Creating a Database

From Cview you can create a new database.

NOTE: When you create a new database from Cview, the database's connection properties are inherited from the Cview connection settings. Before creating a new database, you may want to check the connection properties. For information on connection properties, see Modifying Connection Properties.

To create a new database:

Choose File->New->Database from the menu bar. The New Database dialog appears.

The New Database Dialog

The New Database dialog contains five tabs:

NOTE: All tabs except Database are optional.

Database Tab

Localization Tab

Encryption Tab

Import Tab

Where Is the Database Created?

Unless you explicitly specified a database directory on the Database tab, the directory in which the database is created depends on how you started Cview, and whether it is connecting to the new database as a client: