CREATE DATAMODULE

Topic group

Opens the Data Module designer.

Syntax

CREATE DATAMODULE
[<filename> | ? | <filename skeleton>]
[CUSTOM] | [WIZARD | EXPERT [PROMPT]]

<filename> | ? | <filename skeleton>

The file to display and edit. The default extension is .DMD. The ? and <filename skeleton> options display a dialog box from which you can select a file. If you specify a file without including its path, dBASE Plus looks for the file in the current directory. If you issue CREATE DATAMODULE without an option, dBASE Plus creates an untitled empty data module.

CUSTOM

Invokes the Custom Data Module designer instead of the Data Module designer. The default extension is .CDM instead of .DMD.

WIZARD | EXPERT [PROMPT]

If the PROMPT clause is used, a dialog appears asking if you want to use the Data Module designer or the Data Module wizard. You can then invoke either the designer or the wizard. The WIZARD clause without PROMPT causes the Table wizard to be invoked. You may use the keyword EXPERT instead of WIZARD.

You cannot combine the CUSTOM and WIZARD options; there is no Custom Data Module wizard.

Description

Use CREATE DATAMODULE to open the Data Module designer and create new or edit existing data modules. The Data Module designer automatically generates dBL program code that defines the data in the data module, and stores this code in an editable source code file with a .DMD extension. Use a dataModRef object to use a data module.

If you're creating a new data module, CREATE DATAMODULE displays an empty design surface. If you specify an existing file, dBASE Plus asks whether you want to modify it. If you reply no, nothing further happens. Use the MODIFY DATAMODULE command to edit an existing file without being asked whether you want to modify it.