Name (Property)

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Name (Property)

In french: Nom

Not available with this kind of connection

..Name is used to find out:

the name of the font associated with a Font variable.
Remark: The name of the font must correspond to one of the fonts installed on the current computer.
the name of a control, report or report block.
the name of a control, group of controls or window.
the name of a control, group of controls or page.
..Name is used to find out the real name of a control generated in the page, which means the alias of the control. This property can only be used on the following types of controls: edit control, List Box, Combo Box, Check Box, Radio Button and Button.

..Name is used to modify the name of the font associated with a Font variable.

..Name can also be used to manage the name of different HFSQL objects. You can:

Find out the name of a connection.
Find out the name of an object handled by indirection:
- data file defined in the data model editor or by programming,
- view,
- query run beforehand by HExecuteQuery,
- item defined in the data model editor or by programming,
- link defined in the data model editor or by programming.
Define the name of the described element:
- when a file is described by programming,
- when an item is described by programming,
- when a link is described by programming,
- when a full-text index is described by programming.

Remark: From version 19, HFSQL is the new name of HyperFileSQL.

Example

// Define the characteristics of a Font variable
Font1 is Font
Font1..Name = "Arial"
Font1..Size = 14
Font1..Orientation = 45
// Apply the font to "MyControl"
MyControl..Font = Font1

AnItem1 is Item Description
...
// Declare the item 1
AnItem1..Name = "ITM1"
AnItem1..Type = hItemText
AnItem1..Size = 20
HDescribeItem(AFile, AnItem1)
...
HDescribeFile(AFile)
HCréation(Temp_File)

// Procedure to which a control name is passed as parameter
PROCEDURE MakeVisible(Control)
// Name of current control
IF {Control}..Name = "CustomerName" THEN
{Control}..Visible = True
END

Syntax

Finding out the name of specified element Hide the details

<Result> = <Element used>..Name

<Result>: Character string

Name of specified element.

<Element used>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of element to use.

Modifying the name of specified element Hide the details

<Element used>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of dynamic object used:
file defined by programming via the File description type,
item defined by programming via the Item description type,
link defined by programming via the Link description type.
full-text index defined by programming via the FullTextIndex description type.
or
Name of the Font variable to use.

<New name>: Character string

New name for the specified element

Remarks

Font variable

A font can be created from a Font variable.

To define the font characteristics, use:

FontCreate;
..Charset, ..Orientation, ..StrikeOut, ..Condensed, ..Color, ..Extended, ..Bold, ..Italic, ..Large, ..Underline and ..Size.

This font can be used:

To write text in drawings (dFont).
To write in charts (grLabelFont , grLegendFont , grTitleFont and grAxisTitleFont).
To print (iFont).
In the controls of a window (..Font property of controls in a window).
In the controls of a report (..Font property of controls in a report).

Type of object

..Name returns an empty string ("") for:

the rows found in the Table, List Box, ListView or Combo Box controls,
the cells in Table controls.

Name of a connection

A connection can be created by a Connection variable. The name of the connection corresponds to the name of the variable.

If a connection with the same name already exists (in the analysis or described beforehand), the name of the connection is defined by the HFSQL engine that adds a suffix (a number) to the name of the variable.

In this case, ..Name is used to find out the name of the connection defined by the HFSQL engine.

Limits

..Name cannot be used on:

an option in a Radio Button or Check Box control,
an element in a TreeView control.

..Name only applies to the following controls:

Edit control,
List Box,
Combo Box,
Check Box,
Radio Button,
Button,
Versions 23 and later
Group of controls.
New in version 23
Group of controls.
Group of controls.