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Chapter NineDialog Functions (continued)

DataControlSetEditStatusString Function

Overview

The DataControlSetEditStatusString function sets the cell’s display type.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

int = DataControlSetEditStatusString ( int id, string message );

Parameters

id

An int containing the control ID of the data control.

message

An ANSI encoded string specifying the template for the status message.

Return Value

Returns an int as ERROR_NONE or a formatted error code on failure. Common error codes are as follows: ERROR_RANGE if id is an invalid control ID for the open dialog or ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE if no dialog is open. Use the GetLastError function to retrieve error information.

Remarks

The edit status string is only used during on sheet editing and is displayed in the designated status window.

The string must contain two “%d” formatted decimal values indicating the number of characters in the control and the maximum number of characters.

The value can be repeatedly set for various controls to add descriptive information.

A limit must be set using the DataControlSetActionReturnCode in response to a DCN_GET_EDIT_CONTROL_SIZE action.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

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