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Field MenuNum

A user-assigned numeric identifier for the menu. Valid Values An integer (0 to 999) If no number is assigned, 0 is used. Remarks MenuNum can be used in an application program to identify the menu that had focus when control returned to the program. (See $MenuNum, and $MenuItemNum in the Language Reference.) See Also FNum,…
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Field AvgSize

The number of records in the database object. An estimate of the number of records in an entity set, named set, relationship with fields or an estimate of the number of records (lines) in a document. Valid Values A non-negative number (vastint) If you enter 0 or leave the field blank, an internal default value…
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Field ConstType

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…
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Field FormNum

A user-assigned numeric identifier for the form within a display. Valid Values An integer (0 to 999) If no number is assigned, 0 is used. Remarks FormNum can be used in an application program to identify the form that had focus when control returned to the program. (See $FormNum, and $MouseFormNum in the Language Reference.)…
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Field ObjectKey

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…
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Field OwnerName

The name of the entity set, relationship, or structured document that owns the subject field; or, the name of the entity set or relationship that owns the subject role. Valid Values An 18-character string, containing a valid object name that refers to an already-existing object See Also ConstName, DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName,…
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Field DDOwnerName

The name of the object that owns the object being described. Valid Values A valid object name Remarks For example, if a field is being described, DDOwnerName is the name of the entity set, relationship, or structured document to which the field belongs. See Also ConstName, DDObjectName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName,…
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Field WdgLargeIncrement

A scroll bar increment. Specifies the amount of movement along the scroll bar when the scale on either side of the thumb is clicked. Valid Values A non-negative number (longint) (DEFAULT = 10) Remarks The usable scrolling range of a scroll bar is from -32,768 to 32,767. A WdgLargeIncrement outside this range will produce unpredictable…
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Field Length

The length of the value in a field or variable. Valid Values Any number Remarks Length is not used, but still required, for int, longint, vastint, and date data types. For numeric fields that belong to an entity set or relationship maintained by an SQL database engine, Length specifies the precision (number of significant digits)…
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Field Fill

A character that is to be used to “fill” blank positions in a (text) form field or the client area of a window when it contains no form or display. Valid Values Any single character. If no character is specified, the space character is used. Remarks The fill character is not data; it simply delineates…
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