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Item |
Description |
Properties |
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GroupBox |
A rectangle used to group related controls |
Field, Caption |
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Text |
A text label, requires no response from the user |
Field, Caption |
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TextBox |
An edit box used to enter and edit text |
Field, Type (single line, multiple line, password) |
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CheckBox |
A box which is checked and unchecked as the user clicks on it, a three-state check box has a disabled (grayed) state |
Field, Caption, Type (2 state, 3 state, 3 state auto check) |
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OptionButton |
A round button for choosing from a set of options, only one of a group of option buttons may be checked |
Field, Caption, Option Group |
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ListBox |
A window that contains a list of items that can be selected by the user |
Field, Array of Items, Type (list, sorted list) |
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DropListBox |
A list that is visible when opened by the user, the text may be editable or not and the list may be sorted or not |
Field, Array of Items, Type (list, text, sorted list, sorted text) |
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ComboBox |
A text box with an attached list box, the list may be sorted or not |
Field, Array of Items, Type (text, sorted) |
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Picture |
Displays a bitmap in the dialog |
Field, Caption, Type (from file, from clipboard) |
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PushButton |
A push button |
Field, Caption |
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OKButton |
Push button with the OK caption |
Field |
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CancelButton |
Push button with Cancel caption |
Field |
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Dialog |
Definition of dialog box |
Dialog Function, Caption, Centered |
Properties:
Dialog Function
The dialog function is the name of a special function that is called when various events happen in a dialog. Define a dialog function to control the behavior of a dialog and to retrieve its input.
Field Name
The field name is the name used to refer to a component.
Caption
The caption is the text displayed within a component.
Quoted
When not quoted, the caption property gives the name of variable that contains the text to display for the caption. When quoted, the caption property is the literal text to display.
Array of Items
The array of items is the name of a string array variable that contains the strings to display in a list. The array variable must be initialized before the dialog is invoked.
Type
The type is the behavior of some components varies depending on which option is selected. Refer to the online help for descriptions of the available component types.
Option Group
For option buttons, the field name is used to refer to a group of option buttons. Only one option button within a group may be checked.
Comment
A comment is the text to insert in the dialog definition block.
See Also