[Table of Contents]

Introduction to Database-Enabled Web Documents
Requirements for Using Database Wizard
Overview of the Database Wizard
Connect to Access Database Off-Line
Create List Form Showing Table Contents
Fine-tune Web Documents Created by Database Wizard

 

The Database Wizard lets you easily create dynamic, database-driven Web documents by following a few simple steps. The wizard creates a block (an area on the page that is used to display database information), along with the necessary code to display, input, or modify database information within the block. The kind of database-driven document you create depends on what kind of block(s) you choose to insert into the document. The wizard can create six kinds of blocks that display database information or allow your site visitors to enter or modify database records.

The kinds of blocks that the Database Wizard can create are listed below:

Block Type

Description

Input Block

A form that lets site visitors enter new records into the database.

Modification Block

A form that lets site visitors modify existing records in the database.

Table Block

A table that displays multiple records arranged in rows and columns, with field names in the header row.

List Block

A table that displays multiple records arranged in rows, with field names inside each row.

Detail Block

A table that displays a single record.

Chart Block

A chart that presents numerical database information in visual form.

A single document can contain more than one block. However, some of the block types cannot coexist in the same document with other block types. Input, modification, table, and list blocks are all mutually exclusive, and only one of any kind can be in the same document. On the other hand, all block types can coexist with detail blocks and chart blocks, of which more than one can be in the same document.

To use the Database Wizard, you select a block type from the Database submenu in the Insert menu. Each block type uses a slightly different variant of the Database Wizard, named after the block type. The steps in each wizard are listed below. To go to the help page for any step, click the name of the step below.

 Database Wizard Type

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Input Block

Document Type

Data Source

Database Field

Block Elements

Input Method

 

 

Modification Block

Document Type

Data Source

Database Field

Selection Statement

Block Elements

Input Method

 

Table Block

Document Type

Data Source

Database Field

Selection Statement

Block Elements

Input Method

 

List Block

Document Type

Data Source

Database Field

Selection Statement

Block Elements

Input Method

 

Detail Block

Document Type

Data Source

Database Field

Selection Statement

Block Elements

 

 

Chart Block

Document Type

Data Source

Database Field

Selection Statement

Chart Settings

Chart Type

Chart Title

For more information on using the Database Wizard, refer to Chapter 18 of the Namo WebEditor User's Guide.

 

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This document is created using Namo WebEditor 4 on August 2, 2000.

 

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