Initial DataWindow object property

The initial value of the column in a newly inserted row.

Column controls

PowerBuilder dot notation:

<span>dw_control</span>.Object.<span>columnname</span>.Initial

1	<span>dw_control</span>.Object.<span>columnname</span>.Initial

Describe and Modify argument:

"<span>columnname</span>.Initial { = '<span> initialvalue</span> ' }"

1	"<span>columnname</span>.Initial { = '<span> initialvalue</span> ' }"

Parameter	Description
columnname	A string containing the name of the column for which you want to get or set the initial property.
initialvalue	A string containing the initial value of the column. Special values include: Empty – A string of length 0 Null – No value Spaces – All blanks Today – Current date, time, or date and time

Parameter

Description

columnname

A string containing the name of the column
for which you want to get or set the initial property.

initialvalue

A string containing the initial value
of the column. Special values include:

setting = dw1.Object.empname.Initial

1	setting = dw1.Object.empname.Initial

dw1.Object.empname.Initial = "empty"

1	dw1.Object.empname.Initial = "empty"

setting = dw1.Describe("empname.Initial")

1	setting = dw1.Describe("empname.Initial")

dw1.Modify("empname.Initial='empty'")

1	dw1.Modify("empname.Initial='empty'")

dw1.Modify("empstatus.Initial='A'")

1	dw1.Modify("empstatus.Initial='A'")

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