Frank wrote, > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Sch�nheit - Sun Microsystems Germany > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 30 May 2005 10:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [dba-users] [spec review] multi column list and > combo boxes > <snip> > > > - Column heads > > > > It is not explicitly stated in the spec what happens when the List > > Content is Table, Query, SQL, or SQL (native), what is the > effect of > > Column heads value. I expect if Column heads is True the > field names > > will appear in the heading row. Is this correct? > > Interesting. My fast answer, from the model I had in my head, > but obviously not in the spec, would have been: The first > data row is made the header.
Actually that is how I read the spec even though it was not explicitly stated. > However, your idea sounds interesting, and the mere fact that > MSA also uses the column names suggests that we should do > this for compatibility, at least. > Thanks for pointing out, I will incorporate this into the spec. Can I add that if aliases are used in sql statements then the column heads are the aliases and not the field names. This allows people to use more meaningful column headers if the field names are meaningless and is the way Microsoft Access works. <snip> Regards, Kelvin Eldridge Online Connections Website: www.onlineconnections.com.au Every day we solve clients problems. We now have over a thousand documented solutions. Your problem may have already been solved. www.onlineconnections.com.au/myanswers --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
