174 FXDeko Options
FXDeko User’s Guide
DATABASE WINDOW OPTIONS:
• Database Name
A database name defined in the ODBC Data Source
Administrator.
• Connect
Connects FXDeko to the specified database.
• Table In Database
A table within the database.
• Record Number
The number used to identify the data record.
• Field Value
A value of the specified Field Name field. This can be “hard-
coded” as a specific value, or you can enter the variable,
$FieldValue, then use the Command Bar to update the
value of the variable. See the topic, To use a variable Field
Value, later in this section.
• Display Field
The field whose value to display in the layer.
• Create Query
Associates this database query with the current layer.
• Read Query
Reads query associated with the current layer into the
Database window. Select a layer that has been previously set
up for database query, then use this button to display options
already specified for that layer in the Database window.
To use a variable Field Value ($FieldValue):
1. From the View menu, select Command Bar to open the command bar
at the bottom of the desktop.
2. Click the text box on the command bar and type $FieldValue=n
(where n is the value), then click Play.
3. Set up a graphic layer to query a database, and choose
$FieldValue in the Field Value in the Database window.