Appeon PowerBuilder® 2022 R3
FOR WINDOWS
DOCUMENT ID: DC37783-01-1900-01
LAST REVISED: February 27, 2024
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Table of Contents
- DataWindow Operators and Expressions
- DataWindow Expression Functions
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- Using DataWindow expression functions
- Decimal support in DataWindow expressions
- Four examples
- Alphabetical list of DataWindow expression functions
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- Abs
- ACos
- Asc
- AscA
- ASin
- ATan
- Avg
- Bitmap
- Case
- Ceiling
- Char
- CharA
- Cos
- Count
- CrosstabAvg
- CrosstabAvgDec
- CrosstabCount
- CrosstabMax
- CrosstabMaxDec
- CrosstabMin
- CrosstabMinDec
- CrosstabSum
- CrosstabSumDec
- CumulativePercent
- CumulativeSum
- CurrentRow
- Date
- DateTime
- Day
- DayName
- DayNumber
- DaysAfter
- Dec
- Describe
- Exp
- Fact
- Fill
- FillA
- First
- FontHeight
- GetPaintDC
- GetPaintRectHeight
- GetPaintRectWidth
- GetPaintRectX
- GetPaintRectY
- GetRow
- GetText
- Hour
- If
- Int
- Integer
- IsDate
- IsExpanded
- IsNull
- IsNumber
- IsRowModified
- IsRowNew
- IsSelected
- IsTime
- Large
- Last
- LastPos
- Left
- LeftA
- LeftTrim
- Len
- LenA
- Log
- LogTen
- Long
- LookUpDisplay
- Lower
- Match
- Max
- Median
- Mid
- MidA
- Min
- Minute
- Mod
- Mode
- Month
- Now
- Number
- Page
- PageAbs
- PageAcross
- PageCount
- PageCountAcross
- Paint
- Percent
- Pi
- Pos
- PosA
- ProfileInt
- ProfileString
- Rand
- Real
- RelativeDate
- RelativeTime
- Replace
- ReplaceA
- RGB
- RichText
- RichTextFile
- Right
- RightA
- RightTrim
- Round
- RowCount
- RowHeight
- Second
- SecondsAfter
- Sign
- Sin
- Small
- Space
- Sqrt
- StDev
- StDevP
- String
- StripRTF
- Sum
- Tan
- Time
- Today
- Trim
- Truncate
- Upper
- Var
- VarP
- WordCap
- Year
- DataWindow Object Properties
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- Overview of DataWindow object properties
- Controls in a DataWindow and their properties
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- Properties for the DataWindow object
- Properties for Button controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Column controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Computed Field controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Graph controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for GroupBox controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for the Group keyword
- Properties for InkPicture controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Line controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for OLE Object controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Oval, Rectangle, and RoundRectangle controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Picture controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Report controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for the Style keyword
- Properties for TableBlob controls in DataWindow objects
- Properties for Text controls in DataWindow objects
- Title keyword
- Alphabetical list of DataWindow object properties
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- Accelerator
- AccessibleDescription
- AccessibleName
- AccessibleRole
- Action
- Activation
- Alignment
- Arguments
- Attributes
- Axis
- Axis.property
- BackColor
- Background.property
- BackImage
- Band
- Bandname.property
- Bandname.Text
- Bands
- BinaryIndex
- BitmapName
- Border
- Brush.property
- Brushmode
- Category
- CheckBox.property
- ClientName
- Color
- ColType
- Column.Count
- ContentsAllowed
- Criteria
- Criteria.property
- Crosstab.property
- CSSGen.property (obsolete)
- Data
- Data.HTML (obsolete)
- Data.HTMLTable (obsolete)
- Data.XHTML (obsolete)
- Data.XML
- Data.XMLDTD
- Data.XMLSchema
- Data.XMLWeb (obsolete)
- Data.XSLFO
- DataObject
- dbAlias
- dbName
- dddw.property
- ddlb.property
