Label Properties in Report Frames

Add a Label as a static label object that is used for entering static text to the report, or as a dynamic label control. To display the value of an attribute in the report at runtime, the following properties can be selected for each label object.

Property

Function

Big

Specifies whether the selected object is printed in large characters; that is in pitch 66, about 50 percent taller than normal. Not displayed at design time, but only at runtime.

Note: The changes you apply to this property do not affect the display of a report.

BlankWhenZero

Specifies whether spaces are to be printed if the value of the Frame Attribute is zero. Options are True and False.

Bright

Specifies whether the selected object is printed with highlighting.

Note: If two controls overlap on setting this property, then an overlap error is reported. Property remains False.

Control Codes

Specifies output control codes into your model. Not displayed at design time, but only at runtime. Click the ellipses button to open the Control Codes dialog box.

ControlType

Specifies the type of object selected. This property is Read-only from within the Painter document window and is always a Label.

Foreground Color

Specifies a foreground color for the object. Select a color from the drop-down list.

Id

Read-only. Generated by the software.

IsFloatingSign

Specifies whether the sign is to be printed immediately before the first significant digit. Options are True and False

Location

Specifies the point in pixels that represents the upper-left corner of the object relative to the upper-left corner of its container as an X and Y location.

(Name)

Specifies the type of object. This property is Read-only from within the Painter document window, and is either Static Label, or Dynamic Label.

Pitch

Specifies the number of characters to be printed per line for the selected object.

Note: The changes you apply to this property do not affect the display of a report.

PrintFormat

Specifies how to present numbers and zeros in reports. Values are Blank, CR, -, +, $, *, and None. Refer to the table in PrintFormat Property for more information on these values.

Reset

Specifies that all current highlighting and color attributes are terminated after the selected object.

Reverse

Specifies whether the selected object is printed with reverse video highlighting.

Underline

Specifies whether the selected object is underlined. Not displayed at design time, but only at runtime.

Underscore

Specifies whether the selected object is displayed and print with a horizontal delimiter beneath. Not displayed at design time, but only at runtime.

Upperscore

Specifies whether the selected object is displayed and print with a horizontal delimiter above. Not displayed at design time, but only at runtime.

Value

Specifies the value to be displayed in the object. Note that you can specify a qualified object name to make this object a dynamic Label object.