Definition Editor

The Definition Editor is a powerful tool which can either add and define all fields in a new table, or edit fields in an existing table:

	Purpose
Columns	Lists all columns (fields) in the selected table. Select column to edit its definition
Add	Adds a new column to the end of the table
Insert	Inserts a new column before the selected column
Delete	Deletes the selected column

Column Information
Name	Column (field) name - edit to change the name up to 24 characters. See Long Field Name Support .
Type	Type of data contained in the column - select alpha or numeric from the drop-down list
Length	Number of characters for alpha data only - edit to change the field size
Default Value	Value entered automatically
Implicit	Implicit or explicit data - select Yes or No according to the data in the column
Formula	For columns which are not implicit, a formula may be provided to generate new field values (only available for new columns)