Field SN
A sequence number for the field. The field’s relative position in the entity set, relationship, or structured document to which it belongs. Valid Values A number in the range 0 to 32767
A sequence number for the field. The field’s relative position in the entity set, relationship, or structured document to which it belongs. Valid Values A number in the range 0 to 32767
The data type of the object’s value. Valid Values Char, varchar, alpha, varalpha, numeric, int, longint, vastint, or date Remarks For more information about data types, consult the User’s Guide. See Also Length, Decimals
The name assigned to a field or form field. Valid Values An 18-character string, containing a valid object name See Also ConstName, DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName
The heading used to denote the output of a field in a LIST or REPORT command. Valid Values Any character string, up to 80 alphanumeric characters Remarks If FieldHeading is $Null, the field’s name is used as the heading. See Also FieldName
The width used to display a field’s value in the output of a LIST or REPORT command. Valid Values Any number. The specified number is the width (in characters) that will be used to output the field’s value. If 0 is specified (DEFAULT), the width is determined at output time. If a negative number is…
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The number of decimal places for numeric fields or variables. Valid Values Any integer. If Decimals is left blank, 0 is used by default. Remarks Decimals is used for int, longint, vastint, and numeric data types and is ignored when the data type is date, alpha, varalpha, char, or varchar. See Also Length, Type
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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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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The default value for a field or form field. The value that a required field or form field will assume if no value is specified by the end-user. Valid Values A 256-character string, containing any character or numeric Valid Values Remarks Non-virtual Fields Default should contain a value expression that will be evaluated and assigned…
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The component structure of a named set. Valid Values A valid set specification, defining the component structure of the set Remarks Any objects mentioned in the set specification must exist before the named set is created.