Working with edit styles in the DataWindow painter

An edit style you assign to a column in the Database painter is used by default when you place the column in a DataWindow object. You can override the edit style in the DataWindow painter by choosing another edit style from the extended attribute system tables or defining an ad hoc style for one specific column.

StepsTo specify an edit style for a column:

  1. In the DataWindow painter, move the pointer to the column, select Properties from the column's pop-up menu, and then select the Behavior category.

  2. Select the type of edit style you want from the EditStyle drop-down list.

    The information in the Behavior category changes to be appropriate to the type of edit style you selected.

  3. Do one of the following: