Use this menu to undo your last action, to manipulate text or graphics, to select all items or objects, to insert special strings in qualifications, to specify preferences, and to review permissions.
Undoes your last action. In GQL, you can use this command to replace items you have cut or cleared, to remove items you have pasted, or to remove characters you have typed.
Undoes your last action if it involved cutting, clearing, pasting, or typing. Not available because your last action can't be undone.
Removes the selected item or text and places it temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard.
Removes the selected item or text and places it temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Copies the selected item or text. The original selection remains where it is. The copy is placed temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard.
Copies the selected item or text. The original selection remains where it is. The copy is placed temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the location of the insertion point.
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the location of the insertion point. Not available because there is nothing on the Clipboard or because the contents of the Clipboard are of a type GQL can't read.
Removes the selected item or text without storing it on the Clipboard.
Removes the selected item or text without storing it on the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Selects all items or text. (Action depends on the currently active window and context.)
Selects all items or text. Not available because there are no items or text in the active window that can be selected.
Use the 'Create Button…' command in the Layout menu to publish a query.
Use the 'Create Button…' command in the Layout menu to publish a query.
Displays a dialog that allows you to request a list of unique data values for a selected attribute. Can be used to insert a value into a qualification string.
Displays a dialog that allows you to request a list of unique data values for a selected attribute. Can be used to insert a value into a qualification string.
Displays a dialog box that allows you to define a prompt string or to select a prompt string to be inserted. (Prompt strings are used in qualifications to get additional information from the user whenever the query is issued.)
Displays a dialog box that allows you to define a prompt string or to select a prompt string to be inserted. (Prompt strings are used in qualifications to get additional information from the user whenever the query is issued.)
Displays a dialog that allows you to select a previously saved query to be used as a subquery.
Displays a dialog that allows you to select a previously saved query to be used as a subquery.
Inserts the underlying database name of an attribute.
Inserts the underlying database name of an attribute. Not available because no text is selected.
Switches from full menus (which display the full set of commands) to short menus (which display a minimum set of commands).
Displays a dialog that allows you to select various preferences for this GQL document.
Displays a dialog showing the various permissions on this document. The administrator assigns permissions for each GQL document.
Edit menu
Use this menu to undo your last action, to manipulate text or graphics, to select all items or objects, and to insert special strings in qualifications.
Undoes your last action. In GQL, you can use this command to replace items you have cut or cleared, to remove items you have pasted, or to remove characters you have typed.
Undoes your last action if it involved cutting, clearing, pasting, or typing. Not available because your last action can't be undone.
Removes the selected item or text and places it temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard.
Removes the selected item or text and places it temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Copies the selected item or text. The original selection remains where it is. The copy is placed temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard.
Copies the selected item or text. The original selection remains where it is. The copy is placed temporarily into a storage area called the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the location of the insertion point.
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the location of the insertion point. Not available because there is nothing on the Clipboard or because the contents of the Clipboard are of a type GQL can't read.
Removes the selected item or text without storing it on the Clipboard.
Removes the selected item or text without storing it on the Clipboard. Not available because nothing is selected.
Selects all items or text. (Action depends on the currently active window and context.)
Selects all items or text. Not available because there are no items or text in the active window that can be selected.
Displays a dialog that allows you to request a list of unique data values for a selected attribute. Can be used to insert a value into a qualification string.
Displays a dialog that allows you to request a list of unique data values for a selected attribute. Can be used to insert a value into a qualification string.
Switches from short menus (which display a minimum set of commands) to full menus (which display the full set of commands).
File menu
Use this menu to open, close, save and print GQL documents, and to quit GQL.
Displays a dialog box that allows you to select an existing GQL document to open.
Displays a dialog box that allows you to select an existing GQL document to open. Not available because a GQL document is already open. (GQL can only open one document at a time.)
Closes the open GQL document.
Closes the open GQL document. Not available because no GQL document is open.
Saves the open GQL document. If you have not saved the document before, a dialog box appears that allows you to assign a name to the document and indicate where to save it.
Saves the open GQL document. Not available because no document is open, because no changes have been made to the document, or because permission to save has not been granted.
Displays a dialog box that allows you to assign a name to the GQL document and indicate where to save it.
