Tables and Queries Examples

Example: Editing Records in a Table

How to edit the contents of an existing record using mouse and keyboard.

Example: Adding Records to a Table

How to add a new record to a table using mouse and keyboard.

Example: Create a Table and Add a Record

Create a table with required fields and then add a record with value for those fields.  Creates the OGR-required table to prepare a Manifold project for use by OGR as detailed in the Example: Connect to Manifold from QGIS topic.

Example: Add a Field to a Table and Fill It

We add a field to a table and simultaneously for all records fill the field with a specified value.   We do that in two examples, first a very simple one and second, a more elaborate example that also shows restriction to a selection as well as use of the Transform dialog.

Example: Add a Computed Field to a Table

In this example we add a field to a table.  We first set the values for a field dynamically with a computed field using the Add Computed Field option in the New Field dialog.   We then illustrate what happens when we fill a field statically with values using the Add Field option.  Last, we show what the Add Component choice does in the New Field dialog.

Example: Create a Table with a Constraint

Create a simple table that includes a simple constraint upon one of its fields.  

Adding an Index to a Table

A basic topic on adding an index using the built-in capabilities of the mfd_id field.

Example: Add a UUID-based Index to a Table

Create a new computed field that is filled with UUID values on creation and then create an index on that field.   This technique creates an indexed field that has guaranteed unique values for all records and thus the indexed field and record values may be used in other projects.

Example: Add a Spatial Index to a Table

A typical use of an index is to provide a spatial index on a geom field in a table, so the geom data can be visualized in a drawing.  This example shows how to add a spatial index using a geom field in a table.

Example: Create a Geocoded Table from a Drawing

A partner example to Example: Create a Drawing from a Geocoded Table   A geocoded table has records with a latitude and longitude for each record.   This example starts with a table for a drawing of points where the geom field in the table contains geometry information for each point.   We extract the Y and X locations for each point  from the geom field to create latitude and longitude fields in the table for each record.

Example: Street Address Geocoding

Geocode a table of street addresses using the Google geocoder.

SQL Example: Create a Table with a Constraint via a Query

A simple example using SQL to create a table with a constraint.

SQL Example: Force an Anomaly in Constraints

Constraints are only evaluated when we insert or update records.   If a constraint refers to external data, such as the values in a different table, we can force an anomalous condition where the table with the constraint may contain data that no longer meets the requirements of the constraint.

SQL Example: Using the mfd_id Field and mfd_id_x Index

A sequence of SQL examples of working with the mfd_id field and mfd_id_x index.