Using External

If the data for the DataWindow object does not come from a database, specify External as the data source. You then specify the data columns and their types so DataWindow Designer can build the appropriate DataWindow object to hold the data. These columns make up the result set. DataWindow Designer places the columns you specified in the result set in the DataWindow object.

StepsTo define the data using External:

  1. Click External in the Choose Data Source dialog box in the wizard and click Next.

    The Define Result Set dialog box displays for you to specify the first column in the result set.

  2. Enter the name and type of the column.

    Available datatypes are listed in the drop-down list.

  3. Click Add to enter the name and type of any additional columns you want in the result set.

  4. Click Next when you have added all the columns you want.

What you do next

In a script, you need to tell DataWindow Designer how to get data into the DataWindow object in your application. Typically, you import data at runtime using a method (such as ImportFile and ImportString) or do some data manipulation and use a SetItem method to populate the DataWindow.

For more about these methods, see the online help.

You can also import data values from an external file into the DataWindow object or report.