All My Data is actually several programs in one. How many? Well, that's entirely up to you! Suppose that after you've created your customized Contacts database, you find yourself in need of a program to list everything in your home for insurance or estate purposes. Instead of keeping scraps of paper that will get lost, or spending more money on yet another software program, you can simply open up All My Data™, define a new table with any fields you need (item description, value, date of purchase, etc), and then add all of your items. No need to write a list on paper, no need to create a document with another program, and best of all, no need to spend any more money on more softwaer! You've now got all of your important data contained in one place, accessible by one simple, easy to use program.
There are four different operations you can perform: New Table Definition, Open Table Definition, New Record, and Open Record. Let's explain them one at a time:
* New Table Definition: A table definition is where you can define the structure of your data, or what your data will look like. It entails simply telling the program what fields you would like your table to be comprised of. For example, if you are creating a table to serve as a Photo Album, you might want to create fields like "Description", "Date of Photo", "Location", and "Photo" for the actual attachment of the photo itself. A more thorough description of creating a table definition can be found in the Table Definition Topic.
* Open Table Definition: Clicking the Open Table Definition toolbar button or menu item brings you to a screen where you can view or modify a table definition you created previously.
* New Record: A record is simply one item of data. For example, if you created a table definition called Contacts, each person you add into your Contacts database would be a record.
