DDBuilder Toolbar (Superseded)
DDBuilder has been superseded by the BASIS DBMS Data Dictionary module accessible from the BASIS IDE or the Enterprise Manager.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.
Description
The toolbar provides shortcuts to performing commonly used DDBuilder operations. The toolbar can be displayed or hidden by selecting Toolbar on the View menu. The following table describes each button, from left to right:
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Displays the New Data Source dialog. Equivalent to New on the File menu. |
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Displays the Open dialog, providing the capability to open a configuration file. Equivalent to Open Config on the File menu. |
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Displays a list of existing data sources that are identified in the |
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Saves the current data dictionary. Equivalent to Save on the File menu. |
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Reverses the most recent modification. This is a single-level Undo/Redo option: a single undo command can be performed, which can be followed by a single redo command. Equivalent to Undo/Redo on the Edit menu. |
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Adds a new element to the data dictionary. Equivalent to Add on the Edit menu. |
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Copies a data dictionary element, including its properties, to the Windows clipboard. Equivalent to Copy item on the Edit menu. |
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Deletes the selected element from the data dictionary. Equivalent to Delete on the Edit menu. |
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Inserts a new column immediately prior to the selected column. Equivalent to Insert on the Edit menu. |
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Pastes an element from the Windows clipboard into another data dictionary. Equivalent to Paste item on the Edit menu. |
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Creates an empty PRO/5 data file. Equivalent to Make on the Edit menu. Do not use the Make option on pre-existing data files unless you want to remove all records from the file. |
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Displays the properties page for the selected element. Equivalent to Properties on the Edit menu. |
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Displays the Windows Print dialog, providing the capability to print the structure of the tree view. Equivalent to Print on the File menu. |
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Displays DDBuilder version and copyright information. Equivalent to About DDBuilder on the Help menu. |
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Displays context-sensitive help for buttons, menus, and windows. |