Category: User Interface

Case conversion status of a form field. Indicates how alphabetic characters typed into the form field are to be treated. Valid Values A 1-character code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning M Mixed case (characters will appear exactly as entered) U Upper case (characters will be converted to upper case) L Lower case…
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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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“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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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  

“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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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

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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The masking pattern used when data is input into the entry field. Valid Values A 256-character string, defining an input mask for the field. Remarks The input mask is applied only when the form field is available (unprotected) and has focus. When the field loses focus, the input mask disappears; if a display mask (DataMask…
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“Drop target” status of a form field. Indicates whether a form field can have a dragged form field dropped on it. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning N (DEFAULT) No Y Yes