Specifying properties of a grid DataWindow object
In grid DataWindow objects, you can specify:
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When grid lines are displayed
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How users can interact with the DataWindow object at
runtime
To specify basic grid DataWindow object properties
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Position the mouse pointer on the background in a grid
DataWindow object, display the pop-up menu, and select
Properties. -
Select the options you want in the Grid section on the
General page in the Properties view as described in the following
table.Option
Result
On
Grid lines always display
Off
Grid lines never display (users cannot resize
columns at runtime)Display Only
Grid lines display only when the DataWindow
object displays onlinePrint Only
Grid lines display only when the contents of
the DataWindow object are printedColumn Moving
Columns can be moved at
runtimeMouse Selection
Data can be selected at runtime (and, for
example, copied to the clipboard)Row Resize
Rows can be resized at runtime
Width.AutoSize
The AutoWidth property takes one of these
numeric values:-
0 – No AutoWidth: This is the default
value. -
1 – AutoWidth is computed for visible rows
(monotonic) and does not decrease when the widest
column is reduced when scrolling. -
2 – AutoWidth is computed for visible rows
(non-monotonic). -
3 – AutoWidth is computed for all retrieved
rows.
You can set the AutoWidth
property:-
In the painter – in the Properties view,
select one of the values in the drop-down list for
the AutoWidth property. -
In scripts – set the AutoWidth property to one
of the numeric values.
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