Function GridFieldByName(GridField: String) : Field

Description

Gets a reference to a field object on the basis of a grid field name. Use this reference to change grid field properties like the displaylabel, displayformat, decimals, readonly, visible etc.

Parameters

• GridField: The field name for which the field object must be returned.
• Result: A reference to the requested field object.

Remarks

Use this function in the InitializeGridFields event handler.

Check for each referenced grid field if the object exists. Setting properties of a grid field which not exists results in errors during execution of the script.

Code Snippet

'Change some properties of a gridfield

Set fldFA = frmEditForm.GridFieldByName("FinAmount")

If Not fldFA is nothingThen

fldFA.DisplayLabel="MyFinAmount"

fldFA.DisplayFormat = "##.##"

fldFA.Decimals = 2

fldFA.ReadOnly = True

fldFA.Visible = True

End If