Using CREATE in SQL Mode › Writing a Sample SQL Query › Creating the Sample Query › Step 1: Display the EDITOR Panel

Step 1: Display the EDITOR Panel

This section describes how to display the EDITOR panel.

Select CREATE from the Main Menu to display the CA Dataquery EDITOR.

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You could alter an existing query rather than beginning with a blank EDITOR panel. To display the query, enter the EDIT command followed by a query name on the command line. Changing the entry in the NAME field makes it a new query created by you. You can then alter any portion of the query and save it as your own.

You could also enter the DRAW command and a table name on the command line, press Enter, and see a display of the EDITOR panel containing a simple query with a SELECT clause listing all column names and a FROM clause with the table name. You could then edit the basic query. See Choosing a Query-Creation Method for details.