Re: [pilot-db-list] utilizing views

[Scott W. <swa...@my...>]

> I'm brand new to pilot-db, having just downloaded db-1_0_4.zip.
> I used the MobileDB plug-in and imported a database.  It works
> great.
> 
> I'm confused, though, about creating and changing "views".  It
> looks like the documentation that came with the .prc is out of
> sync and the UI is not intuitive to me on this point.  Chapter 6,
> "Utilizing Views", tells me I should be able to create a new
> view with the View Manager.  When I'm in what I assume is the 
> default view of my db, I tap "All Fields" in the upper right.
> I tap "Edit List Views..." and I get a form titled "DB:List Views"
> that looks like the scrren shot it "Accessing the View Manager",
> except there's no "new" button, just "edit" and "done".  What am
> I missing?

	DB's plugins allow you to access many kinds of databases, such as 
those in the MobleDB format.  The manual refers to DB's native format 
(DB3), and it's important to note that not all formats support all 
features.

	I think that in particular, MobileDB doesn't support multiple 
views.  If you want to use multiple features, you will need to convert the 
database to the native (DB3) format.  You can do this in the 'chooser' 
screen using the 'duplicate database' menu option.  Make sure that the new 
database is created in the DB3 format, then  you should be all set.  

> 
> There's one feature that I see in my demo version of MobileDB that
> I like.  It's that when I scroll horizontally, the leftmost column
> is not replaced.  In other words, only columns 2 through n are
> scrolled, and in a circular fashion.  That allows the user to 
> keep the "name" of each record in view as the fields are scrolled.
> Is there a way to set up views in pilot-db to do that?
> 


	DB doesn't do this right now.  Although a number of people have 
suggested it, so perhaps it will be added in the future.

	hope this helps,

	-Scott