Control Object Properties
Properties List
  The various properties available for defining ProvideX common control objects are described below. Each property name cross-references to one or more control object(s), which are described in the section Graphical Control Objects.
   
Align$ GRID  
  Text alignment. Valid values include TR (top-right), TC (top-center), TL (top-left), R  (right), C (center), L (left), BR (bottom-right), BC (bottom-center), BL (bottom-left).
Default: "L"  (left)
   
Auto DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR
  Signal on all changes: When set, the control will generate a 'Change' event whenever its value changes as opposed to the default off state where the control will only generate the change event when losing focus.  There are three possible values:

0 Only signal change when exiting the control or on special event such as double click/Enter   Default
1 Signal all changes to the value of the control regardless of why the change occured.
2 Signal all changes done by the user but not done by the program.
This is a +PxPlus Exclusive
   
AutoSequence GRID  
  Automatic row sequence. This assigns a column number that will contain the automatic row sequence number. ProvideX automatically fills in values of the cells with the appropriate row number. When rows are changed, the column containing the sequence number is automatically updated. (Changing this property forces full redraw of the grid).

Default: 0.
   
AutoState TREEVIEW  
  Control automatic toggling of states. See State Indicators.
   
BackColour$ BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX  
  Background colour. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties.

Default: "Default".

   
BackColor$ Background colour – US spelling. See above.
   
BackHilight1$ LIST_BOX LISTVIEW
Background colour, alternating lines. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties.

Default: "Default".

 
   
BackHilight2$ LIST_BOX LISTVIEW
Background colour, alternating three lines. Valid colour names are listed under
Colour Properties. Default: "Default".
   
BigJump H_SCROLLBAR V_SCROLLBAR

Scrollbar big jump value. Default: 0.

  

 
 
Bitmap$
GRID

Bitmap to appear in cell. For example, !Stop (embedded bitmaps) or
C:\windows\clouds.bmp (external bitmaps).
 
BitmapPosition BUTTON CHECK_BOX RADIO_BUTTON TRISTATE_BOX Bitmap position: 1=Left of text; 2=Right of text; 3=Above text; 4=Below text. Default: 1.
 
BottomBorder GRID
Bottom border of cell (thickness): 0 to 3 pixels. Default: 0.
 
BottomLeftTick$ GRID Bottom left tick. When set to a colour, this displays a tick in the bottom left corner of the cell. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties. Default:
"Default".
 
CascadeState
TREEVIEW

Control cascading of states. See State Indicators.
 
CellFormat$ GRID
Cell format mask. Default: null. See FMT= option, MULTI_LINE Directive.
 
CellHiLight GRID
Cell selection highlight: 0=Cell is not highlighted; 1=Cell has focus rectangle; 2=Cell is highlighted (appears selected); 3=Cell is highlighted and has focus rectangle. Default: 1.
 
CellImpliedDecimal GRID Cell Implied Decimal: Controls implied decimal input on cell by cell basis.
 
CellLeft GRID
Cell Left Position: Relative X position for cell.
 
CellTip$ GRID
Tip for Cell: Tip message.
 
CellTop GRID
Cell Top Position: Relative Y position for cell.
 
CellType$ GRID
Grid cell type. For a list of available cell type values, see Cell Types under the GRID Directive. Default: "Normal".
 
CellTypeList$
GRID

List of supported cell types (described above).
 
Children
TREEVIEW

Number of direct descendant children for current item set by 'Item.
 
Col
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Screen position (column) of control.
 
Cols
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Width of control in column units.
 
Column
GRID LISTVIEW

Column number of grid or Listview.
 
Column$
GRID

Grid column name.
 
ColumnNames$ GRID Comma-separated list of Grid column names.
 
ColumnPixels
GRID

Width of column in pixels.
 
ColumnSizeLock GRID Column resizing by user: 0=Off; 1=On. Valid only when ’Resizable < > 0. Default: 0.
 
ColumnsWide
GRID LISTVIEW

Number of columns.
 
ColumnWidth
GRID LISTVIEW

Width of column in column units.
 
CurrentCellColour$ GRID Background Colour for current cell. Valid colour names are listed under Colour
Properties.
 
CurrentColumn
GRID

Current column with focus.
 
CurrentItem
DROP_BOX LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW

Current item with focus/selected. Default: 1 (0, if no data).
 
CurrentPoint
CHART

Current data point. Default: 1 (0, if no data).
 
CurrentRow
GRID

Current row with focus. Default: 1.
 
