You can use tables for validating field values, for translating field values and for triggering complements. You can use a single table for all of these purposes. You can also use a single table with multiple form definitions.
To work with tables, you can:
Use the Manager to create each table, give it a unique name, and save it to FORMS database.
Import or update a table with data from a file created by another application
Save the contents of the table to a text file for use in another application
Save the table to a file for later import to another FORMS installation
Import the table from a file created using another FORMS installation
Retrieve tables and text files for field validation via an ODBC connection. However, usually you will use FORMS tables, and those are the types of tables used in examples in this help file.
Using tables to validate field values
Importing or updating tables from text files