You can view the records in a table by opening it in a browse window. A browse window displays data in a table as rows (records) and columns (fields) that you can scroll through. For more information, see Browse Window.
To browse data in a free table
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On the File menu, click Open.
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In the Open dialog box, browse to the location of the table you want to view.
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In the Files of type box, select the Table (*.dbf) file type to display only table files.
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Select the table file you want to view.
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On the View menu, click Browse.
The table you selected opens in a browse window.
To browse data in a database table
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Open the database in the Database Designer.
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Select the table you want.
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On the Database menu, click Browse.
The table opens in a browse window.
To browse data in a table from a project
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Open the project in the Project Manager.
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Expand the Data node and choose one of the following:
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To browse a database table, expand the Databases node, then the Tables node.
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To browse a free table, expand the Free Tables node.
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To browse a database table, expand the Databases node, then the Tables node.
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Click the table you want to view, and then Browse.
The table you selected opens in a browse window.
To browse a table programmatically
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Open the table with the USE command.
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Follow USE with the BROWSE command.
Tip: To prevent users from adding records to a table while browsing a table, include the NOAPPEND clause in the BROWSE command.
For more information, see USE Command and BROWSE Command.