hyperblock
One of several objects used to display the contents
of a list in a report. It has a key output cell and a value cell. The key
output cell contains the reference to the list. Typically, you put a formula in
the value cell to retrieve a slice of data. Unlike other list objects (for
example, a combo box) a hyperblock exists only in Design Mode. In View Mode,
only its output is visible. In View Mode the value cell is copied once for
every element of the list. If the value cell contains a formula, a value is
calculated and displayed for each element of the list. Hyperblocks can display
lists horizontally or vertically. Often, two hyperblocks (one horizontal and
one vertical) are nested with their value cells overlapping, and a formula
placed in the value cell. In View Mode, the lists form the X and Y axes of the
report and the formulas generate the report data.