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If you installed the dBASE Plus samples, the Component palette in the Form designer displays a page of buttons that let users navigate through records, locate and filter data, edit data, and so on.

Both standard and image-style buttons with identical functionality are available. The names of standard button components begin with button, and the names of image-style components begin with bitmap. In addition, you can choose a VCR-like control panel including a full set of navigational buttons, a report page-number object, and a rowstate object. This table describes the components available for working with data.

Component

What it is

What it does

ButtonAppend
BitmapAppend

An append-record control.

Lets users put the table that is linked to the form into Append mode to enter a new record. Clicking the Append button again adds the new record to the table and keeps the table in Append mode.

ButtonDelete
BitmapDelete

A delete-record control.

Lets users delete the current row from the table that is linked to the form.

ButtonSave
BitmapSave

A save-record control.

Lets users save the current row.

Buttonabandon
Bitmapabandon

An abandon-changes control.

Lets users abandon any changes made to the current row and return to the last saved contents of the row.

ButtonLocate
BitmapLocate

A search-records control.

Lets users go to the first row that matches the criteria. When the user clicks the Locate control, the form goes blank. The user then types in the criteria for the search and clicks the Locate control again.

ButtonFilter
BitmapFilter

A filter-records control.

Lets users display records that meet a specific criteria. When the user clicks the Filter control, the form goes blank. The user then types in the criteria for the filter and clicks the Filter control again.

ButtonEdit
BitmapEdit

An edit record control.

Lets users edit the current row. (Required only when AutoEdit is false.)

ButtonFirst
BitmapFirst

A first-record control.

Displays the first record in the table that is linked to the form.

ButtonPrevious
BitmapPrevious

A previous-record control.

Displays the previous record in the table that is linked to the form.

ButtonNext
BitmapNext

A next-record control.

Displays the next record in the table that is linked to the form.

ButtonLast
BitmapLast

A last-record control.

Displays the last record in the table that is linked to the form.

BarDataVCR

A set of navigational controls.

Contains the bitmap versions of the First, Previous, Next and Last buttons listed earlier in the table.

BarDataEdit

A set of edit controls.

Contains the bitmap versions of the Append, Delete, Save, Abandon, Locate, and Filter buttons listed earlier in the table.

Rowstate

Displays the state property of a given rowset, for example, whether it is Read-Only.

The other controls update this control.