.. _section-Trying a query:

Trying a query
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One simple way to verify that your **Sunflower** installation is working properly is to try running a query defined in family.flr.

To do that, load family.flr by double clicking it from **Sunflower**’s navigation tree. Once it is loaded, activate the **Queries** tab across the middle of the right window. All available queries contained within family.flr should now be shown in the **Queries** window, as shown in :numref:`figure-Installation-list-of-queries.png`.


.. _figure-Installation-list-of-queries.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/Installation-list-of-queries.png
   :alt: list of queries contained within family.flr are shown in **Queries** window 
	 
   list of queries contained within family.flr are shown in **Queries** window


Click to highlight the first query ’Who is Greg’s aunt?’ in the **Queries** window. The text editor window should automatically scroll to where the highlighted query is in family.flr. The **Execute** button should be enabled for query processing requests, as illustrated in :numref:`figure-Installation-execute-query.png`.


.. _figure-Installation-execute-query.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/Installation-execute-query.png
   :alt: execute ’Who is Greg’s aunt?’ query

   execute ’Who is Greg’s aunt?’ query

Press **Execute**.  A progress window should pop up during the execution of the query. In a few seconds, the **Query Results** window opens up and the result of the query ’Who is Greg’s aunt?’ should appear. If you see the result **Emma** in the **Query Results** window, as shown in :numref:`figure-Installation-query-results.png`, then the query has executed properly. This is a good indication that **Sunflower** has been installed properly and is working correctly on your system.


.. _figure-Installation-query-results.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/Installation-query-results.png
   :alt: query result ’Who is Greg’s aunt?’

   query result ’Who is Greg’s aunt?’