columnname

The column with the Edit edit style for
which you want to get or set property values. You can specify the
column name or a pound sign (#) and the column number.

property

A property for the column’s
Edit style. Properties and their settings are listed in the table
below. The table identifies the properties you can use with DataWindowSyntaxFromSql.

value

The value to be assigned to the property.
For most Edit properties, you cannot specify a DataWindow expression.
The exception is Edit.Format.

AutoHScroll

Whether the edit control scrolls horizontally
automatically when data is entered or deleted.

Values are:

• Yes – Scroll
  horizontally automatically.

• No – Do not scroll horizontally automatically.

You can use AutoHScroll with DataWindowSyntaxFromSql.
The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Horizontal Scroll option.

AutoSelect

Whether to select the contents of the
edit control automatically when it receives focus.

Values are:

• Yes – Select
  automatically.

• No – Do not select automatically.

You can use AutoSelect with DataWindowSyntaxFromSql.
The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Selection option.

AutoVScroll

Whether the edit box scrolls vertically
automatically when data is entered or deleted.

Values are:

• Yes – Scroll
  vertically automatically.

• No – Do not scroll vertically automatically.

You can use AutoVScroll with DataWindowSyntaxFromSql.
The setting applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Vertical Scroll option.

Case

The case of the text in the edit control.

Values are:

• Any – Character
  of any case allowed.

• Upper – Characters converted to uppercase.

• Lower – Characters converted to lowercase.

Painter: Case option.

CodeTable

Whether the column has a code table.

Values are:

• Yes – Code
  table defined.

• No – No code table defined.

Painter: Use Code Table option.

DisplayOnly

Whether the column is display only.

Values are:

• Yes – Do not
  allow the user to enter data; make the column display only.

• No – (Default) Allow the user to enter
  data.

Painter: Display Only option.

For conditional control over column editing, use the Protect
property.

FocusRectangle

Whether a dotted rectangle (the focus
rectangle) surrounds the current row of the column when the column
has focus.

Values are:

• Yes – Display
  the focus rectangle.

• No – Do not display the focus rectangle.

You can use FocusRectangle with DataWindowSyntaxFromSql. The setting
applies to all the columns in the generated syntax.

Painter: Show Focus Rectangle option.

Format

(exp) A string containing
the display format of the edit control. The value for Format is
quoted and can be a DataWindow expression.

Painter: Format option (do not use quotes around the value).

HScrollBar

Whether a horizontal scroll bar displays
in the edit control.

Values are:

• Yes – Display
  the horizontal scroll bar.

• No – Do not display the horizontal scroll
  bar.

Painter: Horizontal Scroll Bar option.

Limit

A number specifying the maximum number
of characters (0 to 32,767) that the user can enter. 0 means unlimited.

Painter: Limit option.

Name

A string whose value is the name of the
predefined edit style associated with the column. Named styles are
defined in the Database painter and can be reused. Specifying a
name that has not been previously defined associates the name with
the column but does not define a new edit style.

Painter: Style Name option.

NilIsNull

Whether to set the value of the edit
control to null when the user leaves it blank.

Values are:

• Yes – Make
  the empty string null.

• No – Do not make the empty string null.

Painter: Empty String is Null option.

Password

Whether to assign secure display mode
to the column. When the user enters characters, they display as
asterisks (*).

Values are:

• Yes – Assign
  secure display mode to the column.

• No – Do not assign secure-display mode
  to the column.

If you change the Password property, you should also change
the Format property to display the results you want (for example, *****).

Painter: Password option.

Required

Whether the column is required.

Values are:

• Yes – It is
  required.

• No – It is not required.

Painter: Required option.

Style

(Describe only)
Returns the edit style of the column.

Painter: Style Type option.

UseEllipsis

Whether an ellipsis (three dots) displays
when a column with the Edit edit style contains character data that
is too long for the display column in the DataWindow.

The ellipsis does not display when the column has focus.

Values are:

• Yes – Truncate
  the data and add an ellipsis.

• No – Truncate the data. Do not add an ellipsis.

The property is ignored if you:

• Check
  Autosize Height on the Position page or set the Height.Autosize
  property in a script.

• Specify an expression for the Escapement property
  on the Font page or set the Font.Escapement property in a script to
  rotate the text.

Painter: Use Ellipsis check box on the Format page.

ValidateCode

Whether the code table will be used to
validate user-entered values.

Values are:

• Yes – Use the
  code table.

• No – Do not use the code table.

Painter: Validate option, available when Use Code Table is
selected.

VScrollBar

Whether a vertical scroll bar displays
in the line edit.

Values are:

• Yes – Display
  vertical scroll bars.

• No – Do not display vertical scroll bars.

Painter: Vertical Scroll Bar option.