Provides an interface to external database tables.
The dbConnect Manager is displayed and the dbConnect menu is added to the menu bar.
The four primary interfaces (the dbConnect Manager, the Data View window, the Query Editor, and the Link Select dialog box) are described first, followed by descriptions of each additional dialog box presented in alphabetical order. The Column Values dialog box, a sub-dialog box of the Query Editor, is described in the Query Editor section. The section describing each dialog box contains a list of methods that you can use to access it.
Provides the primary interface for the connectivity feature.
Consists of a series of tabs that you can use to build and execute queries.
Lists values for the selected database column; you can select a value to apply to the current operation.
Configures an external database so it can be accessed from the program.
Controls a number of settings related to the display of linked records and objects and the processing of SQL queries.
Exports a set of links that are associated with a selection set of graphical objects.
Exports a set of queries that are associated with the current drawing.
Exports a set of link templates and label templates that are associated with the current drawing.
Searches for specified text or a numeric value in the currently loaded Data View table.
Controls how database table records are displayed in the Data View window.
Imports a set of link templates and label templates into the current drawing.
Constructs iterative selection sets of graphical objects and database records.
Searches for specified text or numeric value in the currently loaded Data View table.
Displays a list of the database objects, such as link templates, label templates, or queries, that are associated with the current drawing.
Displays the Data Sources node of the dbConnect Manager, from which you can navigate to and select a database table that the current operation is applied to.
Specifies a sort order that is applied to the database table records displayed in the Data View window.
