Kbase 17769: How to get a fill-in's format wider than the browse's column
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/05/1998 |
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How to get a fill-in's format wider than the browse's column
DRAFT COPY - Currently under review and edit.
INTRODUCTION:
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Sometimes the developer wants that a column in a browse with a narrow
width, in order to fit the browse in the window without using a
horizontal scrollbar.
WHY YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS:
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You would like to use this procedure to handle fields that are wider
than the actual width of the column in a browse.
PROCEDURAL APPROACH:
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-Set the column's width with a format that fits the column in the
browse without horizontal scrollbar.
-Add the following trigger:
ON ENTRY OF <field> IN BROWSE <browse>
DO:
SELF:FORMAT = <wider format>.
SELF:SCREEN-VALUE = <field>.
END.
Progress Software Technical Support Note # 17769