UserDialog Items

Item	Description	Properties
GroupBox	A rectangle used to group related controls	Field, Caption
Text	A text label, requires no response from the user	Field, Caption
TextBox	An edit box used to enter and edit text	Field, Type (single line, multiple line, password)
CheckBox	A box which is checked and unchecked as the user clicks on it, a three-state check box has a disabled (grayed) state	Field, Caption, Type (2 state, 3 state, 3 state auto check)
OptionButton	A round button for choosing from a set of options, only one of a group of option buttons may be checked	Field, Caption, Option Group
ListBox	A window that contains a list of items that can be selected by the user	Field, Array of Items, Type (list, sorted list)
DropListBox	A list that is visible when opened by the user, the text may be editable or not and the list may be sorted or not	Field, Array of Items, Type (list, text, sorted list, sorted text)
ComboBox	A text box with an attached list box, the list may be sorted or not	Field, Array of Items, Type (text, sorted)
Picture	Displays a bitmap in the dialog	Field, Caption, Type (from file, from clipboard)
PushButton	A push button	Field, Caption
OKButton	Push button with the OK caption	Field
CancelButton	Push button with Cancel caption	Field
Dialog	Definition of dialog box	Dialog Function, Caption, Centered

Properties:

Dialog Function: The dialog function is the name of a special function that is called when various events happen in a dialog. Define a dialog function to control the behavior of a dialog and to retrieve its input.
Field Name: The field name is the name used to refer to a component.
Caption: The caption is the text displayed within a component.
Quoted: When not quoted, the caption property gives the name of variable that contains the text to display for the caption. When quoted, the caption property is the literal text to display.
Array of Items: The array of items is the name of a string array variable that contains the strings to display in a list. The array variable must be initialized before the dialog is invoked.
Type: The type is the behavior of some components varies depending on which option is selected. Refer to the online help for descriptions of the available component types.
Option Group: For option buttons, the field name is used to refer to a group of option buttons. Only one option button within a group may be checked.
Comment: A comment is the text to insert in the dialog definition block.

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