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Properties for cComDbActiveXControl

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Name Description Defining Class
Absolute_GuiOrigin Returns the screen coordinates of the top left corner of a DataFlex object DfComUIObject
Active_State Indicates whether or not the object is activated cUIObject
Attach_Parent_State Determines whether an object that is activated will be added to the next level of the current focus (false) or the next level of its parent (true) cUIObject
Auto_Clear_DEO_State If True, this object will clear after a successful save occurs cComDbActiveXControl_
Auto_Label_State Determines if this object will draw label values from the DDO rather than from any label that may be set in this object cComDbActiveXControl
Auto_Save_State Determines if auto save should be performed cComDbActiveXControl_
Auto_Top_Panel_State If true, clearing this object will cause the focus to be given to the first object and item in the current parent-child hierarchy cComDbActiveXControl_
Block_Mouse_State Determines whether or not the use of the mouse is restricted cUIObject
Border_Style Specifies the border style of this object DfComUIObject
Changed_Value Changes the value property of Item item# to value and sets its item_changed_state to true, as well as the changed_state of this object cComDbActiveXControl_
Checkbox_Item_State Any item may become a checkbox-type item when its checkbox_item_state is set to true cComActiveXEntryControl_
Child_Count Returns the number of child objects the object contains cObject
Client_Area_State Determines if object is a user interface container for children cUIObject
Client_Size DfComUIObject
Color The background color of the object DfComUIObject
Container_Handle Returns the Windows window handle of the DataFlex object's container DfComUIObject
ContainsFocus Determines if the container contains the focus cUIObject
ControlValue Used as a hook to link a property in the ActiveX control with the Value Property cComActiveXControl
Current_Scope Returns the object_id of the currently active scoping object cUIObject
Data_Field Identifies the table column from which data is to be stored, retrieved, and cleared cComActiveXEntryControl_
Data_File Identifies the database table that contains the column from which data is to be stored, retrieved, and cleared cComActiveXEntryControl_
Default_Value Changes the value property of Item item# to value, but leaves its item_changed_state unchanged cComDbActiveXControl_
Deferred_State Determines if all finds by the object will occur without changing the server's current record cComDbActiveXControl_
Delegation_Mode Determines if and how unknown messages are delegated cObject
DEO_Control_Object Indicates whether the control is a Data Entry Object (DEO) cComDbActiveXControl
DEO_Delegate_Mode Controls how DEO requests are delegated cComDbActiveXControl_
Dynamic_Update_State Determines whether or not the image of an object that can be seen will be updated when a change to the object occurs cUIObject
Enabled_State Determines if an object is enabled or disabled cComActiveXControl
Entry_msg Hook sent whenever the object is about to receive the focus cUIObject
Error_Text Gets the text from FLEXERRS.DAT that corresponds to the passed error number cUIObject
Error_Text_Available Determines if Error Text is available for this error number cUIObject
Exit_msg Hook sent whenever the object is about to lose the focus cUIObject
Explicit_Shadow_State Indicates if an object is contextually shadowed by an ancestor cComActiveXControl
Find_Scope Returns the scoping object of the current object cUIObject
Focus Returns the ID of the object that currently has the focus cUIObject
Focus_Mode Determines the conditions under which the object will take the focus cUIObject
Form_Datatype Defines a Form or Grid cell's data type and masking characteristics cComActiveXEntryControl_
Form_Mask Provides the token characters for the mask for an entry item cComActiveXEntryControl_
Form_Options cComActiveXEntryControl_
GuiLocation Determines the position of the object expressed in physical pixels relative to the upper left-hand corner of the parent object's client-area DfComUIObject
GuiSize Determines the size (height and width) of the object expressed in physical pixels DfComUIObject
Help_Id Used to specify an object's context ID cComActiveXControl
Help_Keyword Used to specify an object's context keyword cComActiveXControl
Item_Changed_State Data entry to, or selection of, an item causes its Item_Changed_State property to become True cComActiveXEntryControl_
Item_Entry_msg cComActiveXEntryControl_
Item_Exit_msg cComActiveXEntryControl_
Item_Option cComActiveXEntryControl_
Item_Options cComActiveXEntryControl_
Item_Shadow_State Determines if an object's item is enabled or disabled cComActiveXControl
Item_Validate_msg cComActiveXEntryControl_
Key_Path Determines the delegation path for on_key key assignments cUIObject
Label Sets the text for a label or heading for an entry control object cComActiveXControl
Label_col_offset The horizontal distance from the object to its label cComActiveXControl
Label_Color The background color of the object's label cComActiveXControl
Label_FontItalics Determines whether the object's label text is italicized cComActiveXControl
Label_FontPointHeight Represents the height of a label object in points. cComActiveXControl
Label_FontSize The font size of the object's label cComActiveXControl
Label_FontUnderline Determines whether the object's label text is underlined cComActiveXControl
Label_FontWeight The font weight of the object's label cComActiveXControl
Label_Justification_mode The justification mode for the text within this object's label cComActiveXControl
Label_Object Returns the object handle to the object's label cComActiveXControl
