Chapter 3: DataWindow Object Properties

Properties for Column controls in DataWindow objects

An x in the M (Modify) column means you can change the property. An x in the S column means you can use the property with the SyntaxFromSQL method. When (exp) is included in the description, you can specify a DataWindow expression as the value for that property.

Property for a Column	M	S	Description
Accelerator	x		(exp) The accelerator key for the column
Alignment	x		(exp) The alignment of the column’s text
Attributes			A list of the properties of the column
Background.property	x	x	(exp) Background settings for the column
Band			The band containing the column
BitmapName			Whether the column’s content names a picture that will be displayed instead of the text
Border	x	x	(exp) The type of border around the column
CheckBox.property	x		Settings for CheckBox edit style
Color	x	x	(exp) The text color
ColType			The column’s datatype
Criteria.property	x		Settings for column in Prompt for Criteria dialog box
dbName	x		The name of the database column
dddw.property	x		Settings for DropDownDataWindow edit style
ddlb.property	x		Settings for DropDownListBox edit style
Edit.property	x	x	Settings for Edit edit style
EditMask.property	x		Settings for EditMask edit style
Font.property	x	x	(exp) Font settings for the column text
Format	x		(exp) The column’s display format
Height	x		(exp) The height of the column
Height.AutoSize	x		Whether column height is adjusted to fit the data
HideSnaked	x		Whether the control appears once per page when printing newspaper columns
HTML.property	x		(exp) Settings for creating hyperlinks for column data
ID			The number of the column
Identity	x		Whether the DBMS sets the column’s value
Initial	x		The initial value in the column for a new row
Key	x		Whether column is part of the table’s primary key
LineRemove	x		Whether to remove line of text when the column is not visible
Moveable	x		Whether the user can move the column
Multiline	x		Whether the column can be multiline
Name			The name of the column
Pointer	x		(exp) The pointer’s image when it is over column
Protect	x		(exp) Whether column is protected from changes
RadioButtons.property	x		Settings for RadioButton edit style
Resizeable	x		Whether the user can resize the column
SlideLeft	x		(exp) Whether column moves left to fill in space
SlideUp	x		(exp) How the column moves up to fill in space
TabSequence	x		The position of the column in the tab order
Tag	x		(exp) The tag text for the column
Type			The control’s type, which is Column
Update	x		Whether the column is updatable
Validation	x		(exp) The validation expression for the column
ValidationMsg	x		(exp) The message displayed when validation fails
Values (for columns)	x		The values in the column’s code table
Visible	x		(exp) Whether the column control is visible
Width	x		(exp) The width of the column
Width.Autosize	x		Whether width adjusts to the data
X	x		(exp) The x coordinate of the column
Y	x		(exp) The y coordinate of the column

Properties for Computed Field controls in DataWindow objects

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