DDBuilder: Copying Data Dictionary Elements to the Clipboard (Superseded)
DDBuilder has been superseded by the BASIS DBMS Data Dictionary module accessible from the BASIS IDE or the Enterprise Manager. Recommended for usage with ODBC/JDBC access to PRO/5, Visual PRO/5, BBj application data. DDBuilder is no longer included in the BBj download package as of version 12.0 but can be downloaded with Visual PRO/5.
To copy a table, column, index segment, typedef, rule, or view to the Windows clipboard, do the following:
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In the tree view, click the element to be copied.
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Do one of the following to copy the element:
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On the Edit menu, select Copy.
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Right-click to display the context-sensitive menu, and select Copy.
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On the toolbar, click the Copy button:
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Elements can be pasted from the clipboard to other data dictionaries, which is a way to create an element in one data dictionary for use by other data dictionaries.