Searching the Help
To search for information in the Help, type a word or phrase in the Search box. When you enter a group of words, OR is inferred. You can use Boolean operators to refine your search.
Results returned are case insensitive. However, results ranking takes case into account and assigns higher scores to case matches. Therefore, a search for "cats" followed by a search for "Cats" would return the same number of Help topics, but the order in which the topics are listed would be different.
Words and Phrases
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| A single word | cat
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Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats". |
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A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase. |
"cat food" (quotation marks) |
Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase. |
Using Boolean Operators
| Search for | Operator | Example |
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Two or more words in the same topic |
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| Either word in a topic |
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| Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase |
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| Topics that contain one string and do not contain another | ^ (caret) |
cat ^ mouse
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| A combination of search types | ( ) parentheses |
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- Database dictionary
- Database dictionary records
- Making database dictionary changes
- Database dictionary data types
- Alias fields
- Access the database dictionary utility
- Enable DDL logging of database dictionary changes
- Open a database dictionary
- Copying a database dictionary
- Methods for adding database dictionary records
- Methods for deleting database dictionary records
- Methods for updating database dictionary records
- Resetting a database table
Copying a database dictionary
You can make copies of your database dictionary for backup purposes or to create another file with similar dictionary definitions.
When you copy a database dictionary, you have the option to copy the record only or the record and all individual data records contained in the file. If you copy the database dictionary and all associated records, data in the original file is inaccessible during the copy process. The amount of time it takes to copy the file and records will vary depending on how many records are in the original file.
Related topics
Rename a database dictionary
Copy a database dictionary and data records
Copy a database dictionary only
Access the Database Dictionary utility