CurrentSet
CHART

Current dataset. Default: 1 (0, if no data).
 
CtlName$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Control type. This value can be one of the following:
"MULTI_LINE" (see MULTI_LINE Directive)
"LIST_BOX" (see LIST_BOX Directive)
"LIST_VIEW" (see LIST_BOX Directive)
"TREE_VIEW" (see LIST_BOX Directive)
"DROP_BOX" (see DROP_BOX Directive)
"VARLIST_BOX" (see VARLIST_BOX Directive)
"VARDROP_BOX" (see VARDROP_BOX Directive)
"BUTTON" (see BUTTON Directive)
"CHECK_BOX" (see CHECK_BOX Directive)
"TRISTATE_BOX" (see TRISTATE_BOX Directive)
"RADIO_BUTTON" (see RADIO_BUTTON Directive)
"V_SCROLLBAR" (see V_SCROLLBAR Directive)
"H_SCROLLBAR" (see H_SCROLLBAR Directive)
"GRID" (see GRID Directive)
"CHART" (see CHART Directive).
 
DraggedColumn GRID Column number dragged from. This indicates the column number (cell) where dragging started. Default: 0.See Drag and Drop.
 
DraggedRow
GRID

Row number dragged from. This indicates the row number (cell) where dragging started. Default: 0.See Drag and Drop.
 
DroppedOn
DROP_BOX LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Index number in list box. This indicates the index number that dragged items were dropped on to; if items are not dropped on to a specific line, 0 is returned.
 
DroppedOnColumn GRID Column number where dropped. This indicates the column number (cell) where the mouse was released/items dropped. See Drag and Drop.
 
DroppedOnRow GRID Row number where dropped. This indicates the row number (cell) where the mouse is released/items dropped. See Drag and Drop.
 
Edit
TREEVIEW

Control direct editing by user. This enables the automatic editing of item text; i.e., the user can double click on an item to change its value. (See OPT="E" under Treeview List Boxes) 1=allow editing, 0=no editing, -1=force current item into edit mode. Default: 0.
 
Enabled
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Enabled indicator: 1=True, 0=False. Default: 1.
 
EnterMode
GRID

 
Set movement for Enter key: 0=Normal Processing (edits cell); 1=Move right across a grid by column, exit on last column; 2=Move right across a grid by column, wrap to first column; 3=Move down by row, hold on last row; 4=Move down by row, return to column 1, hold on last row. Default: 0.
 
Using Shift , with these key modes reverses the direction. The TabMode value is automatically applied to Enter if the '+E' mnemonic has been set; however, EnterMode can be changed to a different value, if needed.
 
Eom$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Last change terminator. Refer to each control directive for specific eom$ character value.
 
ExcelStyle
GRID

Excel type grid: 0=No grid lines, 1=Lines. Default: 0.
 
Expanded
TREEVIEW

Node expanded: -2=Collapse selected level and all subordinates, -1/0=Collapsed,
1=Expanded, 2=Expand selected level and all sub-ordinates. Default: 0.
 
Fmt$
CHART GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE TREEVIEW

Control format definition. For more information, refer to the FMT= option as described under the associated control directive; e.g., CHART Directive.
 
Focus
BUTTON CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Focus indicator: 1=Control has focus. Default: 0.
 
Font$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Font for control/cell. Indicates font name, size, and optional properties. Refer to the
'FONT' Mnemonic for details.
 
Footer$
CHART

Chart footer.
 
Height
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Height of control in pixels.
 
HoverColour$
BUTTON CHECK_BOX LIST_BOX LISTVIEW RADIO_BUTTON TRISTATE_BOX

Hover colour. The button is highlighted when the mouse moves over its location. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties. Default: "Default".
 
HoverColor$ Hover colour – US spelling. See above.
 
hWnd
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Windows handle for control.
 
Id
RADIO_BUTTON

Radio button index to reference.
 
ImageCount
BUTTON RADIO_BUTTON TRISTATE_BOX

Number of images contained in a bitmap button. 1 to 4. Default: 0.
 
ImpliedDecimal GRID MULTI_LINE
Implied Decimal: Controls implied decimal input in grids and multi-lines.
 
InsDelEnabled
GRID

Cell editing keys. 0=Off, 1=On. Default: 0.This enables use of Insert to begin cell editing and Delete for clearing the contents of a cell.
 
Item
DROP_BOX LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Index number of item in list.
 
ItemCount
DROP_BOX LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Number of items in list. See Load on Demand.
 
