Database Services in AOLserver
All of the functions to create and maintain database structures are accessible
from the Database Services page, accessible from the AOLserver administration
page.
To get to the administration page from AOLpress, select
the Tools
Administer Server menu item. To get the administration page from another
browser, enter the URL
http://
hostname/NS/Admin.
Select a server
from the server selection dialog, and follow the Database Services link.
The Database Services page, with the following hyperlinks to URLs for maintaining
the database, is displayed:
Add New Table
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Create a new table in the specified database pool (see
Add a New Table).
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Customize Table
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Tables can be customized with a table description, enabling or disabling
links to update forms from search results pages, and specifying the number
of sort levels on search forms (see Table
Customizations). You can specify templates for the
automatically-generated search, entry, update, and results forms (see
Templates for Forms and Results).
You can specify that the server automatically send mail
when records are inserted, updated, or deleted (see
Automatic Mail). Columns
can be customized with an index on the column, a column description, a default
value, an input type, and a display type. You can also specify the order
that columns will appear on the automatically-generated forms, or whether
the column will appear on the form at all (see
Column Customizations).
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Extend Table
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Add columns to an existing table in the specified database pool (see
Extend a Table).
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Drop Table
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Delete a table from the specified database pool (see
Drop a Table).
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Search a Table
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Query a table in the specified database pool using the search form for the
table (see Search a Table).
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Enter Data into a Table
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Add records to a table in the specified database pool using the entry form
for the table (see Enter Data into a Table).
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Set Permissions for a Database Table
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Set table permissions for searching the table, entering a record into the
table, accessing the table update form, updating a record, or deleting a
record in the table (see Set Table
Permissions).
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Get Table Schema
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Download the SQL for the definition of a table (see
Download SQL for Table Definition).
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Get Data
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Download the SQL INSERT statements containing the table data, or download
the table data in CSV (Comma-Separated Values) format (see
Download Table Data).
Upload CSV data by visiting a CSV file (see
Upload Table Data).
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Execute Arbitrary SQL
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Execute SQL statements by visiting an SQL file (see
Execute SQL).
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Many of these links modify the structure of the associated
database. By default, this is a privilege accessible only to the
nsadmin
user from the
Tools
Administer Server menu item. The nsadmin
user controls
who is allowed to use table maintenance operations. If you want to perform
database maintenance operations, contact your AOLserver administrator.
Add a New Table
Most database forms used by AOLserver, whether they are automatically generated
or customized, are based on a database table. To create a new table, select
the Tools
Administer Server menu item, follow the Database Services link, and
click the Add New Table button.
Add a new table:
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From a Page window in AOLpress choose menu item
Tools
Administer Server. Choose your server from the dialog that appears.
If it is not listed, type
http://
followed by the name of the
host where the server is running.
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On the Administration page, follow the Database Services link.
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Decide how many columns will be in the new table, and type that number into
the field next to the Add New Table button. The default number of
columns for a new table is 10.
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Click Add New Table. A database pool selection form is displayed.
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Select the database pool in which the table is to be created and click
Create Table. A form allowing you to type in table information is
displayed.
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In the Table Name field, enter the name you want to give the new table.
The table name must not contain spaces or punctuation marks other than an
underscore (_). The table name must also not be a reserved word in the database.
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For each column, enter the following information:
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In the Name field, enter the name of the column. The column name,
like the table name, must not contain spaces or punctuation marks other than
an underscore (_). The column name must also not be a reserved word in the
database, and it must be unique among the other columns of the table. When
naming columns, it is a good idea to prefix the column name with an identifier
for the table. For example, a table named
accounting
could have
column names like acc_name
, acc_description
, and
acc_date
.
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In the Type field, set the datatype of the column to one of the values
listed below. Note that if the user enters a value in a column that is invalid
for its datatype, an error is generated.
text
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All characters are allowed.
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integer
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Any integer is allowed.
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real
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Any real number is allowed.
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boolean
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Only the values true or false are allowed.
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date
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A date.
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time
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A time.
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timestamp
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A date and a time.
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(The above datatypes can be used with the Illustra database driver. Note
that different datatype options are available with other database
drivers.)
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Check the not null box if this column must always contain data. Users
who attempt to add a record to this table and leave this column blank will
receive an error.
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Check the unique box if the entries in this column must be unique
(different from every other entry). Checking unique also adds the
not null constraint, whether or not you explicity check not
null.
