Web design programs - 380 CHAPTER 26 IN DEPTH: BASE 1.
380 CHAPTER 26 IN DEPTH: BASE 1. Click the Tables icon in the Database pane of the main program window, right-click the table you created earlier, and select Edit. 2. Look for the entry in the table list labeled ID. It should be first in the list. Make sure that the cursor is on the ID line, and click the Autovalue drop-down list at the bottom of the window. Make sure that it reads Yes, as shown in Figure 26-5. Figure 26-5. Set the primary key to automatically update by editing its value in the table. 3. Close the window and opt to save the table. That s it! Your database is now ready to use. Using the Database Entering data into the finished database is easy. Click the Forms icon in the Database pane, and then double-click the form you created earlier. The Form Control toolbar will still be visible. To hide it, click its close button at the top- right corner of the toolbar. After this, you can start to enter data into the form, as shown in the example in Figure 26-6. Note that you do not need to enter data in the ID field, because this will automatically be filled with the primary key number.