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EntitySets

Defines database files. An entity set is a data object or a repository for some portion of the data managed by the application. Establishing an Entity Set Call up the Zim IDE, select ENTITY SETS from the DataBases menu, and use the tools of the Zim IDE Development to define the desired entity set. Creation…
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Documents

Defines external files or devices. A document is a programming object which identifies, to Zim, a line-oriented device or text file in your operating system, giving you the means to access that device or file in your application programs.  A document may be unstructured (e.g., containing straight text or a program), or it may be…
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Relationships

A relationship is a data object that defines and establishes an association between entity sets. A relationship may, in addition to expressing an association between entity sets, act as a repository for some portion of the data managed by the application. There are therefore two classes of relationships: those with fields (containing data) and those…
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Server Log

Viewing the Server Log The Server Log utility displays the contents of the Zim Server log file: zimsvlog.zim. The column headers in the Server Log grid are described in the table below: Header Description Date The date the message was added to the log Time The time the message was added to the log Type…
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ZimAdmin

O Zim Explore é um console de gerenciamento gráfico simples, mas poderoso, que fornece uma única interface gráfica para configurar, monitorar e gerenciar todos os bancos de dados Zim e todas as máquinas Zim Server em uma rede Zim. Toda a rede Zim é representada como uma visualização em árvore, com cada Zim Server ocupando…
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Zim IDE Features

General Features ✓ Local and remote application development; ✓ Multiuser application development; ✓ Design and edit forms and displays in both GUI and TUI applications; ✓ Design and edit graphical report templates (under development); ✓ Supports all Zim 7.12 and Zim 9.00 platforms (Windows, Linux, etc.); ✓ Connect to multiple databases simultaneously; ✓ Browse the entire…
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Zim IDE Release Notes

Status of Zim IDE Components: GUI Designer Beta TUI Designer Beta Document Editor Beta Graphical Reports Under development Known Issues: ✓ The following user interface objects are functional in Zim IDE, but are still being fine-tuned for Zim Thin Client and Zim QT:   ✓ Grid Control   ✓ Tool Strip ✓ The following attributes…
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Introduction to Zim IDE

What is Zim IDE ? The Zim Integrated Development Environment (Zim IDE) is a full-featured development environment to build graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for Zim database applications. Zim IDE combines and extends the functionality of three separate development components for Zim applications: Zim Painter Zim Development Center Data Dictionary Browser ZIM is committed to the…
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Creating New Objects

  Creating User Interface Objects User interface objects are created using the New Object dialog. There are two ways to open this dialogue: ✓ From the Main Menu ✓ From the Menu Toobar ✓ From the Database Tab Page From the Main Menu ✓  Select File then click on New. From the Menu Tool Bar ✓  Click on the…
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Maximum File Locks

maximum file locks locks The number locks indicates how many locks a Zim file can accept before scalating to a file lock. This saves time and memory to manage global locks for all users because all locks applied to that file will be released and a single for the entire file will be then applied.…
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