Form Component List Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to view all the components on the current form and to edit certain types of properties. Each row in the list represents a component on the form. Each column displays a property for the component.

Column/Property

Description/Comments

Name

Specifies the internal name of the component, which must be unique to the form

Type

Specifies what type of component it is

Data Source

Specifies the source of data to which the component is bound

Container

Specifies the container, if any, to which the component belongs

Tab Order

Specifies the tab order number of the component

Event

Specifies the event to be generated when the user interacts with the component in run time

Pane

(Multiview and query forms only) Indicates the pane in which the component is displayed

Valid values include:

First – The Grid View or the top pane
Second – The Detail View or the bottom pane

Error?

Indicates whether an error was generated when the component was created

OK indicates that no errors were generated.

Component Class

Specifies the component class on which the component is based, if any

Enabled When

Specifies the conditions under which this component is enabled, if any

Visible When

Specifies the conditions under which this component is visible, if any

Required When

Specifies the conditions under which this component is required, if any

From Base Form

Indicates whether the component takes its value and properties from a base form

From Master Device

Indicates whether the component is part of the master device type for the form

NOTE: In the case of a form that has been created as an extension of another form, this dialog box displays the components in two lists:

One for the components that take their values from the extended form (From This Form)
These are the components that are available for editing on the form.
One for the components that take their values from the original form (From Base Form)
These components are disabled and unavailable for editing unless you "unlock" them.

You can also copy and paste data from the grid into a spreadsheet for further searching or sorting of the entire list of components on a form.

Editing Components from This Dialog Box

To edit properties of a component, select the row for the component you want and then click Edit.

WinStudio launches the Form Component Properties dialog box, which you can then use to edit the selected component's properties.

NOTE: When working with a form that has been created as an extension of another form, you can override the default setting that prevents you from changing the properties for a component belonging to the original (base) form. To do this, in the Form Component Properties dialog box, first reset the From Base Form property to False; and then you can modify the component's other properties.

Form Component List Dialog Box

Editing Components from This Dialog Box

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