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Database Forms
OpenOffice.org forms can be directly linked to a database. The forms created in this way
provide all the functions of a full database front end without requiring independent
programming work.
You can page through and search in the selected tables and queries, as well as change data
records and insert new data records. OpenOffice.org automatically ensures that the
relevant data is retrieved from the database, and that any changes made are written back
to the database.
A database form corresponds to a standard OpenOffice.org form. In addition to the
standard properties, the following database-specific properties must also be set in the form:
DataSourceName (String)
name of data source (refer to → Database Access; the data source must be globally
created in OpenOffice.org)
Command (String)
name of table, query, or the SQL select command to which a link is to be made
CommandType (Const)
The
specifies whether the Command is a table, a query or a SQL command (value from
com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType
enumeration)
com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType
enumeration covers the following values:
TABLE
Table
QUERY
Query
COMMAND
SQL command
The database fields are assigned to the individual control elements through this property:
DataField (String)
name of linked database field