Providing Help buttons – PB Docs 80
Providing Help buttons A DataWindow object has properties related to online Help. By initializing the DataWindow.Help.File property to the name of a Help file, you can display Help command buttons on dialog boxes that display for a DataWindow during execution. For complete information on the Help-related DataWindow object properties, see the DataWindow Reference . Document…
Generating HTML – PB Docs 80
Generating HTML You can use the data in a DataWindow object to create HyperText Markup Language (HTML) syntax. Once the HTML has been created, you can display it in a Web browser. Web DataWindow This section does not describe the Web DataWindow. The Web DataWindow uses DataWindow object properties that are described in Chapter 6,…
Chapter 1 About DataWindow Technology – PB Docs 80
Chapter 1 About DataWindow Technology About this chapter This chapter describes what DataWindow objects are and the ways you can use them in various application architectures and programming environments. Contents Topic About DataWindow objects, controls, and components Choosing a DataWindow technology PowerBuilder DataWindow control DataWindow, Java Edition Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank you for…
Chapter 3 Dynamically Changing DataWindow Objects – PB Docs 80
Chapter 3 Dynamically Changing DataWindow Objects About this chapter This chapter describes how to modify and create DataWindow objects during execution. Contents Topic About dynamic DataWindow processing Modifying a DataWindow object Creating a DataWindow object Providing query ability to users Providing Help buttons Reusing a DataWindow object Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank you for…
About dynamic DataWindow processing – PB Docs 80
About dynamic DataWindow processing Basics DataWindow objects and all entities in them (such as columns, text, graphs, and pictures) each have a set of properties. You can look at and change the values of these properties during execution using DataWindow methods or property expressions. You can also create DataWindow objects during execution. A DataWindow object…
Modifying a DataWindow object – PB Docs 80
Modifying a DataWindow object During execution, you can modify the appearance and behavior of a DataWindow object by: Changing the values of its properties, or Adding or deleting controls from the DataWindow object Changing property values You can use the Modify method or a property expression to set property values. This lets you change settings…
About the Web ActiveX – PB Docs 80
About the Web ActiveX Features The DataWindow Web control for ActiveX is a fully interactive DataWindow control for use with Microsoft Internet Explorer. It implements all standard DataWindow features except rich text. The Web ActiveX supports data retrieval with retrieval arguments and data update. You can use edit styles, display formats, and validation rules. Most…
HTML for inserting the controls on a Web page – PB Docs 80
HTML for inserting the controls on a Web page You include the controls on a Web page with an Object element and associated Param elements. Then you write scripts that direct the control to make database connections, retrieve and update data, and respond to user actions. The way the Object and Param elements look in…
Creating a DataWindow object – PB Docs 80
Creating a DataWindow object This section describes how to create a DataWindow object by calling the Create method in an application. DataWindow painter You should use the techniques described here for creating a DataWindow from syntax only if you cannot accomplish what you need to in the DataWindow painter. The usual way of creating DataWindow…
Providing query ability to users – PB Docs 80
Providing query ability to users When you call the Retrieve method for a DataWindow control, the rows specified in the DataWindow object’s SELECT statement are retrieved. You can give users the ability to further specify which rows are retrieved during execution by putting the DataWindow into query mode. To do that, you use the Modify…