Control - Action button

This topic describes the associated properties of the Action button control.

Action

This property contains all the action types for an action button. The list of action types changes depending on which function you are adding an action button to. Access the list by clicking in the Value column alongside the Action

Default Button

This property specifies whether the action button is to be the default button on the form window at runtime. The default button property can be set to property. True or False. If set to True, the action button displays a thick black border. Only one action button can have this set to True. The default is False.

Caption

property.This property indicates the type of caption associated with a control. The caption types are:

  • System Text
  • Language Specific Text
  • Data Dictionary Text

X Position

This property specifies the x co-ordinate of the control relative to its parent and is specified in pixels.

Y Position

This property specifies the y co-ordinate of the control relative to its parent and is specified in pixels.

Width

This is the width of the control, specified in pixels.

Height

This is the height of the control, which is specified in pixels.

Font Details

This property shows the style and size of the font control. From the Font Details property you can change the size of the font and any combination of Bold, Italic, and Underline. The property displays Normal if no style has been specified. You can change the default font from the View menu by selecting Form Properties.