InitialWidth (Property)

Find out the initial width of a control or window.
The initial width corresponds to the width defined in the window editor during the element description. This width can evolve and it can be modified. It is returned by ..Width.
Modify the base width used to anchor the controls "in width".
When a control is anchored, the base width used to resize the control according to the window is the width defined during the control creation (returned by ..InitialWidth).
To modify the width of a control anchored in width, you must also modify its initial width.
Find out the initial width of a report control.
The initial width corresponds to the width defined in the report editor during the element description. This width can evolve and it can be modified. This new width is returned by ..Width.

Versions 15 and later

This property is now available for the Android applications.

New in version 15

This property is now available for the Android applications.

Versions 16 and later

This property is now available for the Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This property is now available for the Windows Phone applications.

Versions 17 and later

This property is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This property is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This property is now available for the report controls in the iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This property is now available for the report controls in the iPhone/iPad applications.

This property is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This property is now available for the report controls in the iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 20 and later

This property is now available for the Table controls and for the table columns in the Android applications.

This property is now available for the table columns in the iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 20

This property is now available for the Table controls and for the table columns in the Android applications.

This property is now available for the table columns in the iPhone/iPad applications.

This property is now available for the Table controls and for the table columns in the Android applications.

This property is now available for the table columns in the iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// Increases the width of "STC_Title" by 30 millimeters
STC_Title..Width = STC_Title..InitialWidth + 30

// Restores the initial width of control
EDT_Edit1..Width = EDT_Edit1..InitialWidth
// Enlarges TABLE_Table1 that is anchored in width by 30 pixels
TABLE_Table1..Width += 30
TABLE_Table1..InitialWidth += 30

Syntax

Finding out the initial width Hide the details

<Initial Width> = <Element Name>..InitialWidth

<Initial Width>: Integer

Width of the element defined in the window editor during its creation. This width is expressed in pixels.

<Element Name>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of the element (control or window) whose initial width must be calculated.

Modifying the initial width of a control anchored in width Hide the details

<Control Name>..InitialWidth = <New Width>

<Control Name>: Character string (with or without quotes)

Name of the anchored control whose the initial width must be modified.

<New Width>: Integer

New initial width of the anchored control (including the border) expressed in pixels.

Remarks

Limits for the controls and windows

In Windows 98, the size of elements is limited to ± 32 767. In Windows NT/2000, it is possible (but not recommended) to specify a size up to ± 2 147 483 647.

Limits

..InitialWidth is not available for the Table controls. However, it is available for the table columns.