Saving a query
Once you create a query, you can save and reuse the query whenever you want to access the same information in your database.
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To save a query: |
- Choose Query
Save. The Save As dialog box appears: - Type a short description for the query.
- Choose OK.
The description can consist of up to 48 alphanumeric characters and spaces. You’ll use the query description to locate and open queries, so pick a description that reflects the type of query you create. For example, you might type Customer Orders for a query that accesses all the orders for each customer in the Customer table.
Note: Results lets you use descriptions to locate and access query files, so you are not limited to eight-character filenames. However, Results automatically generates filenames for these files so that your computer can store and access them properly. The query directory (.qd7) file contains a directory that maps the descriptions you provide with the actual filenames Results generates. See the OpenEdge Reporting: Query/Results Administration and Development
for more information about the query directory.
Once you have saved a query, you can use the Save As command to save the query without changing its description.