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diff --git a/src/bin/pgaccess/lib/help/new_query.hlp b/src/bin/pgaccess/lib/help/new_query.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d3cd2539dce --- /dev/null +++ b/src/bin/pgaccess/lib/help/new_query.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +.pgaw:Help.f.t insert end \ +"Creating a new query" {bold} " + +Select the \"Queries\" tab from the main window and press\ +the \"New\" button. + +You will need to enter the query name and the SQL command for the query. If\ +you desire, you could use the " {} "visual query designer" {link visual_designer} " + +You can design dynamic queries that can include a parameter that will be\ +provided later at query execution time by using the \[parameter \"message\"\] function\ +as in the following examples :" {} " + +select * from people where age <= \[parameter \"Maximum age?\"\] +select * from invoices where received_date = '\[parameter \"Invoice date?\"\]' " {code} " + +Before query execution a popup dialog will be displayed in order to get that\ +parameter and to substitute it in the query command. + +Checking the \"save this query as a view\" checkbox will create a new view from\ +the current query. +" |