DDF Builder User's Guide - Table of Contents

Pervasive PSQL v10 (show all books in this release)

About This Manual

Who Should Read This Manual

Manual Organization

Conventions

Getting Started with DDF Builder

Pervasive DDF Builder Overview

Why Use DDF Builder

What DDF Builder is Not

Why Not Use PCC?

What You Need to Know

Components of DDF Builder

Starting DDF Builder

Where to Go From Here

Using DDF Builder

DDF Builder Concepts

Terminology Review

Security

Previous Database and DDF Versions

DDF Builder Error Detection and Correction

Saving Original and Modified Definitions

Table Definition Editor Pages

Legacy Nulls in DDF Builder

True Nulls in DDF Builder

GUI Reference

Welcome Page

Data Sources Explorer

Btrieve File Editor

Table Definition Editor

Table Page

Indexes Page

Preview Page

Statistics Page

SQL View Page

Add Database

Check Table Consistency

Copy SQL Definition

Export Btrieve Schema

Import Btrieve Schema

Add Data Path

Change Associated Data File

Btrieve Types

Definition Errors

Original Definition

DDF Builder Tasks

General Tasks

Tasks Initiated from Data Sources Explorer

DDF Builder Tutorials

Using the DDF Builder Tutorials

Tutorial 1 Overview

Tutorial 2 Overview

Before You Begin

Tutorial 1 - Creating Table Definitions with DDF Builder

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Create a Pervasive Database

Open an Existing Btrieve File

Review DDF Builder's Findings

Define the Record Fields

Review the Index Information

Preview the Defined Data

Conclusion

Tutorial 2 - Modifying Table Definitions with DDF Builder

Scenario

Goals

Lesson 1 - Working with v3.00 DDFs

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Understanding the Warning Message

How To Convert My Files

Where To Go From Here

Conclusion

Lesson 2 - Working with Pre v6.x File Formats

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Understanding the Warning Message

View the Log File

How To Rebuild My Files

Where To Go From Here

Conclusion

Lesson 3 - Invalid Data Types and Sizes

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Look for Inconsistencies

Understanding the Errors

Review Data Types and Sizes

Make the Final Changes

Save the Table Definition

Conclusion

Lesson 4 - Overlapping Column Definitions

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Look for Inconsistencies

Understanding the Errors

Accept or Reject Changes

Save the Table Definition

Conclusion

Lesson 5 - File/Field Flag Inconsistencies

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Look for Inconsistencies

Understanding the Errors

Accept or Reject Changes

Save the Table Definition

Conclusion

Lesson 6 - Index Inconsistencies

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Look for Inconsistencies

Understanding the Errors

Name the Index

Save the Table Definition

Conclusion

Lesson 7 - Variable Length Record Mismatch

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Look for Inconsistencies

Understanding the Errors

Define the Unknown Field

Save the Table Definition

Conclusion

Lesson 8 - Record Length Mismatch

Scenario

Goals

What You Need to Know

Open the Btrieve File

Look for Inconsistencies

Understanding the Errors

Define the Field

Save the Definition

Conclusion