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Configuring SmartDataBrowser Properties

SmartDataBrowsers have properties associated both with their Browse component and with their nature as a procedure-based object. You can make a number of changes to those settings, if the default values do not meet your needs.

To open the property sheet associated with the Browse component, follow these steps:

  1. Choose File Open, select the master you wish to configure, and choose OK. The SmartDataBrowser object appears:
  2. Click on the object to select it, if necessary, and choose Tools Property Sheet. The Property Sheet dialog box opens:
Minimal Configuration

Although you can accept many of the default settings, you might wish to make two changes to individualize the object. Note that these changes will apply to all created instances:

Query and Fields

Since the SmartDataBrowser uses the data stream from a SmartDataObject, you can change only the fields and their ordering. The Query button is disabled because the query belongs to the SmartDataObject, not the Browse widget:

CAUTION: If you lock more columns than will fit in the Browse’s viewable width, you effectively disable the horizontal scroll bar, because all scrolling will take place out of sight to the right.
Geometry

You can set the exact origin and size of any SmartDataBrowser instance created from this master. Set the values, in character units, in the appropriate fields. You can choose whether the origin is measured at the upper-left corner (the default) or the upper-right corner.

If you prefer to use pixels rather than character units, choose the Advanced button and set the values in that dialog box instead.

Miscellaneous Properties (Other Settings)

You can make a number of changes to the appearance and behavior of the Browse component of the SmartDataObject master, if the default settings do not meet your needs:

Advanced Properties

Choose the Advanced button. The Advanced Properties dialog box will open:

You can make a number of changes to the SmartDataBrowser’s appearance and behavior by changing the default settings in this dialog box:

Procedure Settings

See the "Procedure Settings" section in "Frequently Used Dialogs."


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