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Other Ways to Register a Database Configuration

If you choose, you can explicitly register a database connection by dropping any elements from a database connection displayed in the File Explorer window (the connection representation, database, schema, table, or view) on the schema pane of the XQuery Source tab. You might want to do this when you want to view a table's or view's columns prior to writing your XQuery code, so you can see what data structures are available, as shown here:

Figure 359. Schema Pane Shows Table and View Columns

This also gives you the ability to close the File Explorer window after creating your database connection - providing more room to work, and simplifying the Stylus Studio desktop display.


Tip		You can also gain access to column-level information about a database's tables and views directly from the File Explorer window by selecting Read Structure from the table or view shortcut menu (right-click).

Choosing a Database Object

You can register a database connection by dragging any database object from the File Explorer window. The object you select affects which objects you can then query in your XQuery code:

Server - all of the server's databases and their child tables and views can be queried

Database - all of the database's tablespaces and their child tables and views can be queried

Tablespace - any of the tablespace's tables or views can be queried

Table/View - only the table or view can be queried

Column - only the column can be queried

Once you register a database connection to the XQuery, the configuration information remains associated with the XQuery until you explicitly delete it from the schema pane in the XQuery Editor.

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