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Check the index box if this column is to be indexed. An indexed column
is faster to search than a non-indexed column. However, indexing columns
slows down table updates, inserting new data into the table, and deleting
data from the table. In general, you should only index those columns you
think will be used most often when searching tables. Indexing does not help
you with columns that contain long strings of arbitrary text, or when the
column will be searched using the like or contains
operators.
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When you have defined all the columns of the table, click the Create
Table button to create the table. A page is displayed informing you that
your table was created. It also contains a link to an entry form for the
table, which you can follow to enter new records into the table.
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If your table name or column names contained illegal characters, they are
changed or removed. (Spaces are changed to underscores, and other illegal
characters are removed.) Table names or column names that were reserved words
are changed also. You will receive a notice informing you that your table
or column names were changed. You can keep the changed names or click Drop
Altered Table to delete the table and try again.
Table Customizations
Database tables and columns can be customized through an HTML forms interface,
available by following the Customize Table link on the Database Services
Administration page. Note that the ExtendedTableInfo configuration parameter
must be set to on to enable these table customizations. After selecting a
database pool and a table to customize, a Customize Table page such as the
one below is displayed:
The following sections describe the Customize Table
features.
Table Description
The description for a table can be modified by editing the Description field
of the Customize Table page and then clicking the Update button. The
table description is used in place of the table name on any
automatically-generated forms, except if you specify templates (see
Templates for Forms and Results), in which
case you must provide your own title for the forms.
Links to Update Forms from Search Results
Check Yes or No in the field labeled "Enable update from search results"
on the Customize Table page to determine whether a search results page for
the table will contain links to update forms for each of the rows. Then click
the Update button. Note that update forms are
only generated for tables that have primary indexes.
Delete Button on Update Forms
Check Yes or No in the field labeled "Enable delete from update form" on
the Customize Table page to determine whether a Delete button will appear
on update forms for the table. Then click the Update button.
Note that update forms are only generated for tables
that have primary indexes.
Delete Button on Search Results
Check Yes or No in the field labeled "Enable delete from search results"
on the Customize Table page to determine whether a Delete button will appear
next to each table row on the search results page for the table. Then click
the Update button.
Multiple Sort Levels for Search Results
Enter the number of Order By widgets you want to appear on search forms for
the table in the "Number of order by widgets on search form" field on the
Customize Table page. The default is 1 (one). If you specify a number more
than 1, the first Order By will be used as the primary sort for the search
results, and the second Order By will be used as the secondary sort, and
so on. Then click the Update button.
Templates for Forms and Results
You can specify HTML templates for the automatically-generated search, entry,
and update forms, and for the associated search, entry, update, and delete
results forms. The server generates the complete form, including data, as
before. You supply a "template" page with any HTML and graphics you want
around the form and add a designator showing where in the page you want the
generated form to appear. The server generates the forms dynamically and
inserts them into your template page each time an automatic form is requested.
You can also specify the labels that will be used on
the submit buttons for the search, entry, and update forms.
Note that the ExtendedTableInfo configuration parameter
must be set to on to enable these customizations. Follow the Customize Table
link from the Database Services Administration page, and choose the database
pool and table you want to specify templates for. Then follow the Specify
templates for forms and results link on the Customize Table page. The following
page is displayed:
Fill in the fields on the page as described in the following
table.
Field
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Description
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Entry Form Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the automatically-generated entry form for
the table. The specified HTML page must contain the
following tag to indicate where you want the generated entry form to appear
on the page:
<IMG SRC="/NS/Asset/entryform.gif">
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Enter Button Label
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The text you want to appear on the submit button for the entry form.
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Entry Results Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the entry results page. The specified HTML
page must contain the following tag to indicate where you want the generated
entry results to appear on the page:
<IMG SRC="/NS/Asset/entryresults.gif">
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Search Form Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the automatically-generated search form
for the table. The specified HTML page must contain
the following tag to indicate where you want the generated search form to
appear on the page:
<IMG SRC="/NS/Asset/searchform.gif">
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Search Button Label
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The text you want to appear on the submit button for the search form.
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Search Results Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the search results page. The specified HTML
page must contain the following tag to indicate where you want the generated
search results to appear on the page:
<IMG SRC="/NS/Asset/searchresults.gif">
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Update Form Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the automatically-generated update form
for the table. The specified HTML page must contain
the following tag to indicate where you want the generated update form to
appear on the page: <IMG
SRC="/NS/Asset/updateform.gif">
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Update Button Label
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The text you want to appear on the submit button for the update form.
