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QM_DICT.DB - The Data Dictionary Field Specifications
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                          Structure for Table: QM_DICT.DB    
                                  Primary Key: FIELD_DICT  
                              Secondary Index: FIELD_ID    

____________________________________________REQUIRED FIELDS
Field        Type  Size  Description
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FIELD_TABLE  Alpha   40  Name of table that field is in.
FIELD_NAME   Alpha   40  Actual name of the field.
FIELD_TYPE   Alpha    9  Field's data type.
FIELD_LEN    Integer     Field's length.
FIELD_DESC   Alpha   50  Description shown to the user when 
                         selecting this field.

_____________________________________FILTER BUILDING FIELDS
Field        Type  Size  Description
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FIELD_MASK   Alpha   24  Value for EditMask property.
FIELD_HINT   Alpha   60  Hint for entering a comparison value.
CODE_FIELD   Alpha   24  Code to trigger a lookup picklist.
FILTER_WITH  Boolean     If true, user can pick field for filter.
FIELD_CASE   Boolean     If true, match UPPER/lower case exactly.
CAN_USE_EXPR Boolean     If true, user can enter expression
                         for the comparison value.

___________________________________REPORT FORMATTING FIELDS
Field        Type  Size  Description
___________  _____ _____ __________________________________
FIELD_CAPT   Alpha   16  Caption for report columns.
OUTPUT_EXPR  Alpha   70  Expression for calculated fields.
COL_ALIGN    Alpha    1  Report column alignment (L=Left,C=Center,R=Right).
ACCESS_CODE  Alpha       Security clearance access code that
                         user must be assigned to see field.

_____________________________AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FIELDS
The following two fields are automatically assigned and 
maintained by Query Maker.  

Field        Type  Size  Description
___________  _____ _____ __________________________________
FIELD_DICT   Alpha    5  Used to sort the field pick list.  
                         The first two characters hold the 
                         data dictionary identifier that 
                         must match the field DB_DICT_ID 
                         from QM_DB.DB below. The remaining 
                         three characters hold a sequence 
                         number that can range from '001' 
                         to '999'.
FIELD_ID     Alpha    9  Unique field identifier.  Used to 
                         link this record to the field's 
                         selected for a query.

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QM_DB.DB - The Data Dictionary Headers
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  Each dictionary is defined by one record in the QM_DB.DB
  table.
                          Structure for Table: QM_DB.DB     
                                  Primary Key: DB_DICT_ID

Field Name   Size  Width Description
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DB_DICT_ID   Alpha     2 Unique Data Dictionary identifier that
                         links this record to the above 
                         QM_DICT.DB table via QM_DICT.FIELD_DICT.
DB_ALIAS     Alpha    75 Database alias or path.
DB_DESCRIP   Alpha    55 Database description.
DB_TYPE      Alpha     1 Database Type: L = Local (Paradox or dBASE)
                                        C = Client/Server (SQL Server)
DB_LOCATION  Alpha     1 Location where database tables are stored:
                         P = Single path, A = Alias, M = Multiple paths
DB_JOIN      Memo    240 Table join string.
DB_SECURITY  Alpha     1 Security code needed for access.
DB_PATHS     Alpha   240 Optional individual table paths if an
                         alias is not defined and the tables are
                         stored in more than one folder.
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