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FieldStyle()

Category: Design

Syntax: FieldStyle ( fileName ; layoutName ; fieldName)

Parameters: fileName ”the name of the open file where the field is located; layoutName ”the name of the layout where the field is used; fieldName ”the name of the field for which to return results.

Description: Returns a space-delimited string indicating the field style and any associated value list. The field styles are

Standard Scrolling Popuplist Popupmenu Checkbox RadioButton

Examples:

FieldStyle ( Get ( FileName ) ; "Invoice_Detail" ; "Notes" )

might return Scrolling for a notes field that has scrollbars turned on.

FieldStyle ( Get ( FileName ) ; "Invoice_Detail" ; "Paid" )

might return RadioButton Yes_No for a field formatted as a radio button that uses a value list called Yes_No .

Comments:

Calls to FieldStyle() that rely on literal object names may be broken if file, layout, or field names are changed.