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Update Results Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the update results page. The specified HTML
page must contain the following tag to indicate where you want the generated
update results to appear on the page: <IMG
SRC="/NS/Asset/updateresults.gif">
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Delete Button Label
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The text you want to appear on the submit button for the update form.
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Delete Results Template
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The URL of the HTML template for the delete results page. The specified HTML
page must contain the following tag to indicate where you want the generated
delete results to appear on the page: <IMG
SRC="/NS/Asset/deleteresults.gif">
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Note that once you enter any template URLs on this page,
a View link will added to the page to allow you to view your templates. When
you view your template, there will be a gif displayed to show you where the
generated form or results page will appear. This is an example of how a template
may look when you view it:
When the entry form is actually generated, the entry
form will be substituted in the correct place in the
template:
Automatic Mail
You can send mail automatically whenever a record is inserted, updated, or
deleted from a table. Note that the ExtendedTableInfo configuration parameter
must be set to on to enable these customizations.
Follow the Customize Table link from the Database Services
Administration page, and choose the database pool and table you want to send
automatic mail for. Then follow the Specify mail options link on the Customize
Table page. The following page is
displayed:
Fill in the fields on this page as described in the
following table.
Field
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Description
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On insert send mail to
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Email address to send mail to when a record is inserted into the table.
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On insert send mail from
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Email address to send mail from when a record is inserted into the table.
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On insert send mail with subject
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Subject line of mail message sent when a record is inserted into the table.
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On insert send mail using template
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The URL of the email template (with a .eml extension) for the body of the
message sent when a record is inserted into the table.
The .eml file should contain the text of the message.
If you want the values of any table columns to appear in the mail message,
insert
#columnname#
in the template where you want the value of a column
to appear.
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On update send mail to
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Email address to send mail to when a record is updated in the table.
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On update send mail from
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Email address to send mail from when a record is updated in the table.
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On update send mail with subject
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Subject line of mail message sent when a record is updated in the table.
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On update send mail using template
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The URL of the email template (with a .eml extension) for the body of the
message sent when a record is updated in the table.
The .eml file should contain the text of the message.
If you want the value of any table columns to appear in the mail message,
insert
#columnname#
in the template where you want the value of the column
to appear.
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On delete send mail to
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Email address to send mail to when a record is deleted from the table.
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On delete send mail from
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Email address to send mail from when a record is deleted from the table.
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On delete send mail with subject
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Subject line of mail message sent when a record is deleted from the table.
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On delete send mail using template
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The URL of the email template (with a .eml extension) for the body of the
message sent when a record is deleted from the table.
The .eml file should contain the text of the message.
If you want the value of any table columns to appear in the mail message,
insert
#columnname#
in the template where you want the value of the column
to appear.
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Note that once you enter any template URLs on this page
and click Update, a View link will be added to the page to allow you
to view your templates. When you view your template, the contents of the
.eml file will be displayed, along with the #columnname# designations
to show where the values of columns will be filled in when the message is
sent. This is an example of how a template may look when you view
it:
This is how the mail message would look when it was
sent:
Column Customizations
Database columns can be customized on the Customize Table page (available
by following the Customize Table link on the Database Services Administration
page). Note that the ExtendedTableInfo configuration parameter must be set
to on to enable these column customizations. The bottom of the Customize
Table page lists all the columns of the table and allows you to customize
various column attributes:
Column Display and Ordering
The values in the left-most column of the display indicate how the fields
will be ordered (or whether they will be displayed at all) in
automatically-generated search, entry, and update forms. For each column,
select a number to designate its ordering on generated forms, or select "Not
Shown" to eliminate it from the forms. Then click Change Ordering.
To reset the ordering to the previous values, click Reset Ordering.
Create/Drop Indexes
The right-most column on the display indicates whether there is an index
on the field. If there is an index on the column, a link to Drop the index
will be displayed. If there is no index on the column, a link to Create an
index will be displayed. Follow the appropriate links to create or delete
an index on a column. Creating and dropping indexes are only supported for
Illustra databases.
Customize Column Page
Follow the link from the column name on the Customize Table page to go to
another form that allows you to further customize the
column:
The type of the
field is displayed at the top of the form. After changing any of the column
customizations on the page, click Update to save your changes. Click
Reset Values to go back to the previous values.
The description for a column can be modified by editing the Description field.
The column description is used in place of the column name on any
automatically-generated forms.
The default value for a field can be modified by editing the Default Value
field. For date, time, or timestamp fields, the appropriate widgets will
be displayed to allow you to set the default. If you choose "Current", AOLserver
defaults the time to the local time when it generates the form.
