Main Form Menu Items

File Menu

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New

Erase contents of main form.

Open

Select extractor definition file from a Windows File Open Dialog.

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Close

Closes current extractor definition and clears form back to default values.

Save

Save As

Saves current form contents to an external extracto9r definition file.

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Page Setup

Controls how printer displays data on page. For example, Portrait or Landscape mode.

Print

You will be prompted to select a printer. After you select a printer, a report containing the contents of the form will be sent to the printer you chose.

Print Preview

Displays the form contents in a preview pane before sending to the printer.

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Recent Files List

Displays your most recently opened files.

Exit

Closes form and exits from application.

 

Edit Menu

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Cut

Cuts currently highlighted text and stores it in Windows Clipboard.

Copy

Copies currently highlighted text and stores it in Windows Clipboard.

Paste

Pastes text from Windows Clipboard to current cursor location in a form text box.

Select All

Selects all the text in the text box cursor is currently positioned in.

Delete

Deletes the selected text in the text box cursor is currently positioned in.

Does NOT copy the text to the Clipboard.

 

Test Data Menu

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Generate Test Data

See Generate Test Data Overview for information on generating test data from a data source table schema.

Generator Test Order Transactions

See Generate Test Orders Overview for information on generating a set of test order tables.

 

Randomizer Menu

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Manage Sources

See Randomizer Sources Manager Form for information on creating and managing random data definitions.

 

Tools Menu

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Options

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User Settings

See Change User Settings

Folder Settings

See Change Folder Settings

Database Settings

See Change Database Settings

Application Settings

See Change Application Settings

Form

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Save Screen Locations

Saves current form locations on the computer display. This allows application to open in same place on screen next time it is run.

Restore Screen Locations

Restore form location on screen to its default.

Select Database Providers To Use

See Database Provider Manager Overview.

Connection String Manager

See Connection String Manager Overview.

Reset Menu

Erases list of most recently used files.

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