Category: ZIM-X Basics

The Original Internet Language

Field WdgMaxValid Values

Specifies the upper boundary on the scroll bar. Valid Values A number (longint) Remarks The greatest acceptable value is 32,767. See Also WdgLargeIncrement, WdgMinValue, WdgSmallIncrement

Field WdgNumVisibleCols

The number of character columns visible in a list box or combo box. Indicates how many character columns are visible in a list box or combo box. Valid Values Integer (DEFAULT =  1) See Also WdgItems, WdgNumVisibleLines

Field WdgSmallIncrement

A scroll bar increment. Specifies the amount of movement along the scroll bar when a direction arrow is clicked. Valid Values A non-negative number (longint)  (DEFAULT =  1) See Also WdgLargeIncrement, WdgMaxValue, WdgMinValid Values

Field WdgMinValid Values

Specifies the lower boundary on the scroll bar. Valid Values A number (longint) Remarks The smallest acceptable value is -32,768. A scroll bar’s minimum value must be less than its maximum value. See Also WdgMaxValue, WdgLargeIncrement, WdgSmallIncrement

Field HelpMsg

A customized help message for a form field. A message that is output whenever the form field gets focus. The message appears in any form field of the “user message” class (DT is set to M) that is available in the current form or display. Valid Values A 256-character string If no message is specified,…
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Field WdgParID

The identification number for the form field’s parent object. Valid Values A number (longint) (DEFAULT =  0) Remarks If WdgParID is 0, the form field’s parent is considered to be the form to which it belongs. If WdgParID is non-zero, its parent is another form field in the form. See Also WdgID

Field FieldLen

Indicates the maximum length (in characters) of the form field’s data value. Valid Values An integer (1 to 32000) Remarks If the FieldLen exceeds the visual space available for displaying data in this form field (see Wdth, Hght, WdgWdth, and WdgHght), then the data can be scrolled through the visual space. See Also Hght, WdgHght,…
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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 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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Field WdgNumVisibleLines

The number of lines visible in a list box or combo box, or the number of visible lines in a multi-line entry field. Valid Values A non-negative integer Remarks In a list box or in the list portion of a combo box, indicates how may items are visible at one time. In a multi-line entry…
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