Supplying property values

Each property has its own set of property values that you can use to specify the true and false conditions in the If expression. Usually you specify a number to indicate what you want. For example, if you are working with the Border property, you use the number 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to specify a border.

Table 10-1 summarizes the properties available. A detailed description of each property follows the table. For a complete list of properties for each control, see the online help.

NoteValid values of properties are shown in parentheses in the Properties view wherever possible. For example, the drop-down list showing border selections includes the correct number for specifying each border in parentheses after the name of the border (ShadowBox (1), Underline (4)).

Table 10-1: Properties for controls in the Report painter

Property

Painter option in Properties view

Description

Background.Color

Background Color on Background page or Font page

Background color of a control

Border

Border on General page

Border of a control

Brush.Color

Brush Color on General page

Color of a graphic control

Brush.Hatch

Brush Hatch on General page

Pattern used to fill a graphic control

Color

Text Color on Font page; Color on General page; Line Color on General page

Color of text for text controls, columns, and computed fields; background color for the report; line color for graphs

Font.Escapement (for rotating controls)

Escapement on Font page

Rotation of a control

Font.Height

Size on Font page

Height of text

Font.Italic

Italic on Font page

Use of italic font for text

Font.Strikethrough

Strikeout on Font page

Use of strikethrough for text

Font.Underline

Underline on Font page

Use of underlining for text

Font.Weight

Bold on Font page

Weight (for example, bold) of text font

Format

Format on Format page

Display format for columns and computed fields

Height

Height on Position page

Height of a control

Pen.Color

Pen Color on General page

Color of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control

Pen.Style

Pen Style on General page

Style of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control

Pen.Width

Pen Width on General page

Width of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control

Pointer

Pointer on Pointer page

Image to be used for the pointer

Protect

Protect on General page

Whether a column can be edited

Timer_Interval

Timer Interval on General page

How often time fields are to be updated

Visible

Visible on General page

Whether a control is visible

Width

Width on Position page

Width of a control

X

X on Position page

X position of a control

X1, X2

X1, X2 on Position page

X coordinates of either end of a line

Y

Y on Position page

Y position of a control relative to the band in which it is located

Y1, Y2

Y1, Y2 on Position page

Y coordinates of either end of a line