< H2 > 2.4. Differences between Kexi and other applications< / H2 >
< H3 > 2.4.1. Terminology used in Kexi and in other database applications< / H3 >
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English terms are bracketed.
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< th > Kexi< / th > < th > MS Access< / th > < th > dBase i FoxPro< / th > < th > Paradox< / th >
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< td > Database (< i > Database< / i > )< / td > < td > Database< / td > < td > Catalog (< i > Catalog< / i > )< / td > < td > Directory of Related files (< i > Directory of Related files< / i > )< / td >
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< td > Table (< i > Table< / i > )< / td > < td > Table< / td > < td > Database file< br > (< i > Database file< / i > )< / td > < td > Table< / td >
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< td > Datasheet (< i > Datasheet< / i > )< / td > < td > Datasheet< / td > < td > < i > BROWSE< / i > Command< / td > < td > < i > View< / i > Command< / td >
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< td > Table design (< i > Table design< / i > )< / td > < td > Table design< / td > < td > < i > MODIFY STRUCTURE< / i > Command< / td > < td > < i > Modify Restructure< / i > Command< / td >
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< td > Primary key< br > (< i > Primary key< / i > )< / td > < td > Primary key< / td > < td > Unique Index< / td > < td > Key field< / td >
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< td > Index (< i > Index< / i > )< / td > < td > Index< / td > < td > < i > Index< / i > < / td > < td > < i > Tools QuerySpeed< / i > < / td >
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< td > Validation rule< / td > < td > Validation rule< / td > < td > < i > PICTURE/VALID< / i > Clause< / td > < td > < i > ValChecks< / i > < / td >
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< td > Query (< i > Query< / i > )< / td > < td > Query< / td > < td > < i > Query, TQBE, View< / i > < / td > < td > < i > Query< / i > < / td >
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< td > Form (< i > Form< / i > )< / td > < td > Form< / td > < td > Screen< / td > < td > < i > Forms< / i > < / td >
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< td > Subform (< i > Subform< / i > )< / td > < td > Subform< / td > < td > < i > Multiple File Screen< / i > < / td > < td > < i > Multiple-record selection< / i > < / td >
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< td > "Open a form" Command< br > (< i > Open a form< / i > < / td > < td > < i > Open a form< / i > Command< / td > < td > < i > SET FORMAT TO, EDIT< / i > Command< / td > < td > < i > Image PickForm< / i > < / td >
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< td > Find command< br > (< i > Find command< / i > )< / td > < td > Find command< / td > < td > < i > LOCATE AND SEEK< / i > Command< / td > < td > < i > Zoom< / i > < / td >
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< td > List box, combo box< / td > < td > List box, combo box< / td > < td > Pick list< / td > < td > Lookup< / td >
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< td > Macro (< I > Macro< / I > )< / td > < td > Macro< / td > < td > -< / td > < td > -< / td >
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< td > Script (< I > Script< / I > )< / td > < td > Script< / td > < td > Program file< / td > < td > Script< / td >
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As you can see from the table above the terminology used in Kexi is close to the one used in MS Access application.
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< H3 > 2.4.2. Basic data types used in Kexi and in other database applications< / H3 >
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< th > Kexi< / th > < th > MS Access< / th > < th > dBase i FoxPro< / th > < th > Paradox< / th >
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< td > Text (< I > Text< / I > )< / td > < td > Text< / td > < td > Character< / td > < td > < I > Alphanumeric< / I > < / td >
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< td > Long text (< I > Long text< / I > )< / td > < td > Memo< / td > < td > < I > Memo< / I > < / td > < td > < I > Memo< / I > < / td >
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< td > Date, Time (< i > Date< / i > , < i > Time< / i > )< / td > < td > Date, Time< / td > < td > < I > Date< / I > < / td > < td > < I > DateTime< / I > < / td >
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< td > Object (< I > Object< / I > )< / td > < td > OLE Object (< I > OLE Object< / I > )< / td > < td > < I > General< / I > < / td > < td > < I > OLE, Graphical, Binary< / I > < / td >
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< td > Yes/No (< I > Yes/No< / I > )< / td > < td > Yes/No< / td > < td > Logical< / td > < td > < I > Logical< / I > < / td >
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< td > Integer number (< I > Integer number< / I > )< / td > < td > Number (< I > Integer< / I > )< / td > < td > < I > Numeric< / I > < / td > < td > < I > Integer< / I > < / td >
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< td > Big Integer number (< I > Big integer number< / I > )< / td > < td > Liczba ca<63> kowita d<> uga (< I > Long integer< / I > )< / td > < td > < I > Numeric< / I > < / td > < td > < I > Long Integer< / I > < / td >
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< td > Floating-point number:< br > Single/Double precision< br > (< I > Floating-point number< / I > )< / td > < td > Single/Double precision number< br > (< I > Single/Double precision number< / I > )< / td > < td > < I > Float< / I > < / td > < td > < I > Number< / I > < / td >
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