Specifications

CHAPTER 8 Displaying and Validating Data
Users Guide 273
❖ To create a new edit style:
1 In the Database painter, select Object>Insert>Edit Style from the menu
bar.
2 In the Object Details view, select the edit style type from the Style
drop-down list.
3 Specify the properties of the edit style.
For information, see “Defining edit styles” on page 274.
You can use the new edit style with any column of the appropriate datatype
in the database.
❖ To modify an existing edit style:
1 In the Database painter, open the Extended Attributes view.
2 In the Extended Attributes view, open the list of edit styles.
3 Position the pointer on the Edit style you want to modify, display the
pop-up menu, then select Properties.
4 In the Object Details view, modify the edit style as desired and click OK.
For information, see “Defining edit styles” on page 274.
You can use the modified edit style with any column of the appropriate
datatype in the database.
❖ To associate an edit style 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, then select the Edit Style tab in
the Properties view.
2 Select a style for the appropriate datatype from the list in the Style Name
box.
InfoMaker associates the selected edit style with the column in the
extended attribute system tables.
❖ To remove an edit style 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, then select the Edit Style tab in
the Properties view.
2 Select (None) from the list in the Style Name box.
The edit style is no longer associated with the column.