Width
property for PowerScript controls
Applies to
Visible controls, windows, PDFVisibleContent, PDFImage, PDFImportContent, PDFMultilineText, PDFRichText, PDFSharedText, PDFText
Description
The Width property specifies the width of a control or window
.
Datatype
Long in PowerBuilder units (the maximum value is 32,765) for visible
controls and windows.
Double in point (pt) for PDFVisibleContent, PDFImage, PDFImportContent, PDFMultilineText, PDFRichText, PDFSharedText, and PDFText.
Usage
For the Ribbon ComboBox control, if the AutoScale property is set to True, this
property will be ignored; if AutoScale is False, this property will take
effect; if AutoScale is False and this property is set to an invalid value
(such as 0), the width will be determined by the program.
In a painter (when available)
To set the width of a control or window
-
Enter the desired width in the Width edit box on the Other tab
page of the object’s Properties view, or select the control or window
and resize it with your cursor.
In scripts
The Width property takes an integer value specifying the width of an
object in PowerBuilder units. The following example sets the width of a
DataWindow control dw_1:
|
1 |
dw_1.Width = 750 |
It is illegal to resize a minimized or maximized sheet or frame.
Changing the Width or Height property for a minimized or maximized window
is not supported.