Edit style types for the PBCatEdt table

Table A-7 shows
the edit style types available for the PBCatEdt table.

Table A-7: Edit style types for the **PBCatEdt** table
Edit style type	pbe_type value (column 3)
CheckBox	85
RadioButton	86
DropDownListBox	87
DropDownDataWindow	88
Edit	89
Edit Mask	90

CheckBox edit style (code 85)

Table A-8 shows
a sample row in the PBCatEdt table for a CheckBox
edit style. Table A-9 shows
the meaning of the values in Table A-8.

Table A-8: Sample row in **PBCatEdt** for
a CheckBox edit style
Name	Edit	Type	Cntr	Seqn	Flag
MyEdit	Text	85	1	1	Flag
MyEdit	OnValue	85	1	2	0
MyEdit	OffValue	85	1	3	0
MyEdit	ThirdValue	85	1	4	0

Table A-9: Values used in CheckBox edit
style sample
Value	Meaning
Text	CheckBox text
OnValue	Data value for On state
OffValue	Data value for Off state
ThirdValue	Data value for Third state (this row exists only if 3 State is checked for the edit style—bit 30 of Flag is 1)
Flag	32-bit flag. Low-order four hex digits are generic edit type; high-order four are styles within the type. A 1 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is checked. A 0 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is unchecked. Bit 31: Left Text Bit 30: 3 State Bit 29: 3D Bit 28: Scale Box Bits 27 – 16 (3 hex digits): Not used (set to 0) Bits 15 – 4 (3 hex digits): Always 0 for CheckBox edit style Bit 3: Always 0 for CheckBox edit style Bit 2: Always 1 for CheckBox edit style Bit 1: Always 0 for CheckBox edit style Bit 0: Always 0 for CheckBox edit style

RadioButton edit style (code 86)

Table A-10 shows
a sample row in the PBCatEdt table for a RadioButton
edit style. Table A-11 shows
the meaning of the values in Table A-10.

Table A-10: Sample row in **PBCatEdt** for
a RadioButton edit style
Name	Edit	Type	Cntr	Seqn	Flag
MyEdit	Columns	86	1	1	Flag
MyEdit	Display1	86	1	2	0
MyEdit	Data1	86	1	3	0
MyEdit	Display2	86	1	4	0
MyEdit	Data2	86	1	5	0

Table A-11: Values used in RadioButton edit
style sample
Value	Meaning
Columns	Character representation (in decimal) of number of columns (buttons) across.
Display1	Display value for first button.
Data1	Data value for first button.
Display2	Display value for second button.
Data2	Data value for second button. Display and data values are repeated in pairs for each radio button defined in the edit style.
Flag	32-bit flag. Low-order four hex digits are generic edit type; high-order four are styles within the type. A 1 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is checked. A 0 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is unchecked. Bit 31: Left Text Bit 30: 3D Bit 29: Scale Circles Bit 38: Not used (set to 0) Bits 27 – 16 (3 hex digits): Not used (set to 0) Bits 15 – 4 (3 hex digits): Always 0 for RadioButton edit style Bit 3: Always 1 for RadioButton edit style Bit 2: Always 0 for RadioButton edit style Bit 1: Always 0 for RadioButton edit style Bit 0: Always 0 for RadioButton edit style

DropDownListBox edit style (code 87)

Table A-12 shows
a sample row in the PBCatEdt table for a DropDownListBox edit
style. Table A-13 shows
the meaning of the values in Table A-12.

