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Form Control Methods

Description

Alpha Anywhere provides the following and methods for manipulating form controls. Prefix the following methods with the pointer to the control.

Buttons

Check Boxes

  • .FIELD_GET()

    Returns a pointer to the table field that is bound to the control.

Frames

List Boxes

  • .FIELD_GET()

    Returns a pointer to the table field that is bound to the control.

Radio Buttons

  • .FIELD_GET()

    Returns a pointer to the table field that is bound to the control.

Tabbed Objects

  • .TAB_GET()

    Returns the Page_Number of the tab page that is visible.

  • .TAB_SET()

    Displays the specified tab page of a tabbed control.

  • .CONTAINER_GET()

    Returns the name of the control's container.

Text Boxes

  • .FIELD_GET()

    Returns a pointer to the table field that is bound to the control.

  • .TEXTREPLACE()

    Places text into a text control.

  • .TEXTSELECT()

    Selects text in a control starting at Start_Position and running for Length characters.

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