- DefaultPicture
- Depth
- Detail_Bottom_Margin
- Detail_Top_Margin
- Detail.property
- DispAttr.fontproperty
- DisplayType
- Edit.property
- EditMask.property
- Elevation
- EllipseHeight
- EllipseWidth
- Enabled
- Export.PDF.Distill.CustomPostScript
- Export.PDF.Method
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.Author
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.CustomOrientation
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.CustomSize
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.ImageFormat
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.Keywords
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.MasterPassword
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.PDFStandard
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.Restrictions
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.Subject
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.UserPassword
- Export.PDF.NativePDF.UsePrintSpec
- Export.XHTML.TemplateCount (Obsolete)
- Export.XHTML.Template[ ].Name (Obsolete)
- Export.XHTML.UseTemplate (Obsolete)
- Export.XML.HeadGroups
- Export.XML.IncludeWhitespace
- Export.XML.MetaDataType
- Export.XML.SaveMetaData
- Export.XML.TemplateCount
- Export.XML.Template[ ].Name
- Export.XML.UseTemplate
- Expression
- Filename
- FirstRowOnPage
- FocusRectangle
- Font.Bias
- Font.property
- Footer.property
- Format
- Gradient.property
- GraphType
- Grid.ColumnMove
- Grid.Lines
- GroupBy
- Header_Bottom_Margin
- Header_Top_Margin
- Header.property
- Header.#.property
- Height
- Height.AutoSize
- Height.HasMinHeight
- Help.property
- HideGrayLine
- HideSnaked
- Horizontal_Spread
- HorizontalScrollMaximum
- HorizontalScrollMaximum2
- HorizontalScrollPosition
- HorizontalScrollPosition2
- HorizontalScrollSplit
- HTextAlign
- HTML.property (obsolete)
- HTMLDW (obsolete)
- HTMLGen.property (obsolete)
- HTMLTable.property (obsolete)
- ID
- Identity
- Import.XML.Trace
- Import.XML.TraceFile
- Import.XML.UseTemplate
- Initial
- Ink.property
- InkEdit.property
- InkPic.property
- Invert
- JSGen.property (obsolete)
- Key
- KeyClause
- Label.property
- LabelDispAttr.fontproperty
- LastRowOnPage
- Left_Margin
- Legend
- Legend.DispAttr.fontproperty
- Level
- LineRemove
- LinkUpdateOptions
- Message.Title
- Moveable
- Multiline
- Name
- Nest_Arguments
- Nested
- NewPage (Group keywords)
- NewPage (Report controls)
- NoUserPrompt
- Objects
- OLE.Client.property
- OLEClass
- OriginalSize
- OverlapPercent
- Pen.property
- Perspective
- Picture.property
- Pie.DispAttr.fontproperty
- PlotNullData
- Pointer
- Print.Preview.property
- Print.property
- Printer
- Processing
- PushCutControlToNextPage
- Protect
- QueryClear
- QueryMode
- QuerySort
- RadioButtons.property
- Range
- ReadOnly
- Render3D
- ReplaceTabWithSpace
- Report
- ResetPageCount
- Resizeable
- Retrieve
- Retrieve.AsNeeded
- RichEdit.property
- RichText.property
- RightToLeft
- Rotation
- Row.Resize
- Rows_Per_Detail
- Selected
- Selected.Data
- Selected.Mouse
- Series
- ShadeColor
- ShowBackColorOnXP
- ShowBackground
- ShowDefinition
- SizeToDisplay
- SlideLeft
- SlideUp
- Sort
- Spacing
- Sparse
- Storage
- StoragePageSize
- Summary.property
- SuppressEventProcessing
- Syntax
- Syntax.Data
- Syntax.Modified
- Table (for Create)
- Table (for InkPicture and TableBlobs)
- Table.property
- Table.sqlaction.property
- TabSequence
- Tag
- Target
- Template
- Text
- Timer_Interval
- Title
- Title.DispAttr.fontproperty
- Tooltip.property
- Trail_Footer
- Trailer.#.property
- Transparency (columns and controls)
- Transparency (picture controls in DataWindows)
- Transparency (DataWindow objects)
- Tree.property
- Tree.Leaf.TreeNodeIconName
- Tree.Level.#.property
- Type
- Units
- Update
- Validation
- ValidationMsg
- Values (for columns)
- Values (for graphs)
- Vertical_Size
- Vertical_Spread
- VerticalScrollMaximum
