• Grid and Form Control

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  • Jeff Knooren

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  • Properties

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  • Demo_Base

  • These forms will allow you to modify the properties for this object.

  • General

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  • Demo_Base

  • This form takes commonly modified options from the following screens, and places them on this page.

  • Properties

  • Active: If Inactive, this record will be placed in the Recycle Bin.

  • Alias Name:

  • The Name used for display purpose within this Grid Control application.

  • Description:

  • General description of grid. Not used for anything except to help you remember what this grid does.
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  • Name Display:

  • The Title and Subject of the grid users will see in webpages. Example, on this page, the TITLE is 'General' and the SUBJECT is 'Demo_Base'.
  • If NOT active, it means another [TITLE]-[SUBJECT] combination tells the user what data this grid contains. Example, Grids - Demo_Base.

    • - Title: [TITLE] - [subject]

    • - Subject: [title] - [SUBJECT]

  • Datasource

  • Data Source Name (DSN):

  • A DSN is a database where information is stored.

  • Add - This will add a datasource to the dropdown box.

  • Color

  • Alternating rows How To:

  • Use two similar shades to alternately color the backgrounds of the table rows. Blocks of gentle color define and delineate the information contained inside them. Specifically, row striping helps a user follow a row from left to right and back again, without confusing the rows.

  • Odd:

  • Even:

  • File Paths

  • Images Directory:

  • Relative image path, with trailing slash.

  • Error Settings

  • Error Messages Dump query output as part of the error message? WARNING: Large queries = large amounts of data either onscreen or via email. A 500kb query will be a 500kb+ email.

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  • Display onscreen - Errors are displayed via data dumped to the screen (the dump method is tailored to your ColdFusion server version automatically).
    Send by email - Data dumps are emailed to the address listed above.

    • Email: Address to send error messages. Only meaningful if error display si set to EMAIL below. Leave blank if not used.

    • Mail Server: Server used to send error messages. Only meaningful if error display si set to EMAIL below. Leave blank if not used.