Specifications

Working with display formats
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❖ To associate a display format with a column in the Database painter:
1 In the Database painter Objects view, position the pointer on the column,
select Properties from the pop-up menu, and select the Display tab in the
Properties view.
2 Select a format from the list in the Display Format box.
The column now has the selected format associated with it in the extended
attribute system tables.
❖ To remove a display format from a column in the Database painter:
1 In the Database painter Objects view, position the pointer on the column,
select Properties from the pop-up menu, and select the Display tab in the
Properties view.
2 Select (None) from the list in the Display Format box.
The display format is no longer associated with the column.
Working with display formats in the Report painter and Form
painter
Display formats you assign to a column in the Database painter are used by
default when you place the column in a report or form. You can override the
default format in the Report painter or Form painter by choosing another
format from the extended attribute system tables or defining an ad hoc format
for one specific column.
About computed fields
You can assign display formats to computed fields using the same techniques
as for columns in a table.
❖ To specify a display format for a column in the Report painter or Form
painter:
1 In the Report painter or Form painter, move the pointer to the column,
select Properties from the column’s pop-up menu, and then select the
Format tab.
Information appropriate to the datatype of the selected column displays.
The currently used format displays in the Format box. All formats for the
datatype defined in the extended attribute system tables are listed in the
pop-up list (displayed by clicking the button).