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Examining Dataset Properties

You can take a look at the Dataset properties for the dataset(s) in an application by using the Data|Dataset Properties menu item, or by right-clicking a dataset and selecting the Dataset Properties item, opening the Dataset Properties dialog you see in Figure 20.21.

The Dataset Properties dialog lets you take a look at which tables are in which datasets, as well as which fields and constraints are in which tables, as you see in Figure 20.21. This is especially useful, because you can determine not only what fields are in a table (see "Previewing Data From Data Adapters" in this chapter), but also get the detailed format of the data in each field in every table this way.