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Use this table to get started with the new DataWindow painter. The table lists tasks that are new or different in PowerBuilder 7.
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To do this
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Do this
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Create a new DataWindow object
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File>New
Select the DataWindow tab, pick a style, and interact with the wizard
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Access an existing DataWindow object
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File>Open
Select the object type, the library, and then the object
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Set the prefixes for automatic control naming
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Design>Options, Prefixes tab |
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Define a property conditional expression for a control in a DataWindow object
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Select the control. In the properties view, find the property whose value you want to set at execution time. Click the button next to the property

The Modify Expression dialog box displays and you can define the expression as before (the Expressions tab page is no longer used)
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Add a column control to a DataWindow object
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Drag the column from Column Specification view to Design view
Rich Text, Crosstab, and Composite presentation styles do not support adding a column
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Prompt for criteria
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In the Column Specification view, select the Prompt checkbox next to each column to be used for prompting at retrieval time
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Display a view
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View> and then select the view you want |
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