Zim IDE may require changes in the configuration of the client and/or the server machines to connect to databases properly. These changes may affect the virtual memory, the compatibility or security settings of these machines. In addition, there are specific requirements to run Zim IDE, according to the version of the Zim language installed installed on each machine: Zim…
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Preparing the Database for ODBC Access Start up the Development Center (DC) and click Tools -> Remote Access -> Prepare Database. This action runs a script that populates the metadata entities that are used by non-Zim applications to acquire EntitySet information.
Zim IDE can be started in two different ways: 1) Starting Zim IDE from Zim Thin Client You may invoke Zim IDE directly from Zim Thin Client or Zim QT (both only in Zim 9.00): Zim IDE will initialize using the database connection from your current Zim Thin Client or Zim QT session. 2) Starting Zim IDE Directly From the Zim installation directory, execute or double click on the file ZimIDE.exe…
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Valid Zim object names can be 1 to 18 characters in length. Valid characters for inclusion in an object name include the dollar sign ($), the underscore character (_), the letters a through z and A through Z, and the digits 0 through 9. The first character of an object name must be either…
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Main Characteristics of Form Objects ✓ A form acts as a container for the form fields objects it owns ✓ Form objects do not have any visual attributes other than implicit dimensions ✓ The visual appearance of a form is the result of the visual attributes of the form fields owned by each of the…
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Main Characteristics of Menu Item Objects Menu item objects deliver both the visual and behavioral characteristics of menu objects. Menu items can be owned directly by the menu. In this case they appear on the menu “bar”. A menu item owned by the menu can itself own other menu items. This enables menu lists…
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Main Characteristics of Menu Objects ✓ The visual attribute of a menu object is the menu bar located at the top of the client area of a window ✓ Menu objects are owners of menu item objects ✓ The Zim language includes an extensive suite of commands for dynamically modifying both the visual…
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Main Characteristics of Window In Zim applications, window objects are visually identical to standard windows in Microsoft Windows; The visual and behavioral attributes of window objects are fully customizable by the Zim IDE via the Properties Tab; The Zim language includes an extensive suite of commands for dynamically modifying both the visual and behavioral characteristics of…
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Main Characteristics of Display Objects ✓ A display acts as a container for the form objects it owns. ✓ Display objects do not have any visual attributes other than implicit dimensions. ✓ The visual appearance of a display is the result of the visual attributes of the form fields owned by each of the…
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Selecting an invisible Form Field In the previous versions of Zim Painter, it was possible to select an invisible field with the mouse, as long as its location within the form was known. In Zim IDE, the only way to select an invisible form field is by clicking on the field name in the Zim Object Tree View tab…
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