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Design Time Properties

This section describes the properties that are not accessible for reading or writing at runtime and for which the value must be set once at the outset of your project using the Property Window in the development environment.

Property Description
Above Defines the vertical navigation order.
AnchorLeft Defines the way a control is resized.
Anchors Defines the way controls are moved or resized when their containing form is resized.
Backup Defines if a table is backed up when it is synchronized.
Below Defines the vertical navigation order.
BottomLeft Defines the bottom left control in the navigation order.
Bundled Defines if a table is linked to its application.
Cloneable Defines if a class can be copied.
Columns Columns definition for a Grid control
Compression Specifies the compression algorithm to be used to compress images.
Configuration Project compilation configuration.
Creator Database creator.
DefaultHeight Default user control height.
DefaultWidth Default user control width.
DIA Defines whether a form supports the dynamic input area or not.
Extendable Defines if a class is derivable.
Extends Defines the parent class of a class.
Frame Defines the border type of a button.
Index Index of a control in an array.
InitialFocus Defines which control initially receives the focus.
Instantiable Defines whether a class can be instanced.
Locale Defines the language of a resource.
Name Module name, control name or object name.
NavOrder Defines the horizontal navigation order.
Palette Palette used by an image.
PDB Database creation and debugging disposition.
ResID Resource identifier.
ResType Resource type.
Segment Code segment containing a module.
ToolboxIcon Icon associated to a user control.
Type Database type.
VisibleItems Number of visible items in a list or popup.
Zip Specifies the compression level to be used to compress binary resources.