Presenting the data – PB Docs 150
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…
Altering a table – PB Docs 150
Altering a table After a table is created, how you can alter the table depends on your DBMS. You can always: Add or modify PowerBuilder-specific extended attributes for columns Delete an index and create a new index You can never: Insert a column between two existing columns Prohibit null values for an appended column Alter…
About edit styles – PB Docs 150
About edit styles You can define edit styles for columns. Edit styles specify how column data is presented in DataWindow objects. Unlike display formats, edit styles do not only affect the display of data; they also affect how users interact with the data at runtime. Once you define an edit style, it can be used…