On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 02:02 +0000, Drew wrote: > Hi Swarup, > > >> > 2. How to add a column? > >> > > >> > 3. How to move a column from one location to another? > >> > > >> Simply don't. The order of columns is not relevant. > > > >For me, it is helpful to be able to do so. Because: > > > >1. The columns in my Base table are not at all in the order they were in > >in my MS Access table. I had the columns arranged in an order that was > >convenient to me. Now it is not conveniently arranged. Is the best way > >to set this up, in the spreadsheet before I import it into Base? > > The best way to work in Base is using a form. This is actually much > easier then you might think.
I see. That is interesting. Does that apply to adding data to the table too? Or just to making changes in the table format/structure? > What I recommend to people is that they get used to creating a basic > form for each table right as they create the table. Using the create > form wizard that is three mouse clicks. This will create a form with a > table grid. Using the grid you can rearrange the order of your > columns. When you add a column to a table, at the end of the table in > the GUI, you simply open the basic form right click on the table grid > header and select add field. The new column is there and you can > arrange it where you like in the forms grid. Setting the column order > in edit mode makes it permanent in the form, but you can also > rearrange the columns at run time, for the duration of the form being > opened. > > Base opens right to the forums section as you know. If you are used to > working directly with tables in the table view of MS Access then you > want to create one of these forms, named the same as the table. It is > really no more difficult to do this in Base then switching to design > mode in MSA to add / arrange columns. This is all very interesting. I will have to create a form and experiment with it a bit to see what it is all about and how it works. By the way, whatever queries I had set up in MSA, there is no way to import those, right? So I re-create myself the queries in Base which I had in MSA? Is the system of setting up queries similar? Or are there any important differences I should know about? Thanks, Swarup --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
