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Xdialog Language Directives and Operators

Description

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Controls

  • Button

    The Functions for the Button control:

  • Combo Box

    A Function for the Combo Box control:

    • A Directive

      Displays bubble help containing the possible entries, calculated from what has been typed into the field.

  • Dynamic Text

    The Functions for the Dynamic Text control:

  • Embedded Dialog

    A Function for the Embedded Dialog control:

  • List Box

    The Functions for the List Box control:

    • C Directive

      Defines the multiple column structure of a multi-column list box.

    • D Directive

      Causes the line spacing in a list box to be adjusted automatically for the point size of the type being displayed.

    • E Directive

      Defines a multiple selection list box using standard Windows conventions for selecting multiple items.

    • F Directive

      References the name of a character variable containing an owner draw format string to be applied when the list box is loaded. It is used when creating resizable column list boxes. F- a special directive to turn off the focus rectangle that surrounds the item in the list with focus.

    • H Directive

      Allows horizontal scrolling in a list box.

    • I Directive

      Defines an image to place in a list box.

    • KE Directive

      Defines a record list edit combo box.

    • KL Directive

      Defines a record list list box.

    • M Directive

      Defines a multiple selection list box. The multi-select behavior requires you to click an item to select or deselect.

    • ME Directive

      Causes a multiple selection list box to return the item with focus at the beginning of the list. The multi-select behavior requires you to Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click.

    • MW Directive

      Populates a list box with the selections of a Multi-Select List Box.

    • O Directive

      Allows you to format the entries in a List Box control.

      • {@} Operator

        Selects text from the input value in a list box owner draw string.

      • {B} Operator

        Specifies background colors in a list box owner draw string.

      • {C} Operator

        Specifies foreground colors in a list box owner draw string.

      • {F} Operator

        Specifies font, point size, and style in a list box owner draw string.

      • {I} Operator

        Specifies an image in a list box owner draw string.

      • {T} Operator

        Specifies a tab in a list box owner draw string.

    • R Directive

      Defines that a list box will have a specific number of lines, regardless of the point size of the text in the list box.

    • T Directive

      Defines bubble help for a list box.

  • Macro Expansion Symbol

    The Functions for the Macro Expansion Symbol control:

    • Macro Expansion Symbol

      Allows a Record List or Tree List control to read its formatting instructions from a variable.

  • Radio Button

    The Functions for the Radio Button control:

  • Rich Text Field

    The Functions for the Rich Text Field control:

    • K Directive

      Displays formatted editable text in scrollable window with a ruler at its top.

    • N Directive

      Displays formatted editable text in scrollable window.

    • R Directive

      Displays text in a static, read-only scrollable window.

    • S Directive

      Displays text in a static, non-scrollable window.

  • Static Text

    The Functions for the control:

    • H Directive

      Specifies that width (character) and height (line) calculations will be performed using the currently specified font and point size.

    • O Directive

      Allows you to format static text.

      • {B} Operator

        Specifies background colors in a list box owner draw string.

      • {C} Operator

        Specifies foreground colors in a list box owner draw string.

      • {F} Operator

        Specifies font, point size, and style in an owner draw string.

      • {I} Operator

        Adds an image into a static text in an owner draw string.

  • Tab

  • Text Box

    Text Box functions:

    • + Directive

      Defines a text box with auto advance.

    • * Directive

      Defines the text box whose text will be auto-selected.

    • A Directive

      Allows a text box to accept a tab as a character, as opposed to moving the cursor to the next control.

    • A5W Directive

      Converts the text box into an editor for A5W pages.

    • F Directive

      The F directive provides formatting for a time or date value.

    • I Directive

      Converts the text box into a Interactive Window.

    • L Directive

      Converts the text box into a Code Editor.

    • K Directive

      Keep text highlighted even when the control loses focus.

    • M Directive

      Creates a multi-line text box.

    • N Directive

      Causes the Change event to fire only when the control loses focus. Normally, the Change event fires as soon as the value in the control changes.

    • P Directive

      Hides input to the text box, allowing it to be used to capture passwords.

    • P= Directive

      Creates a smart field.

    • R Directive

      Makes a text box read-only.

    • S Directive

      Creates a spin control.

    • TF Directive

      Indicates that the following data is a time or date value.

    • V Directive

      Creates a vertical scroll bar.

    • W Directive

      Creates a word-wrapped a multi-line text box.

  • Tree

    Tree Functions:

    • D Directive

      Defines the separator between data elements within each line of the input string.

    • I Directive

      Specifies image used in a tree control.

    • S Directive

      Specifies whether to draw boxes and lines.

    • X Directive

      Allows you to dynamically populate the branches of a tree control with function calls.

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