Category: The ZIM Data Dictionary

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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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Field FFSN

A user-assigned number that can be used to control the tabbing sequence within a group of form fields. Valid Values An integer (0 to 999) Remarks If FFSN is set to 0, the software automatically resets it to match the Z-order (WdgZOrder) specified for the form field. Accordingly, if all fields in a form are…
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Field WdgFontSize

Specifies the point size of the font to be used to display text in the object. Valid Values An integer (1 to 999) Remarks A default value can be specified in the initialization file or environment variable. Consult your Getting Started and Guide to Operations (Windows Version). This attribute is Meaningful for graphic-class windows only.…
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Field WdgID

A system defined identification number for a form field. Valid Values A number (longint) Remarks WdgID and WdgParID are used to create parent-child relationships.  A form field is the child of another form field if its WdgParID matches the other field’s WdgID. Parent-child relationships are used to define relative positioning, color and font inheritance, and effective…
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Field ErrorMsg

A customized error message for a form field. A message that is output if invalid data is entered into the form field. The message appears in any form field of the “user message” class (FT is set to V and DT is set to M) that is available in the current form or display. Valid…
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Field WdgOrientation

Indicates the orientation of a scroll bar form field. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 1 Vertical 2 Horizontal  

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