The input type of a column determines what kind of values can be entered
into that column and what kind of widget will be used to enter the values
on automatically-generated search forms. The following table lists the possible
choices for the Input Type field and describes what must be entered in the
associated Input Type Data field.
Input Type
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Input Type Data
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Select SelectOrNULL
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The automatic forms will display a selection box containing valid values
for the field. The Input Type Data field must contain
the list of valid values separated by spaces. Individual values containing
spaces must be enclosed in single quotes. Any character, including a single
quote ('), can be escaped with a backslash (\). If you
want NULL to be one of the valid values, use SELECTORNULL. Otherwise, use
SELECT.
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SelectSQL SelectSQLorNULL
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The automatic forms will display a selection box containing valid values
for the field. The Input Type Data field must contain
an SQL SELECT statement. The SELECT statement must return only one column
of rows, the values of which will be used as the valid values for the field.
If you want NULL to be one of the valid values, use
SELECTSQLORNULL. Otherwise, use SELECTSQL.
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Radio RadioOrNULL
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The automatic forms will display a radio field containing valid values for
the field. The Input Type Data field must contain the
list of valid values separated by spaces. Individual values containing spaces
must be enclosed in single quotes. Any character, including a single quote
('), can be escaped with a backslash (\). If you want
NULL to be one of the valid values, use RADIOORNULL. Otherwise, use RADIO.
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Textarea Input
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The automatic forms will display a TEXTAREA or INPUT widget for the field.
The Input Type Data field can contain HTML options for
the widget, such as ROWS=6 or COLS=40 for a TEXTAREA
or SIZE=2 for an INPUT widget.
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AutoIncr
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The field in the automatic entry form will just display the text "Automatic
Increment". When a record is inserted, the value for the field will be calculated
to be 1 (one) greater than the maximum value in that column already. If there
are no values yet in the column, the value for the field will be 1 (one).
AUTOINCR can only be used with integer columns. The
Input Type Data field is ignored.
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Money
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The field in the automatic forms will be displayed with two places following
the decimal. MONEY can only be used with columns of type real or integer.
The Input Type Data field is ignored.
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The Display Type for a column determines how the value in the column will
be displayed on search results forms. If a column has a display type, the
value is shown on the update form using the display type next to the input
widget. The following table lists the possible choices for the Display Type
field and describes what must be entered in the associated Display Type Data
field:
Display Type
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Display Type Data
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mailto
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The column value is assumed to be an email address, and the value displayed
will be the address hyperlinked to the appropriate mailto URL. For example:
<A HREF=mailto:bob@aol.com>bob@aol.com</A>
The Display Type Data field is ignored.
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URL
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The column value is assumed to be a URL and is displayed as a hyperlink.
For example:
<A HREF=http://www.aol.com/>
http://www.aol.com</A>
The Display Type Data field is ignored.
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ImageURL
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The column value is assumed to be a URL pointing to an image and is displayed
as an inline image. For example:
<IMG SRC=
http://www.aolserver.com/images/town.gif>
The Display Type Data field is ignored.
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Record
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The column value will be used to identify a row in a table. The Display Type
Data must consist of a table name and a column name separated by a space.
A row will be selected such that: SELECT * FROM
tablename WHERE columnname = the value in the column
The field for the column in the automatically-generated forms will contain
a link to the selected row.
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Money
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The column value will be displayed with two places following the decimal.
MONEY can only be used with columns of type real or integer.
The Display Type Data field is ignored.
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Extend a Table
If you create a table initially with too few columns, or you need to add
more columns to a table later, you can extend the table. To extend an existing
table, select the
Tools
Administer Server menu item, follow the Database Services link, and
then follow the Extend Table link.
Extend a table:
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From a Page window in choose menu item
Tools
Administer Server. Choose your server from the dialog that appears.
If it is not listed, type
http://
followed by the name of the
host where the server is running.
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On the Administration page, follow the Database Services link.
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Follow the Extend Table link. A database pool selection form is displayed.
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Select the database pool in which the table resides and click Extend
Table.
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Select the table from the Table to extend selection box.
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Type the number of columns you want to add in the Number of new columns
field.
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Click the Extend button. A form appears listing all the columns currently
in the table at the top. The bottom of the form allows you to define the
new columns.
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Define each column by giving it a Name and a Type, following
the same guidelines used when creating a new table. You can also add an index
for the column by checking the Add index box.
