DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : Y. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : Commercial and Computer
Practice
Institute : G.P.W ., Kakinada
Year/Semester : VI Semester
Subject : Visual Basic – II
Subject Code : CCP – 603
Topic : Database Programming
Duration : 50 Mts
Sub Topic : Visual Data Manager
Teaching Aids : PPTs
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Objective :

On completion of this period, you would be

able to:
 Know about Visual Data Manager

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Structure Of The Period :

 Visual Data Manager

 Creating Databases
 Creating/Defining Tables
 Adding fields

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Recap :
 Database
 Types of Databases
 Database Design

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Visual Data Manager (VisData) :

 VisData is an application that was created

using Visual Basic 5.0
 A built in version of VisData is used as an
add-in accessible from the Add-Ins menu
 It is useful to create/open Databases in MS-
Access, dBase, Paradox, FoxPro, etc,.
 VisData is accessed by choosing the Visual
Data Manager command on the Add-Ins
menu
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Visual Data Manager (VisData):

Visual Data Manager window

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Creating Databases :

 To Create a new database in VisData, click as

shown below:
 File → New → Microsoft Access →
Version 7.0 → MDB
 Enter the file name for new database in dialog
box
 A new database window appears as shown
here:

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Creating Databases :

New Database Window in Visual Data Manager

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Creating/Defining Tables :

 To Create/Define a new table in this

database, Right click on the properties and
select New Table
(Alternatively, a new table can be created
using an SQL statement in the SQL
statement window)
 A new Table Structure window appears

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Creating/Defining Tables :

Table Structure Window in Visual Data Manager

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Adding Fields :
 Before adding the fields, enter the
name for the new table
 To add a field, click on the Add Field
button
 The Add Field window appears:

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Adding Fields :
 Enter the values for Field Name, Data
Type, Size, etc
 Click on OK to add the field to the
Table
 Similarly, add all the other fields and
finally click close
 After defining and adding all the fields,
click on ‘Build the Table’ button in the
Table Structure window
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Adding Fields :
 A new Table with all the fields defined, will be
created at the specified location

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Summary :
 VisData is an application that was created
using Visual Basic 5.0
 It is useful to create/open Databases in
MS-Access, dBase, Paradox, FoxPro, etc,.
 New tables can be created by right clicking
on the properties option

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Quiz :

1. Why Visual Data Manager is used ?

Ans: To create databases and tables
3. How to start Visual Data Manager
Ans: Click on Add-ins → Visual Data
Manager
5. What is the file extension for Access
databases ?
Ans: .mdb

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Frequently Asked Questions :

1. Explain the procedure to create databases

and tables using Visual Data Manager.

2. List out the types of databases that can be

created using Visual Data Manager.

3. Explain the process of Adding a Field with

all the options in Visual Data Manager.

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Assignment :

1. Open Visual Data Manager.

2. Create a new database in non-Access
database.
3. Create a table with various field definitions.
4. Build the table.

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Thank You

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