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Positioning controls in a DataWindow object

The following table shows the properties for each control in a DataWindow object that determine how it is positioned within the DataWindow object.

Property

Meaning

Background

Control is behind other controls. It is not restricted to one band. This is useful for adding a watermark (such as the word CONFIDENTIAL) to the background of a report.

Band

Control is placed within one band. It cannot extend beyond the band's border.

Foreground

Control is in front of other controls. It is not restricted to one band.

Moveable

Control can be moved at runtime and in preview. This is useful for designing layout.

Resizable

Control can be resized at runtime and in preview. This is useful for designing layout.

HideSnaked

Control appears only in the first column on the page; in subsequent columns the control does not appear. This is only for newspaper columns, where the entire DataWindow object snakes from column to column (set on the General page of the Properties view).


Default positioning

PowerBuilder uses the defaults shown in the following table when you place a new control in a DataWindow object.

Control

Default positioning

Graph

Foreground, movable, resizable

All other controls

Band, not movable, not resizable

To change the position of a control in a DataWindow object:

  1. Select Properties from the control's pop-up menu and then select the Position tab.

  2. From the Layer option drop-down list, select Background, Band, or Foreground.

  3. Select Resizable or Moveable as appropriate.

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