- VerticalScrollPosition
- Visible
- VTextAlign
- Width
- Width.Autosize
- Width.Autosize
- X
- X1, X2
- XHTMLGen.Browser (obsolete)
- XMLGen.property (obsolete)
- XSLTGen.property (obsolete)
- Y
- Y1, Y2
- Zoom
- Accessing Data in Code
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- Accessing data and properties in DataWindow programming environments
- Techniques for accessing data
- Syntaxes for DataWindow data expressions
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- Syntax for one or all data items in a named column
- Syntax for selected data in a named column
- Syntax for a range of data in a named column
- Syntax for a single data item in a DataWindow
- Syntax for data in a block of rows and columns
- Syntax for data in a single row or all rows
- Syntax for all data from selected rows
- Accessing DataWindow Object Properties in Code
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- About properties of the DataWindow object and its controls
- PowerBuilder: Modify and Describe methods for properties
- PowerBuilder: DataWindow property expressions
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- Basic structure of DataWindows and property expressions in PowerBuilder
- Datatypes of DataWindow property expressions in PowerBuilder
- Using the DWObject variable in PowerBuilder
- When a DataWindow property expression is evaluated in PowerBuilder
- Handling errors from DataWindow property expressions in PowerBuilder
- PowerBuilder syntax for DataWindow property expressions
- JavaScript: Modify and Describe methods for properties
- DataWindow Constants
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- About DataWindow constants
- Alphabetical list of DataWindow constants
- AccessibleRole
- Alignment
- Band
- Border
- BorderStyle
- CharSet
- DWBuffer
- DWConflictResolution
- DWItemStatus
- FillPattern
- grColorType
- grDataType
- grObjectType
- grSymbolType
- LineStyle
- MetaDataType
- RichTextToolbarActivation
- RowFocusInd
- SaveAsType
- SQLPreviewFunction
- SaveMetaData
- SQLPreviewType
- WebPagingMethod
- Properties of the DataWindow Control and DataStore
- DataWindow Events
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- About return values for DataWindow events
- Categories of DataWindow events
- DataWindow event cross-reference
- Alphabetical list of DataWindow events
- BackTabOut
- ButtonClicked
- ButtonClicking
- Clicked
- Collapsed
- Collapsing
- Constructor
- DBError
- Destructor
- DoubleClicked
- DragDrop
- DragEnter
- DragLeave
- DragWithin
- DropDown
- EditChanged
- Error
- Expanded
- Expanding
- GetFocus
- GraphCreate
- HTMLContextApplied
- ItemChanged
- ItemError
- ItemFocusChanged
- KeyDown
- LoseFocus
- MessageText
- MouseMove
- MouseUp
- OnSubmit
- Printend
- PrintMarginChange
- PrintPage
- PrintStart
- ProcessEnter
- RButtonDown
- Resize
- RetrieveEnd
- RetrieveRow
- RetrieveStart
- RichTextCurrentStyleChanged
- RichTextLoseFocus
- RichTextLimitError
- RowFocusChanged
- RowFocusChanging
- ScrollHorizontal
- ScrollVertical
- SQLPreview
- TabDownOut
- TabOut
- TabUpOut
- TreeNodeSelected
- TreeNodeSelecting
- UpdateEnd
- UpdateStart
- WSError (Obsolete)
- Methods for the DataWindow Control
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- AboutBox (obsolete)
- AcceptText
- CanUndo
- ClassName
- Clear
- ClearValues
- Collapse
- CollapseAll
- CollapseAllChildren
- CollapseLevel
- Copy
- CopyRTF
- Create
- CreateError (obsolete)
- CreateFrom
- CrosstabDialog
- Cut
- DBCancel
- DBErrorCode (obsolete)
- DBErrorMessage (obsolete)
- DeletedCount
- DeleteRow
- Describe
- Drag
- Expand
- ExpandAll
- ExpandAllChildren
- ExpandLevel
- ExportJson
- ExportRowAsJson
- Filter
- FilteredCount
- Find
- FindGroupChange
- FindNext
- FindRequired
- FindRequiredColumn (obsolete)
- FindRequiredColumnName (obsolete)
- FindRequiredRow (obsolete)
- Generate (obsolete)
- GenerateHTMLForm (obsolete)
