Select Properties to Include and Specify Attributes dialog box

Use this dialog box to view and edit all the IDO properties to be included as components on the new form. Each row in the grid is a property from the IDO whose collection is bound to this form. Each column displays a specification for including the property as a component on the resulting form.

To edit the component specifications for a property, enter your changes directly in the grid. Or you can select the row you want and click Edit.

Property Description/Comments
Name The name of the property included as a component on this form, including its attribute code and data type. Attribute codes are subcollection (c), key field (k), or read-only (r).
Include Select this check box to include the IDO property as a component on the form. Clear this check box to omit the IDO property from the form.
Component Class The name of the component class associated with this component. Click the Edit Class button to edit the component class. Click the To Class button to save the specifications for this component as a component class.
Type Specifies the type of component:
  • Default. Edit component
  • Bool. Check box component
  • Small Set Code.
  • Small Set Description.
  • Large Set Code.
  • Large Set Description.
  • Grid. Grid column component
  • Radio. Radio button component
Width The maximum number of characters that can be entered into the component.
Display Width The number of characters displayed by the component after entry.
Caption The caption of the component, usually a string. You can enter literal text, select a string, or click the New Caption or Edit Caption button to create or edit a string.
Container Type Default: The component has no container.

Form Page: The component is contained within a form page component.

Notebook: The component is contained within a notebook component.

Container Sequence For components within containers, the sequence number of the container being used.
Group Box Label The label for a group box component, usually a string. You can enter literal text, select a string, or click the New Group or Edit Group button to create or edit a string.
Tool Tip The text of the tool tip for the component, usually a string. You can enter literal text, select a string, or click the New Tip or Edit Tip button to create or edit a string.
List Source See List source.

For list box, drop list, combo box, enhanced combo box, and grid column components, the specifications of the list source expressed in Windows client keywords and parameters.

Find Form

Find Property

For components whose value is retrieved from another form, the form name and property that supplies the value. The component's shortcut menu includes the Find command.
Maintain Form For components whose value is maintained on another form, the form name that maintains the value. The component's shortcut menu includes the Detail command or (if Find Form and Find Property are also specified) the Add and Detail commands.
Validators Specify validators for the component using Windows client keywords and parameters.
Order The tab order number of the component.
Validate Immediately Select this check box to make a component's validators execute when the user selects from a list or exits the component. Clear this check box to defer validation until the user navigates away or saves.
Value Is List Index For components with a list source, select this check box to set the component's value to the zero-based index of the selected item. If the first item is selected, the component's value is set to 0; if the second item is selected, the component's value is set to 1; and so on. Clear this check box to disassociate the component's value from the index of the current list.
In Grid For multiview forms only. Select this check box if the component is included in the grid pane.
Primary Criteria For query forms only. Select this check box if the component is included on the Primary Criteria tab. Otherwise, clear this check box.
Additional Criteria For query forms only. Select this check box if the component is included on the Additional Criteria tab. Otherwise, clear this check box.
In Results For query forms only. Select this check box if the component is included in the Results pane. Otherwise, clear this check box.