List View Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the list view control; or

  2. if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting "Attributes..." from the

    control's context menu or from the control's context menu.

  3. if selected: ENTER.

Entries

Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so it has the focus, and press F1.

Entry in Attributes Window Represents
Name Handle name of the list view control (may be overwritten with another name).
Attributes... Subordinate window for editing the list view control's attribute values. For more information, see List View Control Attributes Subwindow.
Columns: Displays the titles of the list view columns already created. If you select an item in this list, its attributes are displayed for editing. You can also select several items for cutting and pasting.
New Creates a new column.
Cut Cuts a selected item and copies it to the clipboard. You can also cut and paste several items at once.
Paste Pastes one or more columns from the clipboard.

Note:
The "New" and "Paste" entries insert columns behind the currently selected item, or, if no items are selected, at the top of the list. You deselect items by holding down CTRL while selecting the selected items.

Selected column In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the column selected in the "Columns" list box on the left.
Name Handle name of the column (may be overwritten with another name).
String STRING attribute value. Specifies the column's title.
... Dialog box for determining sources of STRING attribute values.
Format FORMAT attribute value. Specifies the column's data format type and length.
Edit Mask EDIT-MASKattribute value. Specifies the edit mask (if any) used to display values within the column.
Width RECTANGLE-W attribute value. Specifies the column width (in pixels).
Alignment:  
Left STYLE attribute value. Column title is left aligned.
Center STYLE attribute value. Column title is centered.

Note:
This option has no effect on the primary column, which is always left aligned.

Right STYLE attribute value. Column title is right aligned.

Note:
This option has no effect on the primary column, which is always left aligned.

Sorting:  
Case insensitive STYLE attribute value. Alpanumeric columns are sorted case-insensitively.
Word compare STYLE attribute value. Alpanumeric columns are sorted using a lexical compare that treats hyphens and apostrophes differently such that words such as "coordinate" and "co-ordinate" stay together in a sorted list.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value. If checked, the column will be shown.
Events Dialog box for editing the column's event handlers.
OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.