Table Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the table; or

  2. if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu or

  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
Table:  
Name Handle name of the table (may be overwritten with another name)
Attributes... Subordinate window for editing the table's attribute values. For more information, see Table Attributes Subwindow. (Normally, all attributes of a dialog element can be edited in the attributes window. Instead, the attributes of each column specification control in the table can be edited here. For reasons of space, the table's attributes are edited in a separate subwindow).
Columns: Displays the handle name, the COLUMN-TYPE and the STRING attribute values of the column specification controls already created. If you select a column specification control, its attributes are displayed for editing. You can also select several column specifications for cutting and pasting.
Selected Column
Specification:
In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the column specification controls selected in the "Columns" list box on the left.
Name Handle name of the column specification control (may be overwritten with another name).
Type COLUMN-TYPE attribute value for the selected column specification control. If the type is "Selection Box", the "Items" entry is enabled and enables you to define the number of selection box items and the source of their values.
String STRING attribute value.
... Dialog box for determining sources of STRING attribute values.
DIL text DIL-TEXT attribute value (string).
... Dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values.
Items If the "Type" entry is set to "Selection Box", this entry is enabled and allows you to enter the number of selection box items.
... Dialog box for determining sources of selection box item values.
Help ID HELP-ID attribute value. You must use the help topic's .h file to map the numerical ID that you enter here to the corresponding help topic ID (created by a markup in the .hlp file).
Width RECTANGLE-W attribute value.
Length LENGTH attribute value.
State:  
Modifiable MODIFIABLE attribute value.
RTL RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
New Creates a new column specification control.

If you change the type in the "Type" field of the "Selected Column Specification" group frame, it creates a column specification control with a corresponding COLUMN-TYPE attribute value.

Cut Cuts the selected column specification control(s) and copies it (them) to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes the selected column specification control(s) from the clipboard.

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

OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.