields and their corresponding information.

File > Print

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Refreshes the current table.

File > Refresh
 

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Exits out of the TableEdit module.

File > Exit

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Allows you to Sequentially undo up to the last 20 actions.

Edit > Undo

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Allows you to Sequentially redo up to the last 20 actions.

Edit > Redo

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Cuts the highlighted cells.

Edit > Cut

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Copies the highlighted cells.

Edit > Copy

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Copies the highlighted cells and their headers.

Edit > Copy with Headers

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Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the selected cell.

Edit > Paste

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Clears all the new data.

Edit > Clear

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Selects all the columns and rows.

Edit > Select All

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Toggles descriptions on and off.

Data > Toggle Descriptions

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Shows the next page of results.

Data > Next

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Adds a row to the currently selected table.

Data > Add Record

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Removes a row to the currently selected table.

Data > Delete Record

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Opens the fill window, and sets all rows in the column to the fill value.

Data > Fill

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Sorts the currently displayed segments in ascending order.

Data > Sort Ascending

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Sorts the currently displayed segments in descending order.

Data > Sort Descending

Gives detailed information about the selected cell

Data > Drilldowns

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Opens SQLManager.

Tools > SQLManager

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Opens the filter window

Tools > Filter

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Opens the selected media file.

Tools > Open Reference

Displays help information for the TableEdit program.

Help > TableEdit Help