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<H2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">Properties</font></H2>
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You can see the property of a table by following the "properties" link in 
<a href="<%script_url%>?<%do_param%>=help&help_topic=table_list">table list</a> or <a href="<%script_url%>?<%do_param%>=help&help_topic=toolbar">tool bar</a>.  Two
tables will be displayed in the the page: property table and key table.
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	<B>Property Table</B>
	<BR>The table shows the result of a DESCRIBE <I>table_name</I> query.  You can find the 
	following functions available at the end of each field in the property table:
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	<a href="<%script_url%>?<%do_param%>=help&help_topic=col_def_change"><B>Change</B></a>
	<BR>Change column definition
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	<B>Drop</B> 
	<BR>Remove the column from the table.
	<BR><font color="green">(action will be confirmed)</font> 
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	<B>Primary</B></a>
	<BR>Set the column as the primary key for the table.
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	Please note that if you need a primary key consisting of two or more columns, you will need to specify it when 
	creating the table in MySQLMan.  If there is a primary key already existed in the table, then you will receive the 
	error message <I>Duplicate key name 'key_name'</I>.  
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	Also, if you set a column as the primary by clicking "primary", the column will be set to NOT NULL automatically.
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	<B>Index</B> 
	<BR>Set the column as a index key for the table.
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	<B>Unique</B> 
	<BR>Set the column as a unique key for the table.
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	<B>Key Table</B>
	<BR>A key table will be shown here as well if there are any keys defined in the table.
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	<B>Droppign a key</B>
	<BR>A key can be dropped by clicking on "Drop".  <font color="red">Please note that you will not be prompted to 
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<a href="<%script_url%>?<%do_param%>=help&help_topic=col_def_change">Change column definition</a> ,
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