Printing data – PB Docs 126
Printing data You can print a DataWindow object while the Preview view is displayed. You can print all pages, a range of pages, only the current page, or only odd or even pages. You can also specify whether you want multiple copies, collated copies, and printing to a file. Avoiding large rows To avoid multiple…
Prompting for retrieval criteria in a DataWindow object – PB Docs 126
Prompting for retrieval criteria in a DataWindow object You can define your DataWindow object so that it always prompts for retrieval criteria just before it retrieves data. PowerBuilder allows you to prompt for criteria when retrieving data for a DataWindow control, but not for a DataStore object. To prompt for retrieval criteria in a DataWindow…
The header band – PB Docs 126
The header band The header band contains heading information that is displayed at the top of every screen or page. The presentation style determines the contents of the header band: If the presentation style is Tabular, Grid, or N-Up, the headings defined for the columns in the Database painter display in the header band and…
Modifying a query – PB Docs 126
Modifying a query To modify a query: Select File>Open from the menu bar. Select the Queries object type and then the query you want to modify, and click OK. Modify the query as needed. Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank you for watching.
Saving the data as PDF – PB Docs 126
Saving the data as PDF PowerBuilder provides two ways to save a DataWindow object or DataStore in Portable Document Format (PDF). Using Ghostscript By default, when you select File>Save Rows As and select PDF as the file type, the data is printed to a PostScript file and automatically distilled to PDF using Ghostscript. This option…
Adding controls to a DataWindow object – PB Docs 126
Adding controls to a DataWindow object This section describes adding controls to enhance your DataWindow object. Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank you for watching.
Using retrieval arguments – PB Docs 126
Using retrieval arguments If you know which rows will be retrieved into the DataWindow object at runtime—that is, if you can fully specify the SELECT statement without having to provide a variable—you do not need to specify retrieval arguments. Adding retrieval arguments If you decide later that you need arguments, you can return to the…
Presenting the data – PB Docs 126
Presenting the data When you generate a new DataWindow object, PowerBuilder presents the data according to the properties already defined for a column, such as a column’s display format and edit style. Display formats Display formats embellish data values while still displaying them as letters, numbers, and special characters. Using display formats, for example, you…
Viewing pending SQL changes – PB Docs 126
Viewing pending SQL changes As you create or alter a table definition, you can view the pending SQL syntax changes that will be made when you save the table definition. To view pending SQL syntax changes: Right-click the table definition in the Columns view and select Pending Syntax from the pop-up menu. PowerBuilder displays the…
Wizard options – PB Docs 126
Wizard options Except for the object name settings, Table 16-8 lists the ASA MobiLink Synchronization wizard options. Table 16-8: ASA MobiLink Synchronization wizard options Option Description Destination library Lets you select the target PBL file where you want to generate the MobiLink synchronization objects. Desktop database connection Lets you select a PowerBuilder database profile or…