ItemError Event

Return codes

Return Code	Action
0	Reject the data value and display an error message
1	Reject the data value and do not display a message
2	Accept the data value
3	Reject the data value but let the focus change

ItemChanged Event

Return codes

Return Code	Action
0	Accept the data value
1	Reject the data value
2	Reject the data value but let the focus change

Populating Dropdown DataWindows

When are DDDWs populated automatically?

• A Retrieve() is issued and the DDDW does not have a result set
• A row is Inserted

DataWindow Script Techniques

How do I set a property for an entire column?

Modify(“shft_id.visible = 0”)

Modify(“shft_desc.protect = 1”)

System Functions

Evaluate( )

The evaluate( ) function is available for use with Describe( ). Evaluate( ) lets you evaluate DataWindow expressions within a script using data in the DataWindow. It has the following syntax:

InterDataWindow Communication

RowsCopy

RowsCopy will copy the contents of one datawindow/datastore to another. The RowStatus flags for each row will be NewModified!

Row Selection

GetSelectedRow(long)

Reports the number of the next highlighted row after a specified row in a DataWindow control or DataStore object. Argument is the row after which you want to search for the next selected row. Specify 0 to begin searching at the first row

Dynamic DataWindows

How do I build a DataWindow dynamically?

1. Build the SQL statement for the DataWindow object as a string and describe he form and presentation style of the DataWindow object
2. Associate the new DataWindow object with a DataWindow control

Printing a DataWindow

Print Events

• PrintStart
• PrintPage
• PrintEnd

In the PrintPage event, a RETURN 1 will skip the next page to be printed.