In the Zim language, the children of an object are represented as having a dot (“.” ) between its name and the name of its parent. For instance, a push button whose name is pButton in the form fAddCustomer in the directory dCustomerRecord will be represented as  dCustomerRecord.fAddCustomer.pButton

The complete reference to the object needs to be unique in a database. In other words, form fields need to be unique within a form, forms need to be unique within a display and also within a directory.

The name of an application directory (Directories); otherwise, the one application directory in which the associated object may exist.

Valid Values

An 18-character string, containing a valid object name

Remarks

In Directories:

DirName is the name assigned to the directory.

In other Object Dictionary entity sets:

In any entity set, the principal object’s DirName must match the DirName of its owner.

If DirName is left blank, the object may exist in any number of application directories.

In DDDescriptions, DirName is where the object being described may be found.

In DisplayForms, DirName is where the owner-display of the associated form may be found.

See Also

ConstName, DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName

A constant is a programming object. Wherever the constant name is used in an application program, the software uses the value assigned to that constant in the Constants entity set.

Establishing a Constant

Call up the Zim IDE, select CONSTANTS from the DataBases menu, and use the tools of the Zim IDE Development  to define the desired constant.

Creation of Constants step by step:

The value of the constant.

Valid Values

A character string or number (up to 256 alphanumeric characters).

The name assigned to a constant.

Valid Values

A valid object name.

See Also

DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName.

The data type of the constant’s value.

Valid Values

Char, varchar, alpha, varalpha, numeric, int, longint, vastint, or date

Remarks

If ConstType is $Null or blank, the data type of the constant is set to numeric when ConstValue is a number and to char in all other cases.

For more information about data types, consult your User’s Guide.

See Also

Decimals, Length, Type.

A unique identifier assigned by the Development Center.

Valid Values

A 25-character string (DEFAULT = $Null)

Remarks

ObjectKey is a unique identifier assigned by the Zim Development Center if the Object Manager (ZOM) has been enabled. End-users should not modify its value. Refer to the Development Center documentation for more information.

ObjectKey has a defined ListWidth of -1 and is not normally displayed.