Define() establishes specific data definitions. This involves defining columns/fields and creating the tables/files with optional indexes.
Below is the code for Define():
//
// Define()
//
// Create the table for containing a list of existing customers
//
private static void Define ()
{
System.out.println("DEFINE");
try
{
stmt.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE ordritem");
}
catch (SQLException e)
{
}
try
{
stmt.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE custordr");
}
catch (SQLException e)
{
}
try
{
stmt.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE itemmast");
}
catch (SQLException e)
{
}
try
{
stmt.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE custmast");
}
catch (SQLException e)
{
}
try
{
// create table
System.out.println("\tCreate table...");
stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE custmast (" +
"cm_custnumb CHAR(4), " +
"cm_custzipc CHAR(9), " +
"cm_custstat CHAR(2), " +
"cm_custrtng CHAR(1), " +
"cm_custname VARCHAR(47), " +
"cm_custaddr VARCHAR(47), " +
"cm_custcity VARCHAR(47))"
);
}
catch (SQLException e)
{
Handle_Exception(e);
}
}