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Q119382: FILE: Fw1040.exe Basic Concepts of Relational Database Design

Article: Q119382
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.5c,2.6,2.6a,3.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbDesigner kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 08-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a 
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c 
- Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6 
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SUMMARY
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Fw1040.exe is a file that contains the Application Note entitled "Database
Design (Relational vs. Flat-File)," which describes the four major areas of data
processing that you should take into consideration when designing a relational
database management system (RDBMS).

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software
Library:

  Fw1040.exe
  (http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/Fw1040.exe)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


INTRODUCTION TO FW1040

Before creating a relational database management system (RDBMS) application using
FoxPro, you should consider some logical design points. These design
considerations involve four major areas of data processing:

- Purpose

- Input or data entry

- Queries

- Output or reports

Additional query words:

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Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro250bMac kbFoxPro250cMac kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260aDOS kbFoxPro260UNIX kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbFoxPro260a kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : :2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.5c,2.6,2.6a,3.0,5.0,6.0

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