SQL Helper Functions
Alpha Five provides the following functions to make Enterprise applications easier to develop.
Method |
| Description |
V8 | Copies data from multiple tables in a back-end database and creates multiple standard or passive-link tables in an Alpha Five database. | |
V7 | Displays the standard Windows Data Link Properties dialog box. | |
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V7 | Creates a passive-link table. | |
V7 | Returns a connection string for a named Excel file. | |
V7 | Displays the Import Tables from Remote Database dialog, which allow you to import tables from remote databases or other data sources for which ODBC drivers are available. | |
V7 | Creates a passive-link table. | |
V7 | Refreshes the contents of a passive-link table. | |
V8 | Displays a dialog that allows you to choose whether to refresh the currently selected passive-link table or selected passive-link tables. | |
V8 | Displays up to 100 rows of data stored in a SQL::ResultSet object. | |
V8 | Copies data from multiple tables in a back-end database and creates multiple .DBF tables in an Alpha Five database. | |
V8 | Imports the data specified by a Data Source name to an Alpha Five table. | |
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V7 | Invokes an API specific dialog to create a connect string. | |
V7 | Displays the Create SQL Connection String dialog, which returns a connection string suitable for use with a back-end database. | |
V8 | Displays the Export Database Tables to SQL dialog. This dialog allows you to select any number of local .DBF tables and export them to a SQL back-end database. | |
V7 | Generates a character string with the format: {YYYY-MM-DD}. | |
V8 | Displays the SQL Genie to help you define a SQL SELECT statement. | |
V8 | Imports a table from a back-end SQL database into an Alpha Five .DBF table. | |
V8 | Displays up to 100 rows from a SQL::ResultSet. | |
V8 | Copies a local .DBF table to a back-end database. | |
V8 | Copies a back-end database table a local .DBF table. | |
V8 | Displays the Table Import dialog, which allows you to import a table from a SQL back-end database to an Alpha Five .DBF table. | |
V8 | Creates a SQL::TableInfo object from a local .DBF table. | |
V8 | Creates a local table from a SQL::TableInfo object. |
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