Label_Offset Returns both the Label_Row_Offset and the Label_Col_Offset cComActiveXControl
Label_row_offset The vertical distance from the top edge of the object and its label cComActiveXControl
Label_TextColor The text color of the object's label cComActiveXControl
Label_TypeFace The type face of the object's label cComActiveXControl
Last_Child Returns the Object_Id of the last focus child cUIObject
Location Determines the position of the upper left pixel of the object's window cUIObject
Module_Name Obsolete Assists in the process of locating context-sensitive help information cUIObject
Mouse_Capture Causes all DataFlex mouse events to be sent to the object that captures the mouse DfComUIObject
Name Returns the full name of the object including parentage cObject
Next_Focus Returns the object that is positioned in the focus tree as the next object at the same level as this object cUIObject
Next_Level Returns the object that is positioned in the focus tree as the first object in the next level cUIObject
Next_Scope Returns the object that is the next_scope object of the current scope cUIObject
Object_Id Returns the object handle of the object, can be used to determine if an object exists cObject
Object_Label Returns the short name of an object cObject
Object_Shadow_State Replaced by enabled_state, whose boolean logic is the inverse of this property's cComActiveXControl
Parent Returns the parent of an object cObject
pbBindValue Controls whether an ActiveX's bindable property is bound to the Value property cComActiveXControl
pbBypassDDFieldBuffer Determines whether a DEO that uses extended columns should bypass updating the DD and perform updates directly against the global table buffer cComDbActiveXControl
peAnchors Describes how you want the control to react whenever its container changes size DfComUIObject
peAutoCreate Manipulates COM Object instantiation DfInPlaceComObject
peNeighborhood Determines how an object and its descendents participate in object neighborhood referencing cObject
phoEntryForm cComActiveXEntryControl_
piMaxSize Determines the limit of the maximum size that a Component can be DfComUIObject
piMinSize Determines the limit of the minimum size that a Component can be DfComUIObject
Popup_State Determines whether the object should respond to the standard Activate message, or via the Popup message cUIObject
Prior_Focus Returns the object that is positioned in the focus tree as the prior object at the same level as this object cUIObject
Prior_Level Returns the object that is the root of this object's level in the focus tree cUIObject
Prior_Scope Returns the object that is the prior_scope object of the current scope cUIObject
Prompt_Object The object that pops up when the kPrompt key (F4) is pressedor the Popup message is sent cComActiveXEntryControl_
Prototype_Object cComActiveXEntryControl_
psHtmlHelpTopic Html help page name (e.g. reporting.htm) and optional bookmark. Can be used to locate the proper contextual help page. cComActiveXControl
psLicenseKey Contains the license key when ActiveX controls use a run-time license DfInPlaceComObject
psProgID Holds the CLSID (class ID) of the COM class represented DfInPlaceComObject
pvComObject Returns an IDispatch pointer to the external COM object DfInPlaceComObject
Retain_No_Change_State Determines if the item_changed_state of items have true or false values cComDbActiveXControl_
Ring_State Determines whether or not the objects added into the next level of this object are to act as a ring cUIObject
RingParent Returns the object handle of the object that is its ring parent cUIObject
Scope_Focus A property of scope objects in the focus tree cUIObject
Scope_State Determines whether the objects at the next level of this object and beyond, are to be scoped by this object cUIObject
Search_Case Determines whether searches performed are case-sensitive or not cUIObject
Select_State cComActiveXEntryControl_
Server Identifies the Data Dictionary object which provides database services to this data entry object (DEO) cComDbActiveXControl_
Shadow_State Determines if item is enabled (not shadowed) DfComUIObject
Should_Save Confirms successful request_saves and detects unsuccessful ones to report possible data losses on exit cComDbActiveXControl_
Size Determines the size of a window in dialog units cUIObject
Skip_State Determines whether or not the switch and switch_back messages skip over this object during focus movement cUIObject
Status_Help Determines the status text that will be displayed when this object takes the focus cComActiveXControl
TextColor The text color of the object DfComUIObject
Use_Parent_Status_Help Determines if parent's status help is used when object status help is empty cComActiveXControl
Validate_All_Items_State Determines if all items are being validated cComDbActiveXControl_
Validate_Mode Determines how and when object validation occurs cComDbActiveXControl_
Value Sets or returns content of control or item cComActiveXEntryControl_
Verify_Data_Loss_msg Specifies the message to use for data loss confirmation cComDbActiveXControl_
Verify_Delete_msg Specifies the message to use for delete confirmation cComDbActiveXControl_
Verify_Exit_msg Specifies which message is sent during an exiting event (when a view is closed) cComDbActiveXControl_
Verify_Save_msg Specifies the message to use for save confirmation cComDbActiveXControl_
Visible_State Determines whether object is visible cUIObject
Window_Handle Returns the Windows window handle of the DataFlex object DfComUIObject
Windows_Override_State Allows DataFlex to stop the default windows behavior for mouse and keyboard messages DfComUIObject
Zoom_object The object that pops up when the kZoom key (Alt+F9) is pressed or the Zoom message is sent cComActiveXEntryControl_