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Working with display formats
230 DataWindow .NET
❖ To remove a display format from a column in the Database painter:
1 In the Database painter Objects view, position the pointer on the column,
select Properties from the pop-up menu, and select the Display tab in the
Properties view.
2 Select (None) from the list in the Display Format box.
The display format is no longer associated with the column.
Working with display formats in the DataWindow painter
Display formats you assign to a column in the Database painter are used by
default when you place the column in a DataWindow object. You can override
the default format in the DataWindow painter by choosing another format from
the extended attribute system tables or defining an ad hoc format for one
specific column.
About computed fields
You can assign display formats to computed fields using the same techniques
as for columns in a table.
❖ To specify a display format for a column in the DataWindow painter:
1 In the DataWindow painter, move the pointer to the column, select
Properties from the column's pop-up menu, and then select the Format tab.
Information appropriate to the datatype of the selected column displays.
The currently used format displays in the Format box. All formats for the
datatype defined in the extended attribute system tables are listed in the
pop-up list (displayed by clicking the button).
2 Do one of the following:
• Delete the display format.
• Select a format in the extended attribute system tables from the
pop-up list.
• Create a format for the column by typing it in the Format box. For
more information, see "Defining display formats" next.
Format not saved in the extended attribute system tables
If you create a format here, it is used only for the current column and is not
saved in the extended attribute system tables.