Table A-12: Sample row in **PBCatEdt** for
a DropDownListBox edit style
Name	Edit	Type	Cntr	Seqn	Flag	Work
MyEdit	Limit	87	1	1	Flag	Key
MyEdit	Display1	87	1	2	0
MyEdit	Data1	87	1	3	0
MyEdit	Display2	87	1	4	0
MyEdit	Data2	87	1	5	0

Table A-13: Values used in DropDownListBox
edit style sample
Value	Meaning
Limit	Character representation (in decimal) of the Limit value.
Key	One-character accelerator key.
Display1	Display value for first entry in code table.
Data1	Data value for first entry in code table.
Display2	Display value for second entry in code table.
Data2	Data value for second entry in code table. Display and data values are repeated in pairs for each entry in the code table.
Flag	32-bit flag. Low-order four hex digits are generic edit type; high-order four are styles within the type. A 1 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is checked. A 0 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is unchecked. Bit 31: Sorted Bit 30: Allow editing Bit 29: Auto HScroll Bit 28: VScroll bar Bit 27: Always show list Bit 26: Always show arrow Bit 25: Uppercase Bit 24: Lowercase (if bits 25 and 24 are both 0, then case is Any) Bit 23: Empty string is NULL Bit 22: Required field Bit 21: Not used (set to 0) Bit 20: Not used (set to 0) Bits 19 – 16 (1 hex digit): Not used (set to 0) Bits 15 – 4 (3 hex digits): Always 0 for DropDownListBox edit style Bit 3: Always 0 for DropDownListBox edit style Bit 2: Always 0 for DropDownListBox edit style Bit 1: Always 1 for DropDownListBox edit style Bit 0: Always 0 for DropDownListBox edit style

DropDownDataWindow edit style (code 88)

Table A-14 shows
a sample row in the PBCatEdt table for a DropDownDataWindow
edit style. Table A-15 shows
the meaning of the values in Table A-14.

Table A-14: Sample row in **PBCatEdt** for
a DropDownDataWindow edit style
Name	Edit	Type	Cntr	Seqn	Flag	Work
MyEdit	DataWin	88	1	1	Flag	Limit
MyEdit	DataCol	88	1	2	0	Key
MyEdit	DisplayCol	88	1	3	0	Width%

Table A-15: Values used in DropDownDataWindow
edit style sample
Value	Meaning
DataWin	Name of DataWindow object to use.
DataCol	Data column from DataWindow object.
DisplayCol	Display column from DataWindow object.
Limit	Character representation (in decimal) of Limit value.
Key	One-character accelerator key.
Width%	Width of the dropdown part of the DropDownDataWindow in %.
Flag	32-bit flag. Low-order four hex digits are generic edit type; high-order four are styles within the type. A 1 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is checked. A 0 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is unchecked. Bit 31: Allow editing Bit 30: Auto HScroll Bit 29: VScroll bar Bit 28: Always show list Bit 27: Uppercase Bit 26: Lowercase (if bits 27 and 26 are both 0, then case is Any) Bit 25: HScroll bar Bit 24: Split horizontal scroll bar Bit 23: Empty string is NULL Bit 22: Required field Bit 21: Always show arrow Bit 20: Not used (set to 0) Bits 19 – 16 (1 hex digit): Not used (set to 0) Bits 15 – 8 (2 hex digits): Always 0 for DropDownDataWindow edit style Bit 7: Always 0 for DropDownDataWindow edit style Bit 6: Always 0 for DropDownDataWindow edit style Bit 5: Always 0 for DropDownDataWindow edit style Bit 4: Always 1 for DropDownDataWindow edit style Bit 3 – 0 (1 hex digit): Always 0 for DropDownDataWindow edit style

Edit edit style (code 89)

Table A-16 shows
a sample row in the PBCatEdt table for an Edit
edit style. Table A-17 shows
the meaning of the values in Table A-16.

About the example This example shows an Edit edit style using a code table of
display and data values. There is a pair of rows in PBCatEdt for
each entry in the code table only if bit 23
of Flag is 1.

For information about code tables in edit
styles, see Chapter 22, “Displaying and Validating
Data .”

