General Tab (Field Properties Dialog Box)

Using the Field Properties dialog box you can set the properties of a Field object.

On the General tab, set the general properties of the Field object. This tab is available for all Field objects.

Field Name

The name of the Field object. This is a read-only field.

Field Mapping

This frame contains the control group that is used for drag and drop.

Control

Specifies the control that is created when dragging and dropping a Field object onto a form. This can be <use default> or any other control listed in the drop-down box.

Caption

Specifies the set value of the caption control when dragging and dropping the Field object onto a form.

Details

This frame contains the control group information about the Field object that you may find useful when setting the Field Mapping controls.

DataType

Specifies the ADO type of the Data Environment Field object. This is a read-only field.

Size

Specifies the size, in bytes, of the Data Environment Field object value, as defined by the structure of the database. This is a read-only field.

Scale

Specifies the numeric scale (the maximum number of digits to the right of the decimal point separator) of the Data Environment Field object. This is a read-only field.

Precision

Specifies the precision (maximum total number of digits) of the Data Environment Field object. This read-only property applies only to numeric fields.