Category: ZIM-X Basics

The Original Internet Language

Field CM

Compress status of a form field. Indicates how the data mask associated with the form field is to be treated. Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning Y The data mask literals are not included in the value of the form field N The data mask literals form part…
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Field WdgMultiLine

Indicates whether a text-entry form field consists of one line or multiple lines. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 0 One line 1 Multiple lines   See Also WdgNumVisibleLines

Field AN

“Allow nulls” status of a form field. Indicates the value to be taken by the form field when it contains no data. Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: CODE MEANING Y When no data is entered, the field is $Null (valueless) N When no data is entered, the field takes…
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Field TE

Indicates how the form field responds to a GotFocus event (“transmit-on-enter” status). Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning N No response except to visually indicate GotFocus (DEFAULT) Y Control returns to the application program every time the form field gets focus  

Field WdgDblClick

Effect of a mouse double-click in a form field. Indicates whether a DoubleClick event is to be returned to the application program when a mouse double-click occurs in this form field. Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning N (DEFAULT) No Y Yes  

Field AC

“Autoclear” status of a form field. Indicates whether existing data is automatically cleared from a form field when new data is entered. Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: CODE MEANING Y The field is to be cleared automatically when the end-user begins to modify it for the first time N…
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Field WdgFCBlue, WdgFCGreen and WdgFCRed

Foreground color (custom). “Blends” a custom foreground color for the object, indicating the quantity of blue, green, and red to be used in the custom color. Valid Values An integer (0 to 255) Remarks In most windowing environments, a “palette” is typically available from which a color choice can be made. Depending on your system,…
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Field WdgDragMode

Drag status of a form field. Indicates whether the associated form field can be dragged. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 0 No 1 Manual 2 Automatic (DEFAULT)  

Field MenuName

The name assigned to a menu. Valid Values An 18-character string, containing a valid object name See Also ConstName, DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName

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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