Field controls

All field controls appear in the same format in Page Designer. The SubType column is empty and the SourceExpr column contains the data expression that will be displayed.

All the field control properties are listed for each field, but individual properties only apply to the data type for which they make sense. For example, the DecimalPlaces property only applies to fields where the data type is decimal. The following is a split screenshot of the properties for field controls:

We'll review the field control properties that are more frequently used or that are more significant in terms of effect as follows:

  • Visible, Enabled, and ...

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