Box Trim Properties

All the properties for box trim fields are described under Common Field Properties (see Common Field Properties), with the exception of the following properties that are specific to the box trim field type:

Indicates the number of average-sized characters that a box trim, free trim, or entry field can display, thereby controlling the size of the field.

Note: This number may differ from that specified for the MaxCharacters property. For example, suppose an entry field's data type is set to varchar(32), CharsPerLine is set to 10, and MaxCharacters to 32. The end user will be able to enter up to 32 characters, but the data in the entry field will scroll. When the entry field contains more characters than are visible, the end user can use the right and left arrow keys, and Home and End, to scroll through the entry field. The user can also insert and delete characters, using the Insert key to switch between overtype and insert mode.

Displays the text of the field, exactly as it appears. For multiline entry fields, this property does not include any extra spaces added for word wrap, although it does include hard tabs and newline characters.

Displays the first 256 characters of text in the field, exactly as they appear. If this field is an entry field, then this property holds the first 256 characters of data. For multiline entry fields, this property does not include any extra spaces added for word wrap, although it does include hard tabs and newline characters.

Specifies whether a maximum character width must be used to calculate the field width. This property applies only to entry fields, box trim, and free trim. It is used in conjunction with the CharsPerLine property. Possible values are: