Determining the Name of a Property bound to a Form Component

To determine the name of a property bound to a form component:

  1. Open the form that has the field or other component that displays the data to which you want to refer.
    For example, to create a subject line that includes a customer ID number and name, open the Customers form.
  2. Go into Design Mode for that form.
  3. Select the desired component, for example, the Customer ID field.
  4. Verify that the Component properties sheet is displayed.
    If not, select the View → Component Properties option.
  5. On the Component properties sheet, locate the Data Source → Binding field.
    The component’s property name is displayed in that field after the period. For example, for the customer ID number, the Binding field displays object.CustNum. Thus, the Customer ID field is bound to the property named CustNum.