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
The vertical position of the top edge of the object, expressed in twips.
Valid Values
A non-negative number (longint)
Remarks
In DisplayForms, indicates the vertical position of the top edge of the first occurrence of a repeated form in relation to the display.
In FormFields, indicates the vertical position of the top edge of the form field in relation to the form field’s parent object (form or other form field, or menu or other menu item).
In Menus, indicates the vertical position of the top edge of the menu in relation to the screen. Applies only to menus of the Pop-up class.
In Windows, indicates the vertical position of the top edge of the window. For a pop-up window, this position is relative to the screen; for a clipped window, this position is relative to its parent window’s client area.
It is required when either Row (characters) or WdgRow (twips) must be specified
See Also
Row, WdgClass, WdgCol
The horizontal position of the left edge of the object, expressed in twips.
Required: Either Col (characters) or WdgCol (twips) must be specified
Valid Values
A number (longint)
Remarks
In DisplayForms, indicates the horizontal position of the left edge of the first occurrence of the form in relation to the display.
In FormFields, indicates the horizontal position of the left edge of the form field in relation to its parent object (form field, form, menu).
In Menus, indicates the horizontal position of the left edge of the menu in relation to the window.
In Windows, indicates the horizontal position of the left edge of the window. For a pop-up window, this position is relative to the screen; for a clipped window, this position is relative to its parent window’s client area.
See Also
Col, WdgClass, WdgRow
Number and direction of the instances of a form in a display.
RA is the number of repeats left-to-right across the display; RD is the number of repeats top-to-bottom down the display. The total number of instances of a particular form is the product of RA and RD (RA*RD).
For example:
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Valid Values
An integer (1 to 999)
If RA or RD is not specified, 1 is used.
Remarks
When a form is repeated in a display, each instance of the form is assigned a subscript. The subscripts always begin at 1. If LoadOrder is row-major, then subscripts are assigned from left to right and top to bottom; otherwise, they are assigned from top to bottom and left to right.
See Also
LoadOrder, ThisForm (Language Reference)
Order in which to load data into form instances in a display. Indicates how data is to be loaded into forms that are repeated in a display.
Valid Values
A 1-character code, as shown in the table below:
Code | Meaning |
R | “Row major” order (left-to-right, top-to-bottom–default) |
C | “Column-major” order (top-to-bottom, left-to-right) |
Vertical margin of an object. The top and bottom margins of the object, expressed in twips.
Valid Values
A non-negative number (longint)
Remarks
Indicates the unusable space immediately below the top edge and immediately above the bottom edge of the rectangle occupied by the object. For DisplayForms objects, this refers to the form object identified by the DisplayForms entry.
WdgVMargin is set to 0 if both VMargin (character rows) and WdgVMargin (twips) are $Null.
See Also
HMargin, VMargin, WdgHMargin
A user-defined symbol that identifies an object involved in a user interface event.
Valid Values
A character string, up to 18 characters long
Remarks
When a user interface event occurs, the WdgTag values for the objects involved are assigned to special system variables (Event.EventTag, Event.FieldTag, Event.MenuItemTag). This information identifies the objects involved in the event. The application program can then translate events into the desired action.
WdgTag defaults to the name of the object.
Layer position of an object. When two objects overlap, WdgZOrder specifies the order in which they are “layered”. The object with the higher or highest number is on “top”.
Valid Values
An integer
Remarks
The Structure Chart of the Screen Painter displays the relative Z-order of all objects in the form or display.
The Z-order of an object can be changed by dragging the object from its current position in the structure to a new position and releasing it.
FObjects closer to the bottom of the Structure Chart are displayed on top of objects closer to the top of the Chart.
The form’s sequence number in a display. A user-assigned number that can be used to control the tabbing sequence within the forms of a display.
Valid Values
An integer (0 to 999).
Remarks
If FSN is set to 0, the software automatically resets it to match the Z-order (WdgZOrder) specified for the form. Accordingly, if all forms in a display are painted with FSNs of 0, then the Painter’s structure diagram automatically defines the tab order when WINDOW SET TABORDER BY TABINDEX is in effect. (BY TABINDEX is the default setting for graphic-class windows.)
See Also
FFSN, FormNum, WdgZOrder
The name assigned to a display (Displays); or, the name of the display in which a particular form appears (DisplayForms).
Valid Values
An 18-character string, containing a valid object name
See Also
ConstName, DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DirName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName
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