ItemNeededCtl LIST_BOX LISTVIEW Signal/CTL event number to generate when items are requested from the list box. This property must be set prior to pre-declaring the number of items the listbox is to have by setting the ItemCount property. See Load on Demand.
 
ItemNeededFrom LIST_BOX LISTVIEW Index number of the items requested. The 'ItemNeededFrom and 'ItemNeededTo properties are set once the user scrolls the list box to request more items to be loaded. See Load on Demand.
 
ItemNeededTo
LIST_BOX LISTVIEW

Index number of the items requested. See Load on Demand.
 
ItemState
TREEVIEW

Numeric value indicating the state of the item. 1-based, 0=No state indicator. There is a maximum of 15 states. This property is used in conjunction with 'StateBitmaps$. See State Indicators.
 
ItemTag$
TREEVIEW

Maintain hidden tag string on item set by 'Item. This tag can hold internal user-defined information about the item such a file keys, etc.
 
ItemText$
DROP_BOX LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Value of the current item set by 'Item.
 
JoinColumns
GRID

Merge two or more columns (left to right). Set this property in the column that starts the join (leftmost) to the total number of joined columns - that number of columns will be merged into one. For columns belonging to an existing join, this property returns a negative integer indicating the column’ current position within the join.
 
JoinRows
GRID

Merge two or more rows (downward). Set this property in the row that starts the join
(uppermost) to the total number of joined rows - that number of rows will be merged into one. For rows belonging to an existing join, this property returns a negative integer indicating the row’s current position within the join.
 
Key$
BUTTON CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Hot key to jump to control.
 
Left
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Left margin for control in pixels.
 
LeftBorder
GRID

Left border of cell (thickness): 0 to 3 pixels. Default: 0.
 
LegendLocation$ CHART Location of chart legend. Values include: TopLeft, Left, BottomLeft, TopRight,
Right, and BottomRight.
 
LegendText$
CHART

Legend text for a data set.
 
Len
GRID MULTI_LINE VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Input length of cell or line.
 
Line
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Screen position of control.
 
LineColour
TREEVIEW

Colour of lines to use connecting entries in the Treeview.
 
Lines
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Height of control in number of lines.
 
LoadIOList$
GRID

'LoadList$ in compiled IOList format. See Loading/Accessing by Row.
 
LoadList$
GRID

List of columns loaded. Lists column names in the order they appear physically in the grid. Loading/Accessing by Row.
 
Lock
GRID LIST_BOX

Lock status. 1=Lock, 0=Unlock. Default: 0.
 
LockColumns
GRID

Number of columns to lock into position, starting from column 1.
 
LockRows
GRID

Number of rows to lock into position, starting from row 1.
 
MaxValue
H_SCROLLBAR V_SCROLLBAR

Maximum scroll bar value.
 
MenuColumn
GRID

Column number on right-click. This property indicates the column number of a selected cell on a right-click of the mouse.
 
MenuCtl
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX

CTL value on right-click. This property reports/sets the CTL value to generate when an object is selected on a right-click of the mouse.
 
MenuRow
GRID

Row number on right-click. This property indicates the row number of a selected cell on a right-click of the mouse.
 
MouseOver
LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW

Item number on mouse-over. This property returns the item number of an object when the mouse pointer is over it. If the mouse is not over an object, -1 is returned. 0 is returned if the cursor is over an area in the control with no data.
 
Msg$
BUTTON CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Message line text for the control.
 
MultiSelect
GRID

Select multiple cells: 1=On; 0=Off. Default: 1.
 
NotifyExpand
TREEVIEW

Detect expand/collapse requests. When set to non-zero value, this causes a tree view expand/collapse to generate an event with EOM code "+" (expand) or "-" (collapse).
 
Nul$
MULTI_LINE

Null input display text.
 
NumPoints
CHART

Largest number of data points within data set.
 
NumSets
CHART

Total number of data sets.
 
OnFocusCtl
BUTTON CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

On focus CTL event. 0 is returned if no on focus CTL value is set up for the control.
 
OverlapEnabled GRID Allow cells to overlap: 1=Yes, 0=No. Default: 1.
 
Parent
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Parent window handle.
 
PointText$
CHART

Point label values. Single string of point label values where the last character is the delimiter.
 
