Filtering the display of objects
You can change what objects display in expanded
libraries.
Settings are remembered
PowerBuilder records your preferences in the Library section
of the PowerBuilder initialization file so that the next time you
open the Library painter, the same information is displayed.
Specifying which objects display in all
libraries
In the Tree and List views, the Library painter displays all
objects in libraries that you expand, as well as targets, workspaces,
folders, and files. You can specify that the Library painter display
only specific kinds of objects and/or objects whose names match a
specific pattern. For example, you can limit the display to only
DataWindow objects, or limit the display to windows that begin with
w_emp.
To restrict which objects are displayed
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Select Design>Options from the menu bar and select the
Include tab. -
Specify the display criteria:
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To limit the display to entries that contain specific
text in their names, enter the text in the Name box. You can
use the wildcard characters question mark (?) and asterisk (*)
in the string. The ? represents one character; an * represents
any string of characters. The default is all entries of the
selected types. -
To limit the display to specific entry types, clear the
check boxes for the entry types that you do not want to
display. The default is all entries.
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Click OK.
The Options dialog box closes.
In the Tree view, expand libraries or select a library to
display the objects that meet the criteria.
Overriding the choices you made for a
specific view
In either the Tree view or the List view, you can override your
choice of objects that display in all libraries by selecting a
library, displaying the library’s pop-up menu, and then clearing or
selecting items on the list of objects.