Inserting Data from the Data Source View into a Writer Document

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This article is part of the To Base and Back Again tutorial series.

Contents

Inserting Fields from the Data Source


Adding Fields in the flow of your document


Quickly Creating a Writer Table


Using the Next Record Field


Issues with Image Fields

Creating Forms in Writer Documents

Forms are not limited to those stored within an odb file. You can also create a form in an "independent" or "external" Writer document. When working with forms, you do not use the Data Source View.

  1. Make Sure that the Form Controls and Form Design toolbars are visible. If they are not, go to the View menu, choose Toolbars and select the needed toolbars.
  2. Click on the Form button. The Form Properties window should appear.
    You can also reach the Form Properties window by clicking on the Form Navigator button, control-clicking on the name of the form (most likely Standard), and choosiing Properties.
  3. Click on the Data tab.
  4. Click on the ... next to Data Sources and browse to locate the desired data source
  5. Set the Content type for Table or Query, depending on your source. Those familiar with SQL can also choose SQL Command
  6. Select the desired Query or Table from the Content drop-down
  7. Adjust other settings as desired, and close the Form Properties window.

From this point on, editing forms in an independent Writer document should work the same way editing forms stored in he odb file do.

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