Category: ZIM User Documentation

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Field SK

“Autoskip” status of a form field. Indicates whether activating or filling the form field triggers a focus shift. Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning N No. The user must explicitly move focus away from this form field Y Yes. The focus automatically skips to “next” form field when…
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Field LoadOrder

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)  

Field FC

Indicates the foreground color to be used for the object. Valid Values A non-negative integer from the color table Remarks If the attributes WdgFCBlue, WdgFCGreen, and WdgFCRed are all non-null, they, not FC, will determine the foreground color. The special color code 0 indicates that the object is to take its foreground color from its…
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Field Foreign

“Foreign” status of a directory. Indicates whether an application directory is accessible from other Zim databases. Valid Values As shown in the table below: Code Meaning No (DEFAULT) The directory exists in the database where it is defined Yes The directory exists in another database and will be connected to the defining database with an…
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Field RA (RD)

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: Figure Valid Values An…
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Field WdgAutoDrop

“Autodrop” status of a drop-down list or combo box. Indicates whether the list portion of a drop-down list or combo box is to drop automatically when the form field acquires focus. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 0 No (the end-user must trigger the drop) 1 Yes (the…
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Field WdgBCBlue, WdgBCGreen and WdgBCRed

Background color (custom). “Blends” a custom background color for the object, indicating the quantity of blue, green, and red to be used in the custom color. Required: When BC is set to $Null. Valid Values An integer (0 to 255) Remarks In most windowing environments, a “palette” is typically available from which a color choice…
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Field 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…
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Field WdgTabStop

Indicates whether Tab navigation stops at this form field. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 0 (DEFAULT) No 1 Yes   Remarks A form field must be both available (or guarded) and a tab stop to acquire focus by Tab/BackTab navigation. If a frame or option button box…
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Field WdgFont

Specifies the name of the font to be used to display text in the object. Valid Values A character string, up to 64 characters in length Remarks A default value can be specified in the initialization file or environment variable. Consult your Getting Started and Guide to Operations (Windows Version). If the named font is…
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