Static-Text Property

Action

Anchor

Specify the anchor that references the data source that you want to associate with this control.

BO Attribute

Select the name of the property of a data source with which you want to associate the control.

The properties available to select are associated with the Anchor.

Data Type

If you selected a value for the BO Attribute property, then you must select the data type for the control. If you did not select a value for the BO Attribute, leave this field blank.

Do not use the data types DateTime, Boolean, Text and Binary. These are not supported at runtime.

For information about the data types Date, DateShort, DateMedium, DateLong, Time, TimeShort, TimeMedium and TimeLong, see Properties of a Date Control and Time Control.

Label

Enter the text to be displayed as the static text at runtime.

This text is displayed only if you do not set any value in the BO Attribute property.

Mode
(required)

Set the mode for the control.

If set to …

Then …

Normal

The static-text control appears on the screen at runtime.

Hidden

The static-text control does not appear on the screen at runtime.

Name
(required)

Enter a name with the assigned namespace. This name is used to access this control in the code.

Top, Left, Bottom, Right
(required)

Set the coordinates based on the position of the control.

You cannot change the value of the Bottom property. Its value is always equal to the value of the Top property plus a fixed number.