Managing Databases

You can perform different tasks to manage databases.

In This Section

• How to: Add Databases to Projects
  Describes how to add databases to an application project.

• How to: Open Databases
  Describes how to open existing databases and work with a visual representation of them.

• How to: Set the Current Database
  Describes how to set a database as the current one.

• How to: Validate a Database
  Describes how to validate the integrity of the database (.dbc) file.

• Handling Database Errors
  Describes how to provide custom error messages instead of generic database errors by using triggers.

• How to: Close Databases
  Describes how to close databases.

• How to: Remove Databases from Projects
  Describes how to remove databases from an application project.

• How to: View Database Structure
  Describes how to view the structure of the database (.dbc) file, which contains information about the database.

• How to: Extend Database Files
  Describes how to add user-defined fields to a database (.dbc) file.

Reference

• Database Designer (Visual FoxPro)
  Makes it possible for you to create databases starting with an empty database container or modify existing databases.

• Project Manager Window
  Makes it possible for you to organize files in an application project.

• Databases
  Lists programming language you can use to work with databases.

Related Sections

• Working with Items in Databases
  Introduces and describes how to perform tasks with items in databases, such as displaying them, arranging them, adding items, defining relationships, updating links between a database and its tables, creating rules governing adding, updating, and deleting records, and so on.

• Designing Databases
  Describes design considerations for creating well-planned databases.

• Developing Databases
  Introduces and describes using databases to store, organize, and work with tables and views as a collection.