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Properties

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ð Size and Coordinates

Left

Specifies the left (horizontal) ordinate pixel of the object

Top

Specifies the top (vertical) ordinate pixel of the object

Width

Specifies the object width, in pixels  

Height

Specifies the object height, in pixels

Align

Specifies the alignment of the object. The options are:

None - Object can be moved anywhere because it is not aligned to the parent object

Client - Aligns itself to the available client area by expanding to fill the parent object that it is in

Left - Aligns itself to the left side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent height

Right - Aligns itself to the right side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent height

Top - Aligns itself to the top side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent width

Bottom - Aligns itself to the bottom side of the parent object growing or shrinking to match parent width

 

ð Hint

Value which will display when the object is hovered over by the mouse cursor

 

ð Background Color and Font

Color

Specifies the background color of the object

AaBbYyZz

Specifies the font style, size and color for the object

 

ð Text Alignment

Specifies the justification of the text within the object. The options are:

Left - Text is left justified

Center - Text is center justified

Right - Text is right justified

 

ð Table and Field

Table Name

Specifies the table that the control is associated with

 

ð Attributes

Auto Size

Object will shrink or stretch automatically based on value displayed

Light Style

Uses only the shadow to give the caption a three dimensional appearance

Show Hint

Displays the defined hint

Transparent

Allows the background to become transparent to the parent object

Word Wrap

Forces text to wrap at the nearest word based on the user defined width

 

ð Calculations

Choose the system variable whose value will appear in the object. Options include:

Date

Date and Time

Time

R:BASE Name

R:BASE User

Windows User

Computer Name

Database Name

Default Printer

Current Printer

R:BASE Version

R:BASE Build

R:BASE Version and Build

Current Directory

Record Count

Record Number and Count

Record Number and Count with Description

Record Number

Record Number with Description

 

ð Component ID

Unique identifier used when passing property parameters in statements

SysVar_Prop