PrefixData
TREEVIEW

Control prefix on data loaded into Treeview. 0=No prefix on the data - data has bitmap option off; 1=Data loaded in the Treeview can be prefixed with curly braces containing a bitmap, state value, and tag value (separated with semi-colons) - data has bitmap option on; 2=Returns same prefix with curly braces when data is read, and can be supplied when the data is written (as above).
 
Resizable
GRID

Enable grid resize by user: 0= Neither row or columns are resizable; 1=Both columns and rows are resizable; 2=Columns are resizable, rows are not; 3=Rows are resizable, columns are not. Default: 1.
 
RightBorder
GRID

Right border of cell (thickness): 0 to 3 pixels.
 
Row
GRID

Grid row reference.
 
RowData$
GRID

Row data based on. ’LoadList$. See Loading/Accessing by Row.
 
RowHeight
GRID

Height of current row in lines.
 
RowHiLight
GRID

Row selection highlight: 1=Row Highlight; 0=Cell Highlight. This enables selection of a full row rather than limited to cells. Only locked cells are highlighted. One side effect is that when the cells are locked the grid becomes a fancy list view.
 
RowPixels
GRID

Height of row in pixels.
 
RowsHigh
GRID

Number of rows defined in Grid.
 
Scroll
MULTI_LINE

Set scroll bar types.0=No scroll bars, 1=Vertical scroll bars, 2=Horizontial scroll bars,
3=Both scroll bars.
 
SelectColumn
GRID

Column number of selected cell. (Read Only) See Multiple Selections.
 
SelectCount
GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW

Number of items/cells selected. Set this property to zero to de-select all items. See
Multiple Selections.
 
SelectedChildren TREEVIEW Number Of Child Items. Used in conjunction with 'SelectStateMask to return the number of child items with the desired state. (Children being entries on the tree that have no sub-ordinates). See Multiple Selections.
 
SelectIndex
CHART GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW

Index to 'SelectItem. Set this property to point to a selected element; e.g., 1 points to the first item selected, 2 points to the second item selected, etc. See Multiple Selections.
 
SelectItem
LIST_BOX LISTVIEW TREEVIEW

Item number in list selected. This returns the sequential location within the list of the item being pointed to by 'SelectIndex property. See Multiple Selections.
 
SelectLength
MULTI_LINE VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Length of selected item. This reports the number of characters currently highlighted. This allows for cut, copy, and paste within a GUI input region.
 
SelectOffset
MULTI_LINE VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Position where highlight/cursor begins. This indicates where the highlight begins within the data or, if nothing is highlighted, the current cursor location.This allows for cut, copy, and paste within a GUI input region.
 
SelectRow
GRID

Row number of selected cell. (Read Only) See Multiple Selections.
 
SelectStateMask TREEVIEW State filter to apply. See State Indicators.
 
SelectText$
MULTI_LINE VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Text contained within the highlight. This allows for cut, copy, and paste within a GUI
input region. See Multiple Selections.
 
SelectValue$
GRID

Value within selected field. See Multiple Selections.
 
Sep$
CHART DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Separator character between each field, column, or data point.
 
SepLoad$
CHART DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Separator character for each row or data set.
 
SignalOnExit
DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE TREEVIEW VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Signal event on exit: 0=No signal on exit; 1=Signal on exit; 2=Grid only, signal when changing row or on exit (sets column value to 0 and row value to last row exited; 3=Grid only, signal when changing row or on exit (sets column and row values to zero).
 
SignalOnly
BUTTON CHECK_BOX RADIO_BUTTON TRISTATE_BOX

Signal only-do not get focus: 0=Off; 1=On. This property can also be read, returning
1 or 0 to indicate if the control is to signal only and not get focus. Default: 0.
 
SkipLockedCells GRID Skip over locked cells: 1=On; 0=Off. Default: 1.
 
SmallJump
H_SCROLLBAR V_SCROLLBAR

Scroll bar small jump value.
 
Sort
LISTVIEW TREEVIEW GRID

Column sorting. In Listviews and GRID, this property sets the number of columns to sort by. Negative integers indicate descending order.

In Treeviews, sorting values indicate the following:
    1=Automatically sort data in ascending order;
    0=Reset sort indicators;
   -1= cause current 'Item to be sorted;
   -2 cause the current 'Item and its descendants to be sorted. Default: 1.

Grid support for the 'Sort property is a +PxPlus Exclusive
When using the Grid sort on Numeric data, the currency sign, thousands separator, and decimal point is established when the grid is first created.
 
StateBitmaps$
TREEVIEW

List of images used to display states. Separated by vertical bars; e.g.,
"!Stop|!Print". A maximum of 15 images can be applied to this property. See
State Indicators.
 
