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Boolean Expressions

11 November 2020

Boolean expressions use Boolean operators to compare operands (typically, conditional expressions). When evaluated, Boolean expressions yield a logical result (true or false), depending on the nature of the Boolean operator and the values of the conditional expressions. The standard rules of precedence for Boolean evaluation are used. The software ceases to evaluate a Boolean expression as soon as the final result can be correctly predicted. For example, with OR,…
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Securing Data Inside an Application

11 November 2020

Permissions A permission mask is assigned to all application directories, to all EntitySets and relationships, and to all fields in EntitySets and relationships. The permission mask indicates the type of access that particular user IDs are to have to the object. The possible permissions for EntitySets and for relationships are READ, ADD, CHANGE, and DELETE. ADD, CHANGE, and DELETE automatically enable you to…
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ZOMSet

29 October 2020

Sets properties of selected objects. Syntax ZOMSet object specification [option..] Options ;k <keyword> [!] Assigns a keyword to the selected object(s). If the keyword is already assigned, this assignment is ignored. If “!” is specified, the keyword assignment is removed for the selected object(s). ;p <property> [!] Set the specified user-designated property for the selected object(s).…
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ZOMImport

29 October 2020

Imports dictionary descriptions of objects from documents. Syntax ZOMImport [<option>…] Options ;f <format> Specifies the format in which that the Object Dictionary specifications are to be imported. There are several available formats: Z50 To import Z50 format, omit the ;f option. This is the default import / export format, and is recommended for exchanging definitions between…
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Activate Zim Products

15 September 2020

Activates ZIM products and provides information about the activated products in your system. Syntax ZIMACTIV [action] [serial number] [activation key] [company name] Parameters action An action to be taken in regards to an activation key. It can be one of-a Activates the ZIM product based on the information provided by the subsequent parameters.-c Checks the activation key.-i Lists information relevant to this activation key, such as validity, product,…
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Field Index

2 September 2020

Indicates whether an index is to be maintained on the field. Valid Values As shown in the table below: Code Meaning No (DEFAULT) The field is not to be indexed Yes The field is to be indexed Unique The field is to be indexed, and each value found in the field must be unique Remarks Index is ignored for fields that…
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Field ModTime

1 September 2020

A time stamp indicating when it was created Remarks A time stamp indicating when it was created

Field RemoteOwnerName

1 September 2020

The name of the owner of the database table on the database server if the table is not owned by the user or included in his or her schema. Remarks The name of the owner of the database table on the database server

Field RemoteName

1 September 2020

The name of the database table on the database server, if different than the EntitySet name. RemoteName is normally used when there is a naming incompatibility between Zim and the database server. Remarks The name of the database table on the database server

Field DocPerUser

30 August 2020

Whether this Document is defined to be per user. Valid Values “yes” or “no” (the default value is “no”). Remarks Normally, Documents are located in a place pointed by its FileName field. However, with DocPerUser set to “yes”, the corresponding document has the following behaviour: . They are handled by the current session and their…
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