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Click Extend. A confirmation form is displayed informing you that
your table has been extended and providing a link to the entry form so that
you can enter new records to the table. As with creating a table, any illegal
column names are automatically changed, and you are given the opportunity
to either accept the changes or try again.
Drop a Table
Dropping a table deletes the table structure within the database and all
of the data in the table. To drop a table you just select it from a list
of tables and confirm the operation. To delete an existing table, select
the Tools
Administer Server menu item, follow the Database Services link, and
then follow the Drop Table link.
Delete a table:
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From a Page window in AOLpress choose menu item
Tools
Administer Server. Choose your server from the dialog that appears.
If it is not listed, type
http://
followed by the name of the
host where the server is running.
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On the Administration page, follow the Database Services link.
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Follow the Drop Table link. A database pool selection form is displayed.
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Select the database pool in which the table resides and click Drop
Table.
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Select the table from the table selection box and click Drop Table.
A form is displayed asking you to confirm the delete operation.
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You're asked for confirmation since deleting is a destructive operation for
which there is no "undo." If you accidentally remove a table that you want
to restore, see your AOLserver administrator. If the administrator has
implemented proper backup procedures, you can probably get your table and
all of its contents restored.
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Click Yes, Really Drop if you're sure you want to delete the table
and all of its data.
Search a Table
You can search for records within a table and then update the records you
retrieve. (Refer to "Automatic Forms Generation"
section for detailed information on search, entry, and update forms for
database tables.) The results page for your search contains links to the
update form for each record retrieved. To search an existing table, select
the Tools
Administer Server menu item, follow the Database Services link, and
then follow the Search a Table link.
Search a table:
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From a Page window in AOLpress choose menu item
Tools
Administer Server. Choose your server from the dialog that appears.
If it is not listed, type
http://
followed by the name of the
host where the server is running.
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On the Administration page, follow the Database Services link.
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Follow the Search a Table link. A database pool selection form is displayed.
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Select the database pool in which the table resides and click Search.
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Select the table from the table selection box and click Search.
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The search form for the table is displayed. Enter your search criteria as
described in "Search Forms" section and click
Search. A results page is displayed. The top of the page shows your
search criteria, and the bottom of the page is a table displaying the results
of the search. Each row in the table contains a link to the update form for
the record.
Enter Data into a Table
You can insert new records into a table using the entry form for the table.
(Refer to "Automatic Forms Generation" section
for detailed information on search, entry, and update forms for database
tables.) The results page contains a link to the update form for the new
record. To enter data into a table, select the
Tools
Administer Server menu item, follow the Database Services link, and
then follow the Enter Data into a Table link.
Enter Data into a table:
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From a Page window in AOLpress choose menu item
Tools
Administer Server. Choose your server from the dialog that appears.
If it is not listed, type
http://
followed by the name of the
host where the server is running.
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On the Administration page, follow the Database Services link.
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Follow the Enter Data into a Table link. A database pool selection form is
displayed.
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Select the database pool in which the table resides and click Enter
Data.
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Select the table from the table selection box and click Enter Data.
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The entry form for the table is displayed. Enter data as described in
"Entry and Update Forms" section and click
Enter Record. A results page is displayed containing links to the
update form (to update the new record), the entry form (to enter another
record), and the search form (to search the table).
Set Table Permissions
You can set table permissions for the following table operations:
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Searching the table
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Entering a record into the table
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Accessing the table update form
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Updating a record in the table
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Deleting a record in the table
You can access the table permissions page from any of the following places:
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The Set permissions for a database table link on the Access Control page.
(To get the to Access Control page, follow the Access Control link from the
AOLserver Administration page at /NS/Admin.)
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The Set permissions for a database table link on the Database Services page.
(To get the to Database Services page, follow the Database Services link
from the AOLserver Administration page at /NS/Admin.)
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The set the permissions link on the results page after creating a table.
(To create a table, click the Add New Table button on the Database
Services page.)
The table permissions page contains a number of links to let you set permissions
for any of the table operations:
If you follow any of the links, the permissions page
for the Method URL controlling that table operation is displayed. You can
then set permissions for that table operation as you would set permissions
for any other URL. The permissions page for the Execute Search operation
for a table is shown below:
Download SQL for Table Definition
AOLserver can generate the SQL statements (DDL) that define a table. You
can use the SQL statements to re-create the table in another system. You
may want to move the SQL statements to another machine and execute them as
described in the "Execute SQL" section.
