LABEL Attribute

[gregor weertman]

I have a problem with the label widget.

I defined a frame:

FORM
Vvar Column-label "XX!YY"
With fram fff.


Output:
XX
YY
--
11
33
22



Now I change the LABEL
Like:
vvar:label = "AA!BB".

Now I get:
AA!BB
YY
-----
11
33
22

Is the label widget something like a array or structure?
What is the right way to change the label?

Gregor.Weertman@mailcity.com

 

[jlsmithhartfiel]

From Progress' KB (

http://www.progress.com/services/support/cgi-bin/techweb-kbase.cgi/webkb.html?TAB=1):

Kbase Id:
18758

Title:
How-To: Dynamically set COLUMN-LABEL (Option)

Creation:
16-Apr-1999

Modified:
19-Oct-1999



How-To: Dynamically set COLUMN-LABEL (Option)

Title: How-To: Dynamically set COLUMN-LABEL (Option)

Summary: This Kbase applies to the Version 8.3A Column-Label
option. This is to properly document the fact that the Column-Label
option is not an attribute of a field or variable but an option of
the format phrase. And to describe ways that this can be
dynamically set in a DEFINE, DISPLAY or UPDATE statement.

Step by step details:

/* Using the Define Statement */
DEFINE VARIABLE v_text AS CHARACTER FORMAT "x(12)"
COLUMN-LABEL "Progress!Software"
INITIAL "Incorporated".
DISPLAY v_text WITH DOWN.

/* Using the Display Statement */
DEFINE VARIABLE v_text AS CHARACTER FORMAT "x(12)"
INITIAL "Incorporated".
DISPLAY v_text COLUMN-LABEL "Progress!Software" WITH DOWN.

/* Using the Update Statement (Same as Display) */
DEFINE VARIABLE v_text AS CHARACTER FORMAT "x(12)"
INITIAL "Incorporated".
UPDATE v_text COLUMN-LABEL "Progress!Software" WITH DOWN.

Further to this you may set the Label "Attribute" and if no
Column-Label is defined, the Label will be displayed at the Column
Label. The advantage most people find with this option is that this
can be set from a Field or Variable value. The drawbacks are that
you cannot stack labels with this attribute, and the field or
variable must be defined in a frame and displayed with that frame
for this to work. The following code demonstrates this:

/* Assigning Label from a Variable */
DEFINE VARIABLE v_text AS CHARACTER FORMAT "x(12)"
INITIAL "Software".
DEFINE VARIABLE v_label AS CHARACTER FORMAT "x(12)"
INITIAL "Progress".

DEFINE FRAME dwn_frm v_text WITH DOWN.

ASSIGN v_text:LABEL = v_label.

DISPLAY v_text WITH FRAME dwn_frm.


Progress Software Technical Support Note # 18758
Hope this helps,
Jessica

 

[gregor weertman]

it is not what I wanted to hear but it is helpfull.


thank you. Gregor.Weertman@mailcity.com