SwapEnabled
GRID

Column swap enabled: 1=Yes, 0=No. Default: 0.
 
TabMode
GRID

Movement setting for Tab key: 0=Normal Processing (exits grid); 1=Move right across a grid by column, exit on last column; 2=Move right across a grid by column, wrap to first column; 3=Move down by row, hold on last row; 4=Move down by row, return to column 1, hold on last row. Default: 0.
 
Tbl$
CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX LIST_BOX RADIO_BUTTON TRISTATE_BOX

Translation table. Returns table of single-character values representing selections.
 
Text$
BUTTON CHECK_BOX GRID RADIO_BUTTON TRISTATE_BOX

Text of item or label. In a grid, this property applies to "Button"cell types only.
 
TextColour$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Foreground text colour. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties. Default: "Default".
 
TextColor$ Foreground text colour –US spelling. See above.
 
TickPerUnit
GRID

Display units in grid "ruler". This sets the number of ruler-style "ticks" between numbers (units) displayed in the header cells (row and column) of the grid; e.g.,
'TickPerUnit=8 will display a number every 8 ticks on the ruler and causes median points (at 'TickPerUnit/2) to appear slightly larger. Ruler numbers begin at zero and count upwards by whole numbers, but will be reset to zero again if the header cell contains a 'Value$ greater than null. Default: 0.
 
TickPixels
GRID

Pixels between ticks in grid "ruler". This sets the space in pixels between ruler-style
"ticks" (marker lines) displayed in the header cells of the grid.
 
Tip$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARLIST_BOX

Tip message for control.
 
Title1$
CHART

Primary chart title.
 
Title2$
CHART

Secondary chart title.
 
Top
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Top of control in pixels.
 
TopBorder
GRID

Top border of cell (thickness): 0 to 3 pixels. Default: 0.
 
TopLeftTick$
GRID

Top left tick. When set to a colour, this displays a tick in the top left corner of the cell. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties. Default: "Default".
 
TrackColour$
GRID

Cell tracking colour. Header cells corresponding to a cell that currently has focus are switched to colour set by this property as the user moves around the grid. This provides a visual cue to the user for which column and row they are currently on. Only header cells that use their default colour will change to the tracking colour. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties. Default: "Default".
 
TrackColor$ Cell tracking colour –US spelling. See above.
 
Uppercase
GRID MULTI_LINE

Force text to uppercase. 1=On, 0=Off. Default: 0.
 
Value$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Current item or grid cell value.
 
ValuenNoSignal$
LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE TREEVIEW

Same as 'Value$ however when used to change the value in the control no "OnChange" event will occur. This property is a +PxPlus Exclusive
 
Visible
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Control visible flag: 1=Yes, 0=No. Default: 1.
 
Width
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Width of control in pixels.
 
XAxisLocation$ CHART X-Axis location. (Back or Bottom). Default: "Bottom"
 
XAxisTitle$
CHART

X-Axis title.
 
YAxisLocation$ CHART Y-Axis location. (Back or Left). Default: "Left"
 
YAxisTitle$
CHART

Y-Axis title.
 
ZAxisLocation$ CHART Z-Axis location. (Bottom or Left). Default: "Left"
 
ZAxisTitle$
CHART

Z-Axis title.
 
_PropList$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Contains list of Properties. See Multi-Property Access.
 
_PropSep$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Separator between values. See Multi-Property Access.
 
_PropValue$
BUTTON CHART CHECK_BOX DROP_BOX GRID H_SCROLLBAR LIST_BOX LISTVIEW MULTI_LINE RADIO_BUTTON TREEVIEW TRISTATE_BOX VARDROP_BOX VARLIST_BOX V_SCROLLBAR

Accesses property values. See Multi-Property Access.
 
Colour Properties The properties used to define colour attributes in various graphical control objects include the following:
 

BackColour$ BottomLeftTick$ TopLeftTick$

BackHilight1$ CurrentCellColour$ TextColour$

BackHilight2$ HoverColour$ TrackColour$

 
To apply a colour to these properties, use one of the following valid colour names:
Default Dark Gray Black


Dark Red Light Red
Dark Green Light Green

  Dark Blue

Light Blue


Dark Magenta Light Magenta
Light Gray White

 
... or use a RGB code (RGB:n n n where n=0-255) or user-defined colour (refer to the
'COLOUR' & '_COLOUR' Mnemonics).