Data Types
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The new standard data types are:

Type

Description

BLOB

Used to store an unbounded amount of data (for example, generic binary, image or large text).

DragObject

Contains the type of a dragged object.  Values include all draggable objects (all controls but no drawing objects).

GraphicObject

Contains the type of a PowerBuilder object.  Values include all windows and controls.

The new enumerated data types are:

Type

Use to

Alignment

Specify the alignment of the text:

Bottom!
Center!
Left!
MultiLineText!
Right!
Top!
VCenter!

This data type is not new, it just has new values.

ArrangeOpen

Specify the way you want PowerBuilder to arrange the sheets in MDI frame window when the sheets are opened:

Cascaded!
Layered!
Original!

ArrangeType

Specify the way you want PowerBuilder to arrange the open sheets in a MDI frame window:

Cascade!
Icons!
Layer!
Tile!

ConvertType

Specify how you want to convert units or pixels in the PixelsToUnits and UnitsToPixels functions:

XPixelsToUnits!
YPixelsToUnits!
XUnitsToPixels!
YUnitsToPixels!!

dwBuffer

Specify the DataWindow buffer from which you want to get the data:

Delete!
Filter!
Primary!

dwItemStatus

Specify the status of an item in a DataWindow:

NotModified!
DataModified!
New!
NewModified!

LibDirType

Specify the type of objects you want  included in the directory list:

DirAll!
DirApplication!
DirDataWindow!
DirFunction!
DirMenu!
DirStructure!
DirUserObject!
DirWindow!

LibImportType

Specify the type of object you want imported or deleted:

ImportDataWindow!

LibExportType

Specify the type of object you want exported:

ExportApplication!
ExportDataWindow!
ExportFunction!
ExportMenu!
ExportStructure!
ExportUserObject!
ExportWindow!

ParmType

Specify data type of input and output parameters:

TypeBoolean!
TypeDate!
TypeDateTime!
TypeDecimal!
TypeDouble!
TypeInteger!
TypeLong!
TypeReal!
TypeString!
TypeTime!
TypeUInt!
TypeULong!

SeekType

The position at which you want to begin a the seek in FileSeek:

FromBeginning!
FromCurrent!
FromEnd!

TrigEvent

Specify the type of event you want the Trigger function to trigger.  The following events have been added to this data type:

DragEnter!
DragDrop!
DragLeave!
DragWithin!
Resize!
Selected!
SQLPreview!

VTextAlign

The alignment of the text:

MultiLineText!
Top!
VCenter!

The WindowType enumerated data type has two new values: MDI! and MDIHelp!

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