Data File Dictionary

A data file is made up of two sections:

Dictionary

The dictionary section contains pointers to the associated data sections of the files. It also contains items that describe the structure of the data in the data files.

Data

Data file dictionaries can contain:

Attribute-defining items
Attribute-suppressing items
Synonym-defining items
FlashBASIC object code

One dictionary can be used for several data files.

Data File Data

These files contain all the actual data that are input. Data file data sections can contain items that contain data.

The data is stored in items (records). Each item can have zero or more attributes (fields). The actual data within the attribute is referred to as its value. An attribute can be null (empty) or contain one value or several values (MultiValues).

There can be an unlimited number of data files in an account.