View-as attributes dialog
- Last Updated: April 17, 2021
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- OpenEdge
- Version 12.2
- Documentation
The View-as attributes dialog allows you to change the default
visualization of a column in a browser widget.
Note: This dialog behaves differently
depending on whether you are working with a static or dynamic
SmartDataBrowser.
You can access this dialog by clicking on the View-as
icon on the object's property sheet
dialog or Column Editor dialog (for Browse).
The View-as attributes dialog includes the following options:
| Field | Displays the field selected in the Field in
Browse list on the Column
Editor dialog. This drop-down is a selection list of
the columns in the browse widget. Note: The
Field drop-down is enabled only with
SmartDataBrowser that is linked to a data object. |
| View-as | Specify how the selected field must appear in the browse widget.
The options available are: Fill-in and
Combo-box. Note: Fill-in is
the default value. |
| List-Item | Select one of the following option:
Note: These options are available when you select
combo-box from the View-as
drop-down. |
| List-Item Editor | Enter the items to display in the combo-box. Note: This option is available when you select combo-box from the
View-as drop-down. |
| Type | Select either DROP-DOWN-LIST or
DROP-DOWN. Note: DROP-DOWN-LIST is the default
value. |
| Printable | This is delimiter type. When you select this option, you must enter a printable key such as a comma. |
| Non-printable | This is delimiter type. When you select this option, you must enter the CHR number for that character such as 1 for CHR(1). |
| Delimiter | The character that separates values input to or output from the
combo-box. The valid values for this field depend on the delimiter type setting: Printable or Non-printable. |
| Inner Lines | Enter a value that specifies the number of items visible at one
time in the list. Note: This option is available when you
select combo-box from the View-as
drop-down. |
| Maximum Characters | The maximum number of characters for an item or item-pair. Note: This option is available when you select
DROP-DOWN from the
Type list. |
| Sort | Select this check-box to insert all items in the combo-box in the
sorted order. Note: This option is available when you
select Combo-box in the
View-as drop-down. |
| Auto-Completion | Select this check-box to automatically complete keyboard input to
the first match to items in the combo-box. Note: This
option is available when you select
DROP-DOWN from the
Type list. |
| Unique-Match | Select this check-box to automatically complete the keyboard
input when it finds a unique match to items in the combo-box. Note: This option is available when you select the
Auto-Completion
check-box. |
For more information, see Column Editor dialog (for Browse)