9 entering database information, Entering database information – Daktronics Venus DataStreamer User Manual

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7.9 Entering Database Information

Database information stored in private database systems may also be shown on a display. To

show database information, complete the following steps.

1. Click the Database icon from the left

toolbar and the Database Table Wizard

will open as shown in Figure 116. Click

Next.

2. Click the down arrow next to the Source

field and select the appropriate database

as shown in Figure 117. (Note:

Databases must be configured prior to

being selected. Refer to Section 3.4.)

3. Click the down arrow next to the Table

field and select the appropriate table.

4. Click the up and down arrows next

to the Table Width field to set the

number of columns the table will

contain as shown in Figure 118.

Repeat this step in Table Height to set

the number of rows the table will

contain. Click Next.

5. Click the up and down arrows to set

the width and height of each cell

within the table as shown in Figure

119. Click Next.

6. In the Field Configuration dialog,

enter the Number of Fields to be

located in each cell as shown in

Figure 120. Click in the first field

under the Field column and select the

information to be displayed in that

field of the table.

7. In the Line and Character columns,

choose the line and character on

which the field should be displayed

within each cell. For example, line 1

is the very top line of the defined cell

and character 2 is the second column

from the left of the defined cell.

Figure 116: Database Table Wizard

Figure 117: Database Source Selection

Figure 118: Setting Table Dimensions

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