- GenerateResultSet
- GenerateXHTML (obsolete)
- GenerateXMLWeb (obsolete)
- GetBandAtPointer
- GetBorderStyle
- GetChanges
- GetChangesBlob (obsolete)
- GetChild
- GetChildObject (obsolete)
- GetClickedColumn
- GetClickedRow
- GetColumn
- GetColumnName
- GetContextService
- GetFormat
- GetFullContext (obsolete)
- GetFullState
- GetFullStateBlob (obsolete)
- GetItem (obsolete)
- GetItemDate
- GetItemDateTime
- GetItemDecimal
- GetItemFormattedString
- GetItemNumber
- GetItemStatus
- GetItemString
- GetItemTime
- GetItemUnformattedString
- GetLastError (obsolete)
- GetLastErrorString (obsolete)
- GetMessageText (obsolete)
- GetNextModified
- GetObjectAtPointer
- GetParent
- GetRichTextAlign
- GetRichTextColor
- GetRichTextFaceName
- GetRichTextSize
- GetRichTextStyle
- GetRow
- GetRowFromRowId
- GetRowIdFromRow
- GetSelectedRow
- GetSQLPreview (obsolete)
- GetSQLSelect
- GetStateStatus (obsolete)
- GetText
- GetTrans
- GetUpdateStatus (obsolete)
- GetValidate
- GetValue
- GroupCalc
- Hide
- ImportClipboard
- ImportFile
- ImportJson
- ImportJsonByKey
- ImportRowFromJson
- ImportString
- InsertDocument
- InsertRow
- IsExpanded
- IsRowSelected (obsolete)
- IsSelected
- LineCount
- ModifiedCount
- Modify
- Move
- OLEActivate
- OneTrip (obsolete)
- Paste
- PasteRTF
- PointerX
- PointerY
- Position
- PostEvent
- PrintCancel
- ReplaceText
- ReselectRow
- Reset
- ResetInk
- ResetTransObject
- ResetUpdate
- Resize
- Retrieve
- RowCount
- RowsCopy
- RowsDiscard
- RowsMove
- SaveAs
- SaveAsAscii
- SaveAsFormattedText
- SaveInk
- SaveInkPic
- SaveNativePDFToBlob
- Scroll
- ScrollFirstPage (obsolete)
- ScrollLastPage (obsolete)
- ScrollNextPage
- ScrollNextRow
- ScrollPriorPage
- ScrollPriorRow
- ScrollToRow
- SelectedLength
- SelectedLine
- SelectedStart
- SelectedText
- SelectRow
- SelectText
- SelectTextAll
- SelectTextLine
- SelectTextWord
- SelectTreeNode
- SetAction (obsolete)
- SetActionCode (obsolete)
- SetBorderStyle
- SetBrowser (obsolete)
- SetChanges
- SetColumn
- SetColumnLink (obsolete)
- SetCultureFormat
- SetDetailHeight
- SetDWObject (obsolete)
- SetFilter
- SetFormat
- SetFullState
- SetHTMLAction (obsolete)
- SetHTMLObjectName (obsolete)
- SetItem
- SetItemDate (obsolete)
- SetItemDateTime (obsolete)
- SetItemNumber (obsolete)
- SetItemStatus
- SetItemString (obsolete)
- SetItemTime (obsolete)
- SetPageSize (obsolete)
- SetPosition
- SetRedraw
- SetRichTextAlign
- SetRichTextColor
- SetRichTextFaceName
- SetRichTextSize
- SetRichTextStyle
- SetRow
- SetRowFocusIndicator
- SetSelfLink (obsolete)
- SetServerServiceClasses (obsolete)
- SetServerSideState (obsolete)
- SetSort
- SetSQLPreview
- SetSQLSelect
- SetTabOrder
- SetText
- SetTrans
- SetTransObject
- SetValidate
- SetValue
- SetWeight (obsolete)
- ShareData
- ShareDataOff
- Show
- ShowHeadFoot
- Sort
- TextLine
- TriggerEvent
- TypeOf
- Undo
- Update
- Methods for Graphs in the DataWindow Control
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- CategoryCount
- CategoryName
- Clipboard
- DataCount
- FindCategory
- FindSeries
- GetData
- GetDataDateVariable
- GetDataLabelling
- GetDataNumberVariable
- GetDataPieExplode
- GetDataPieExplodePercentage
- GetDataStringVariable
- GetDataStyle
- GetDataStyleColorValue
- GetDataStyleFillPattern
- GetDataStyleLineStyle
- GetDataStyleLineWidth
- GetDataStyleSymbolValue
- GetDataTransparency
- GetDataValue
- GetSeriesLabelling
- GetSeriesStyle
- GetSeriesStyleColorValue
- GetSeriesStyleFillPattern
- GetSeriesStyleLineStyle
- GetSeriesStyleLineWidth
- GetSeriesStyleOverlayValue
- GetSeriesStyleSymbolValue
- GetSeriesTransparency
- ObjectAtPointer
- ObjectAtPointerDataPoint
- ObjectAtPointerSeries
- Reset
- ResetDataColors
- SaveAs
- SeriesCount
- SeriesName
- SetDataLabelling
- SetDataPieExplode
- SetDataStyle
- SetDataTransparency
- SetSeriesLabelling
- SetSeriesStyle
- SetSeriesTransparency