Table A-16: Sample row in **PBCatEdt** for
an Edit edit style
Name	Edit	Type	Cntr	Seqn	Flag	Work
MyEdit	Limit	89	1	1	Flag	Key
MyEdit	Format	89	1	2	0	Focus
MyEdit	Display1	89	1	3	0
MyEdit	Data1	89	1	4	0
MyEdit	Display2	89	1	5	0
MyEdit	Data2	89	1	6	0

Table A-17: Values used in Edit edit style
sample
Value	Meaning
Limit	Character representation (in decimal) of Limit value.
Key	One-character accelerator key.
Format	Display format mask.
Focus	Character “1” if Show Focus Rectangle is checked. NULL otherwise.
Flag	32-bit flag. Low-order four hex digits are generic edit type; high-order four are styles within the type. A 1 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is checked. A 0 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is unchecked. Bit 31: Uppercase Bit 30: Lowercase (if Bits 31 and 30 are both 0, then case is Any) Bit 29: Auto selection Bit 28: Password Bit 27: Auto HScroll Bit 26: Auto VScroll Bit 25: HScroll bar Bit 24: VScroll bar Bit 23: Use code table Bit 22: Validate using code table Bit 21: Display only Bit 20: Empty string is NULL Bit 19: Required field Bit 18: Not used (set to 0) Bit 17: Not used (set to 0) Bit 16: Not used (set to 0) Bits 15 – 4 (3 hex digits): Always 0 for Edit edit style Bit 3: Always 0 for Edit edit style Bit 2: Always 0 for Edit edit style Bit 1: Always 0 for Edit edit style Bit 0: Always 1 for Edit edit style

Edit Mask edit style (code 90)

Table A-18 shows
a sample row in the PBCatEdt table for an EditMask
edit style. Table A-19 shows
the meaning of the values in Table A-18.

About the example This example shows an Edit Mask edit style using a code table
of display and data values as part of a spin control. Rows 2 and
beyond exist in PBCatEdt only if the edit mask
is defined as a spin control (bit 29 of Flag is
1). Rows 3 and beyond exist only if the optional code table is populated.

For information about using an edit mask as
a spin control, see Chapter 22, “Displaying and Validating
Data .”

Table A-18: Sample row in **PBCatEdt** for
an EditMask edit style
Name	Edit	Type	Cntr	Seqn	Flag	Work
MyEdit	Format	90	1	1	Flag	DtFcKy
MyEdit	Range	90	1	2	0	SpinInc
MyEdit	Display1	90	1	3	0
MyEdit	Data1	90	1	4	0
MyEdit	Display2	90	1	5	0
MyEdit	Data2	90	1	6	0

Table A-19: Values used in EditMask edit
style sample
Value	Meaning
Format	Display format mask.
DtFcKy	Concatenated string with 1-character data-type code, 1-character focus-rectangle code (0 or 1), and 1-character accelerator key. Data type codes: Format String = “0” Format Number = “1” Format Date = “2” Format Time = “3” Format DataTime= “4” Examples: “10x” means format is Number type, focus rectangle option is unchecked, accelerator key is “x” “31z” means format is Time type, focus rectangle option is checked, accelerator key is “z”
Range	Character representation (in decimal) of spin control range. The min value and max value are tab-delimited. Example: “1[tab]13” means min = 1, max = 13
SpinInc	Character representation (in decimal) of spin increment.
Display1	Display value for first entry in code table.
Data1	Data value for first entry in code table.
Display2	Display value for second entry in code table.
Data2	Data value for second entry in code table. Display and data values are repeated in pairs for each entry in the code table.
Flag	32-bit flag. Low-order four hex digits are generic edit type; high-order four are styles within the type. A 1 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is checked. A 0 in any bit indicates the corresponding style is unchecked. Bit 31: Required Bit 30: Autoskip Bit 29: Spin control Bit 28: Read only (code table option) Bit 27: Use code table Bit 26: Not used (set to 0) Bit 25: Not used (set to 0) Bit 24: Not used (set to 0) Bit 23 – 16 (2 hex digits): Not used (set to 0) Bit 15 – 8 (2 hex digits): Always 0 for Edit Mask edit style Bit 7: Always 0 for Edit Mask edit style Bit 6: Always 0 for Edit Mask edit style Bit 5: Always 1 for Edit Mask edit style Bit 4: Always 0 for Edit Mask edit style Bits 3 – 0 (1 hex digit): Always 0 for Edit Mask edit style

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