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Term
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Definition
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Example |
| Dirty |
A record is being newly entered OR
modified and has not yet been saved. |
 See
the Record
Selector for more information on dirty records. |
| Record |
One row in a table of data. A
series of data all pertaining to one entity as intended by the table's
definition. |
In a table of people and their
addresses, one record contains all the name and address information for
one person. |
| Row |
Record in a table. Records are
seen singly in a detailed form and in groups in datasheet view, reports
etc. |
As for Record. |
| Tabbed Dialog Box |
A simulation of the old, manual
card system where sections of related data are stacked one on top
of/behind the other. Each Tab displays a different sub collection of data
for the current record. |
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| Table |
A collection of similarly defined
rows of data. Visualise a table as a spreadsheet containing rows (records)
and columns (fields). |
A table would contain all records
of people and their addresses, |
| Wildcard |
Commonly used when specifying
find conditions in a 'finder' box.
One of either * or ? used to
represent:
* - Any number of characters.
? - A single character
position. |
*eved*
:- this column in selected records must contain 'eved' somewhere in
the text.
*eved :- the data must
finish with 'eved'.
*eved?? :- the data can
have any number of characters before 'eved' and MUST have 2 characters
after 'eved'.
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