RichEdit.property

Description

Settings that affect the appearance and behavior of columns whose edit style is RichText.

Applies to

Column controls

Syntax

PowerBuilder dot notation:

dw_control.Object.columnname.RichEdit.property

Describe and Modify argument:

"columnname.RichEdit.property { = value }"

SyntaxFromSql:

Column ( RichEdit.property = value )

Parameter	Description
columnname	The column with the RichText edit style for which you want to get or set property values. You can specify the column name or a pound sign (#) and the column number.
property	A property for the column’s Edit style. Properties and their settings are listed in the table below. The table identifies the properties you can use with SyntaxFromSql.
value	The value to be assigned to the property.

Property for RichEdit	Value
AutoSelect	Whether to select the contents of the column control automatically when it receives focus. Values are: Yes – Select automatically. No – Do not select automatically. You can use AutoSelect with SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax. Painter: Auto Selection option
DisplayOnly	Whether the column is display only. Values are: Yes – Do not allow the user to enter data; make the column display only. No – Allow the user to enter data. Painter: Display Only option For conditional control over column editing, use the Protect property.
FocusRectangle	Whether a dotted rectangle (the focus rectangle) surrounds the current row of the column when the column has focus. Values are: Yes – Display the focus rectangle. No – Do not display the focus rectangle. You can use FocusRectangle with SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax. Painter: Show Focus Rectangle option
Limit	A number specifying the maximum number of characters (0 to 32,767) that the user can enter. 0 means unlimited. Painter: Limit option.
NilIsNull	Whether to set the value of the column control to null when the user leaves it blank. Values are: Yes – Make the empty string null. No – Do not make the empty string null. Painter: Empty String is Null option.
Required	Whether the column is required. Values are: Yes – It is required. No – It is not required. Painter: Required option.
VScrollBar	Whether a vertical scroll bar displays in the column control. Values are: Yes – Display vertical scroll bars. No – Do not display vertical scroll bars. Painter: Vertical Scroll Bar option.

Usage

In the painter

Select the control and set values in the Properties view, Edit tab, when Style Type is RichText.

Examples

Example 1

string setting

setting = &

	dw_1.Object.rte_description.RichEdit.AutoSelect

dw_1.Object.rte_description.RichEdit.VScrollBar="yes"

Example 2

setting = dw_1.Describe(&

	"rte_description.RichEdit.VScrollBar")

dw_1.Modify("rte_description.RichEdit.Required=no")