Category: The ZIM Data Dictionary

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Field EntPerUser

Whether this entity set is defined to be per user. Valid Values “yes” or “no” (the default value is “no”). Remarks Normally, entity sets belong to the database and are managed by ZimServer. However, per user entity sets have these differences: . They are handled by the current session and their information is lost after…
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Multiple Windows

Using Multiple Windows So far we have dealt with the simple case where there is only one window. Now, let’s investigate the more usual case where many windows can be active simultaneously. Assume that the above examples have been built within a database that defines customers, products, and orders and that we have created non-modal…
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Predefined Color Constants

These numeric constants are in Zim’s data dictionary. They can be used instead of the number value to make your code more readable. Color Constant Name Value Color Constant Name Value Inherited from the parent 0 cInactiveCaptionTxt 19 Black 1 cWindowText 20 Blue 2 cWindowFrame 21 Green 3 cScrollBarColor 22 Cyan 4 cMenuTextColor 23 Red…
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Field DirName

The name of an application directory (Directories); otherwise, the one application directory in which the associated object may exist. Valid Values An 18-character string, containing a valid object name Remarks In Directories: DirName is the name assigned to the directory. In other Object Dictionary entity sets: In any entity set, the principal object’s DirName must…
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DDDescriptions

Stores additional descriptive information about any type of object. An Object [data] Dictionary description is a programming object. The descriptions in DDDescriptions are available for use by special development tools, either those potentially available from Zim or those created by the application developer. Establishing a Description Call up the Development Center with the DC command,…
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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 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 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 WdgRow

The vertical position of the top edge of the object, expressed in twips. Valid Values A non-negative number (longint) Remarks In DisplayForms, indicates the vertical position of the top edge of the first occurrence of a repeated form in relation to the display. In FormFields, indicates the vertical position of the top edge of the…
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Field FileName

The operating system name of a file or an input/output device. The file or device that the document represents. Valid Values Up to 256 alphanumeric and special characters (see “Remarks”, below, for details) Remarks Files FileName can refer to a file that already exists, or it may contain the name of a file that the…
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