Download SQL Table Definition
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Follow the Get Table Schema link on the Database Services Administration
page.
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Choose the database pool where the table resides, and then choose the table
you want. If the pool is defined to use ExtendedTableInfo (see the
ExtendedTableInfo configuration parameter), you can specify whether table
customizations should be included in the SQL statements after the CREATE
TABLE statement.
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Choose "Yes" or "No", depending on whether you want the table customizations
included in the generated SQL, and click Get Table Schema. A file
selection dialog is displayed, allowing you to specify the location and filename
in which to store the SQL statements. The default filename is
tablename
.sq
l.
Note that AOLserver cannot detect whether fields are unique or nullable in
all situations. In those situations, the unique and/or nullable designations
will not be output in the SQL statements generated using the above steps.
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Nullable Fields: If the database pool is an Illustra pool, AOLserver
can determine if a field is nullable and the nullable designation will be
output in the SQL statements. In all other situations, the nullable designation
for a field will not be output in the SQL statements.
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Unique Fields: AOLserver can determine if a field is unique only if
the table was created through the Database Services Administration page with
the Add New Table button. In all other situations, the unique designation
for a field will not be output in the SQL statements.
Download Table Data
You can download table data in either CSV (Comma Separated Values) or SQL
format.
Download Table Data:
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Follow the Get Data link on the Database Services Administration page.
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Select the database pool from which you want to download data and click Get
Data.
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Choose the table from which to download data and the output format. Then
click Get Data:
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CSV (Comma-Separated Values) format. The table data will be output
as a list of comma-separated values. The CSV format is supported as in import
format by several applications, including Microsoft Excel.
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The column values are surrounded by double quotes ("). If any of the column
values contain a double quote, it will be represented as two double quotes
("") in the CSV file. If you then upload the CSV file, any sets of two double
quotes within a value will be read as one double quote.
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If you choose CSV format, you will have the option of whether the first row
of the file will contain column names or not. You may want to upload the
resulting data file into another AOLserver as described in the
"Upload Table Data" section.
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SQL INSERT statements. The table data will be output as SQL INSERT
statements. If you want to load this data into another database, you may
need to create a table for the data in the other database or change the table
name and column names in the SQL file to match a table in the other database.
This SQL file can then be executed as described in the
"Execute SQL" section.
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Choose a file to contain the table data in the file selection dialog and
click OK.
Upload Table Data
You can upload table data simply by visiting a CSV file on the server.
Upload Table Data:
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Visit a CSV file on the server, for example:
http://www.myserver.com/testdata.csv
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The contents of the CSV file are displayed. If there are more than 50 lines
in the file, only the first 50 lines are displayed, and you are given the
option to download the entire file to view
it.:
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Choose the database pool in which to upload the data and click Upload.
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Choose the table in which to insert the data and click Upload.
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The next page displayed gives you several options on how to upload the data.
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Select the appropriate option according to whether the First line of file
is data or First line of file is column names. If the first line
of the file is column names, it will not be uploaded into the table.
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Select the appropriate option according to whether you want to Add data
in file to data in table or Delete data in table before inserting
from file. If you choose to delete all the existing data in the table
before inserting the values in the file, you will be asked to confirm the
operation before the data is deleted.
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You can optionally choose to download the entire file.
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The table at the bottom of the page allows you to select the table column
that the values below it will be inserted into. Note that even if the first
line of the file is column names, you must still select the correct column
name from the select box at the top of each column of data.
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When you have specified all the upload options you want, click Upload
to upload the data. Empty strings are inserted into the table as NULLs. For
Illustra database pools, the upload is performed within a transaction. If
any errors occur during the transaction, the transaction will be aborted.
Execute SQL
You can execute SQL statements within the HTML forms interface in two ways:
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Visit an SQL File. If you visit an SQL file on the server, the contents
of the SQL file are displayed, and you are given the option to have it executed
in a database pool you specify by clicking Post SQL. Only the first
50 lines of the file are displayed. If there are more than 50 lines in the
file, a link is displayed to let you download the entire file to view
it.
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For Illustra database pools, a transaction is used when executing the SQL
file. If an error occurs while executing the SQL statements, all SQL statements
in the file are aborted, and the database returns to its previous
state.
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Execute Arbitrary SQL. There is a link called Execute Arbitrary SQL
on the Database Services Administration page. If you follow it, you can select
a database pool and type in SQL statements to be executed in that database
pool. If you type an SQL query that returns rows, the rows will be displayed
in an HTML table.