Form Component List dialog box

Use this dialog box to view all the components on the current form and to edit certain types of properties. Each row in the list represents a component on the form. Each column displays a property for the component.


Column/Property	Description/Comments
Name	Specifies the internal name of the component, which must be unique to the form
Type	Specifies what type of component it is
Data Source	Specifies the source of data to which the component is bound
Container	Specifies the container, if any, to which the component belongs
Tab Order	Specifies the tab order number of the component
Event	Specifies the event to be generated when the user interacts with the component in run time
Pane	(Multiview and query forms only) Indicates the pane in which the component is displayed Valid values include: First: The Grid View or the top pane Second: The Detail View or the bottom pane
Error?	Indicates whether an error was generated when the component was created OK indicates that no errors were generated.
Component Class	Specifies the component class on which the component is based, if any
Enabled When	Specifies the conditions under which this component is enabled, if any
Visible When	Specifies the conditions under which this component is visible, if any
Required When	Specifies the conditions under which this component is required, if any
From Base Form	Indicates whether the component takes its value and properties from a base form
From Master Device	Indicates whether the component is part of the master device type for the form

Note: In the case of a form that has been created as an extension of another form, this dialog box displays the components in two lists:

One for the components that take their values from the extended form (From This Form)
These are the components that are available for editing on the form.
One for the components that take their values from the original form (From Base Form)
These components are disabled and unavailable for editing unless you "unlock" them.

You can also copy and paste data from the grid into a spreadsheet for further searching or sorting of the entire list of components on a form.

Editing components from this dialog box

To edit properties of a component, select the row for the component you want and then click Edit.

WinStudio launches the Form Component Properties dialog box, which you can then use to edit the selected component's properties.

Note: When working with a form that has been created as an extension of another form, you can override the default setting that prevents you from changing the properties for a component belonging to the original (base) form. To do this, in the Form Component Properties dialog box, first reset the From Base Form property to False; and then you can modify the component's other properties.