Sybase Desktop manual About on-device database lookups

Appendix E

About on-device database lookups

Pylon Pro custom database functionality is extended with the addition of the database lookup feature. The database lookup feature allows one custom database to access both the view and the data of one or more custom databases.

Lookups are an extension to the keyword functionality. The database lookup field allows one database to treat any view in a Pylon Pro database as a user modifiable keyword list.

Another difference between normal keyword fields and lookup fields is the amount of data that can be brought back by a lookup. In a normal keyword field selection, only the keyword field is updated. However, in the case of a lookup field, the lookup operation can update more than just the lookup field; the mechanism supports the ability to update additional fields in the same form.

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