Edit.property

columnname

The column with the Edit edit style for which you want to get or set property values. You can specify the column name or a pound sign (#) and the column number.

property

A property for the column’s Edit style. Properties and their settings are listed in the table below. The table identifies the properties you can use with SyntaxFromSql.

value

The value to be assigned to the property. For most Edit properties, you cannot specify a DataWindow expression. The exception is Edit.Format.

AutoHScroll

Whether the edit control scrolls horizontally automatically when data is entered or deleted.

Values are:

• Yes – Scroll horizontally automatically.

• No – Do not scroll horizontally automatically.

You can use AutoHScroll with SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Horizontal Scroll option.

AutoSelect

Whether to select the contents of the edit control automatically when it receives focus.

Values are:

• Yes – Select automatically.

• No – Do not select automatically.

You can use AutoSelect with SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Selection option.

AutoVScroll

Whether the edit box scrolls vertically automatically when data is entered or deleted.

Values are:

• Yes – Scroll vertically automatically.

• No – Do not scroll vertically automatically.

You can use AutoVScroll with SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Vertical Scroll option.

Case

The case of the text in the edit control.

Values are:

• Any – Character of any case allowed.

• Upper – Characters converted to uppercase.

• Lower – Characters converted to lowercase.

Painter: Case option.

CodeTable

Whether the column has a code table.

Values are:

• Yes – Code table defined.

• No – No code table defined.

Painter: Use Code Table option.

DisplayOnly

Whether the column is display only.

Values are:

• Yes – Do not allow the user to enter data; make the column display only.

• No – (Default) Allow the user to enter data.

Painter: Display Only option.

For conditional control over column editing, use the Protect property.

FocusRectangle

Whether a dotted rectangle (the focus rectangle) surrounds the current row of the column when the column has focus.

Values are:

• Yes – Display the focus rectangle.

• No – Do not display the focus rectangle.

You can use FocusRectangle with SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Show Focus Rectangle option.

Format

(exp) A string containing the display format of the edit control. The value for Format is quoted and can be a DataWindow expression.

Painter: Format option (do not use quotes around the value).

HScrollBar

Whether a horizontal scroll bar displays in the edit control.

Values are:

• Yes – Display the horizontal scroll bar.

• No – Do not display the horizontal scroll bar.

Painter: Horizontal Scroll Bar option.

Limit

A number specifying the maximum number of characters (0 to 32,767) that the user can enter. 0 means unlimited.

Painter: Limit option.

Name

A string whose value is the name of the predefined edit style associated with the column. Named styles are defined in the Database painter and can be reused. Specifying a name that has not been previously defined associates the name with the column but does not define a new edit style.

Painter: Style Name option.

NilIsNull

Whether to set the value of the edit control to null when the user leaves it blank.

Values are:

• Yes – Make the empty string null.

• No – Do not make the empty string null.

Painter: Empty String is Null option.

Password

Whether to assign secure display mode to the column. When the user enters characters, they display as asterisks (*).

Values are:

• Yes – Assign secure display mode to the column.

• No – Do not assign secure-display mode to the column.

If you change the Password property, you should also change the Format property to display the results you want (for example, *****).

Painter: Password option.

Required

Whether the column is required.

Values are:

• Yes – It is required.

• No – It is not required.

Painter: Required option.

Style

(Describe only) Returns the edit style of the column.

Painter: Style Type option.

UseEllipsis

Whether an ellipsis (three dots) displays when a column with the Edit edit style contains character data that is too long for the display column in the DataWindow.

The ellipsis does not display when the column has focus.

Values are:

• Yes – Truncate the data and add an ellipsis.

• No – Truncate the data. Do not add an ellipsis.

The property is ignored if you:

• Check Autosize Height on the Position page or set the Height.Autosize property in a script.

• Specify an expression for the Escapement property on the Font page or set the Font.Escapement property in a script to rotate the text.

Painter: Use Ellipsis check box on the Format page.

ValidateCode

Whether the code table will be used to validate user-entered values.

Values are:

• Yes – Use the code table.

• No – Do not use the code table.

Painter: Validate option, available when Use Code Table is selected.

VScrollBar

Whether a vertical scroll bar displays in the line edit.

Values are:

• Yes – Display vertical scroll bars.

• No – Do not display vertical scroll bars.

Painter: Vertical Scroll Bar option.