Specifications

CHAPTER 2 Working with Libraries
Users Guide 61
Filtering the display of objects
You can change which objects display in expanded libraries.
Settings are remembered
InfoMaker records your preferences in the Library section of the InfoMaker
initialization file so that the next time you open the Library painter, the same
objects and information are displayed.
Specifying which
objects display in all
libraries
Initially in the Tree and List views, the Library painter displays all objects in
libraries that you expand. You can specify that the Library painter display in all
libraries only specific kinds of objects and/or objects whose names match a
specific pattern. For example, you can limit the display to reports, or to reports
that begin with
emp_.
❖ To restrict which objects are displayed:
1 Select Design>Options from the menu bar and select the Include tab.
2 In the Options dialog box, specify the display criteria:
• To limit the display to entries that contain specific text in their names,
enter the text in the Name box. You can use the wildcard characters
question mark (?) and asterisk (*) in the string: ? represents one
character, * represents any string of characters. The default is all
entries of the selected types.
• To limit the display to specific entry types, clear the check boxes for
the entry types that you do not want to display. The default is all
entries.
3 Click OK.
The Options dialog box closes.
4 In the Tree view, expand libraries or select a library to display the objects
that meet the criteria.
Overriding the choices
you made for a
specific view
In either the Tree view or the List view, you can override your choice of objects
that display in all libraries by selecting a library, displaying the library’s pop-up
menu, and then clearing or selecting items on the list of objects.