Properties for Column controls in DataWindow objects

An x in the M (Modify) column means you can change the property.
An x in the S column means you can use the property with the
SyntaxFromSQL method. When (exp) is included in the description, you can
specify a DataWindow expression as the value for that property.

Property for a Column	M	S	Description
AccessibleDescription	x		A description of the control for use by assistive technology tools.
AccessibleName	x		A descriptive label for the control.
AccessibleRole			A description of the kind of user-interface element that the control is.
Accelerator	x		(exp) The accelerator key for the column.
Alignment	x		(exp) The alignment of the column’s text.
Attributes			A list of the properties of the column.
Background.property	x	x	(exp) Background settings for the column.
Band			The band containing the column.
BitmapName			Whether the column’s content names a picture that will be displayed instead of the text.
Border	x	x	(exp) The type of border around the column.
CheckBox.property	x		Settings for CheckBox edit style.
Color	x	x	(exp) The text color.
ColType			The column’s datatype.
Criteria.property	x		Settings for column in Prompt for Criteria dialog box.
dbAlias	x		An alias for the name of the database column.
dbName	x		The name of the database column.
dddw.property	x		Settings for DropDownDataWindow edit style.
ddlb.property	x		Settings for DropDownListBox edit style.
Edit.property	x	x	Settings for Edit edit style.
EditMask.property	x		Settings for EditMask edit style.
Font.property	x	x	(exp) Font settings for the column text.
Format	x		(exp) The column’s display format.
Height	x		(exp) The height of the column.
Height.AutoSize	x		Whether column height is adjusted to fit the data.
Height.HasMinHeight	x		Whether the column should maintain its minimum height.
HideSnaked	x		Whether the control appears once per page when printing newspaper columns.
HTML.property	x		(exp) Settings for creating hyperlinks for column data.
Identity	x		Whether the DBMS sets the column’s value.
ID			The number of the column.
Ink.property	x		Settings for Ink attributes of the InkEdit edit style.
InkEdit.property	x		Settings for InkEdit edit style.
Initial	x		The initial value in the column for a new row.
Key	x		Whether column is part of the table’s primary key.
Moveable	x		Whether the user can move the column.
Name			The name of the column.
Pointer	x		(exp) The pointer’s image when it is over the column.
Protect	x		(exp) Whether the column is protected from changes.
RadioButtons.property	x		Settings for RadioButton edit style.
Resizeable	x		Whether the user can resize the column.
RichEdit.property	x		Settings for RichText edit style.
RightToLeft	x		Whether the column is set for right-to-left reading.
SlideLeft	x		(exp) Whether the column moves left to fill in space.
SlideUp	x		(exp) How the column moves up to fill in space.
TabSequence	x		The position of the column in the tab order.
Tag	x		(exp) The tag text for the column.
Type			The control’s type, which is Column.
Update	x		Whether the column is updatable.
Validation	x		(exp) The validation expression for the column.
ValidationMsg	x		(exp) The message displayed when validation fails.
Values (for columns)	x		The values in the column’s code table.
Visible	x		(exp) Whether the column control is visible.
Width	x		(exp) The width of the column.
Width.Autosize	x		In Grid style DataWindows, determines whether the column’s width adjusts according to the data it contains.
X	x		(exp) The x coordinate of the column.
Y	x		(exp) The y coordinate of the column.

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