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HELP Attribute

The help text for a field.

Data Type: CHARACTER

Access: Readable/Writeable

Applies To: Browse, Browse column, Buffer-field Object Handle, Button, Combo-box, Control-frame, Editor, Fill-in, Image, Literal, Radio-set, Rectangle, Selection-list, Slider, Text, Toggle-box

For this attribute to have effect, the window that contains the specified widget must have its STATUS-AREA attribute set to TRUE. The text stored in the HELP attribute displays in the status area of the containing window when the widget has input focus. The HELP attribute text overrides any status-area text issued by the STATUS statement.


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