Specifications

Defining a code table
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The InkEdit edit style is fully functional on Tablet PCs. On other computers, it
behaves like the Edit edit style.
For more information about ink controls and the Tablet PC, and to download
the Tablet PC SDK, go to the
Microsoft Tablet PC Web site at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950406.aspx
.
Defining a code table
To reduce storage needs, frequently you might want to store short, encoded
values in the database, but these encoded values might not be meaningful to
users. To make reports and forms easy to use, you can define code tables.
Each row in a code table is a pair of corresponding values: a display value and
a data value. The display values are those you see in a report and in a form. The
data values are those that are saved in the database.
Limit on size of data value
The data value you specify for the Checkbox, DropDownListBox, Edit,
EditMask, and RadioButtons edit styles is limited to 255 characters.
How code tables are implemented
You can define a code table as a property of the following column edit styles:
Edit
DropDownListBox
RadioButtons
DropDownDataWindow
EditMask, using spin control
The steps to specify the code table property for each edit style are similar: you
begin by defining a new edit style in the Database painter. Once you select an
edit style, use the specific procedure that follows to define the code table
property.
For how to create an edit style, see “About edit styles” on page 270.