NOTE: For
datalinks, If multiple columns are selected from the
data source, the formatting set on this tab is applied to the first
column only. All other columns are appended as is.
Properties on the Datalink/Variable Format
Tab
|
Property
|
Description
|
Values
|
|
Numeric
|
Indicates whether the data source will
return numeric data.
|
N/A
|
|
Integer Digits
|
Specifies the number of digits to display
before the decimal point.
|
Up to 50 digits can be displayed before the
decimal.
|
|
Decimal digits
|
Specifies the number of digits to display
after the decimal point.
|
Up to 50 digits can be displayed after the
decimal.
|
|
Alphanumeric
|
Indicates whether the data source will
return alphanumeric data.
|
N/A
|
|
Number of lines
|
Specifies the maximum amount of lines to
return.
|
Up to 10 lines can be returned.
|
|
Chars per line
|
Specifies the maximum number of characters
per line to return.
|
Up to 256 lines can be returned.
|
|
Date Format list box.
|
Specifies the format that the date will be
displayed in.
|
Use Default (M/dd/yyyy)
Various date formats
|
|
Time format list box
|
Selects the format that the time will be
displayed in.
|
Use Default (h:mm:ss:a)
Various time formats
|
|
Justification
|
Specifies the justification of the data
within the datalink or VariableLink object.
|
Left
Center
Right
|
|
Alignment
|
Specifies the alignment of the data within
the datalink or VariableLink object.
|
Horizontal
Vertical
|
|
Delimiter
|
Specifies the marker used to separate values
in an array.
|
Any string value.
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