Dynamic Properties dialog box
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Use
this dialog box to dynamically bind form object properties to values
from a data source. This enables you to dynamically populate form
object properties, such as the list items for a drop-down list or
list box, with values from a data source.
To display this dialog box, ensure active labels are on, select
the form object property that has dynamic data binding attached
to it, and click one of the following active labels:
List Items and Specify Item Values for a drop-down list
or list box
Caption
Validation Pattern Message
Validation Script Message
Tool Tip
Custom Screen Reader Text
- Data Connection
- Specifies the data connection you want to use for the dynamic
data binding. If you are not already connected to a data source,
Default Data Binding is the only selection in the Data Connection
list.
As with normal binding, you can specify one or more
WSDL connection bindings.
- Items
- Specifies the set of nodes that will be used to populate
the items of the list for drop-down lists or list boxes.
You
can select <None> to clear the binding for the selected property.
You can also type a string into the box instead of selecting it.
This
option is available when you click the active label for List Items
and Specify Item Values for Drop-down Lists and List Boxes. In addition,
for OLEDB data connections, the Items box is not available. Use
the Item Text and Item Value boxes to select the data base columns
to use to populate the list.
- Item Text
- Specifies the user-friendly label that is displayed at run
time. The bindings that you can pick are descendants of the set
of nodes selected in the Items box.
You can select <None>
to clear the binding for the selected property. You can also type
a string into the box instead of selecting it.
This option
is available when you click the active label for List Items and
Specify Item Values for Drop-down Lists and List Boxes.
- Item Value
- Specifies the data value that is submitted to the data source.
The bindings that you can pick are descendants of the set of nodes
selected in the Items box. This box is optional. If you leave this
blank, the Item Text is submitted to the data source.
You
can select <None> to clear the binding for the selected property.
You can also type a string into the box instead of selecting it.
This
option is available when you click the active label for List Items
and Specify Item Values for Drop-down Lists and List Boxes.
- Binding
- Sets the binding for the selected property. The bindings
that you can pick are the ones available for the data connection
you selected.
You can select <None> to clear the binding
for the selected property. You can also type a string into the box
instead of selecting it.
This option is available when you
click the active label for Caption, Validation Pattern Message,
Validation Script Message, Tool Tip, and Custom Screen Reader Text.
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