Style Name

In the Database painter, enter a new name for the style. In
the DataWindow painter, select a style from the drop-down list or
leave blank. If there is an existing edit style that is similar
to the style you want, select it and then modify it. The changes
do not affect the edit style defined in the Database painter.

Style Type

Select a different style type from the drop-down list.

Accelerator

An accelerator key for a column allows you to select a column (change
focus) with a keystroke rather than with the mouse. You change focus by
pressing the accelerator key in combination with the ALT key. To
assign an accelerator key to the DropDownDataWindow, enter the letter
you want to use in the Accelerator box. To indicate the accelerator
key in the text associated with the DropDownDataWindow (usually
a label or text object), enter an ampersand (&) before
the letter you assigned as the accelerator key.

Case

The case of the text in the DropDownDataWindow. Select Any
to allow any case, Upper to convert characters to uppercase, or
Lower to convert characters to lowercase.

Allow Editing

Check to allow the user to enter a value in the line edit
portion.

Empty string is NULL

Check to set the value of the DropDownDataWindow to NULL when
the user leaves it blank.

Required

Check to make the DropDownDataWindow a required field.

Always Show List

Check to display the dropdown portion of the DropDownDataWindow
whenever the field has focus.

Always Show Arrow

Check to display the down arrow permanently at the end of
the line edit portion.

Horizontal Scroll Bar, Vertical Scroll Bar

Check to display a horizontal or vertical scroll bar.

Split Horizontal Scroll Bar

Check to specify that the horizontal scroll bar is split.
You can adjust the split position.

Auto Horizontal Scroll

Check to specify that the DropDownDataWindow automatically
scrolls horizontally when you enter or delete data.

AutoRetrieve

Check to specify that data is retrieved into the DropDownDataWindow
when it is retreived into the parent DataWindow.

Limit

An integer from 0 to 32767 specifying the maximum number of characters
that can be entered in the DropDownDataWindow. Zero means unlimited.

Lines in Dropdown

An integer from 0 to 32767 specifying the number of lines
(values) to display in the DropDownDataWindow.

Width of Dropdown

Enter a percentage of the width of the DropDownDataWindow
to specify the width of the dropdown portion of the DropDownDataWindow.

DataWindow

Browse for the name of the DataWindow you want to make a DropDownDataWindow.
The list shows the DataWindow objects in the current target.

Data Column

Select the data column containing the value you want to store for
the column when you update the data source for the report containing
the DropDownDataWindow.

Display Column

Select the display column containing the value you want to display
in the line edit portion of the DropDownDataWindow when you select a
row.