Displaying Read-Only Fields

You can display read-only fields as either text or as disabled controls.

Read-only field displayed as text

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Read-only field displayed as a disabled control

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In a read-only Web view, all fields are read-only. In normal and submit-only Web views, read-only fields are fields that have been disabled through the Field editor.

To set the default for all read-only fields in the Web view:

1    In the shortcut bar, click Web View graphics/shortcut-WebView.gif.

2    Click graphics/bEdit.png (opposite Attributes) to open the Web View Attributes dialog.

3    Set Display All Read-Only Fields As Text to Yes or No.

By default, this setting applies to all read-only fields in the Web view.

To override the default for a specific read-only field:

1    In the shortcut bar, click Fields graphics/shortcut-Fields.gif.

2    In the Tab list, click the tab that contains the field.

3    In the Export to View list, click the field and then click Attributes.

4    Change Display Read-Only Field As Text to No or Yes.

When Display Read-Only Field As Text is set to Default, the field uses the value of the Web view attribute Display All Read-Only Fields As Text.

Notes

    If you display a read-only memo field as a disabled control, the scroll bar is disabled, so the user may not be able to see everything in the field.

    You must regenerate the Web view after you change the Web view attribute or the field attribute.

Related Topics

Editing Field Attributes

Generating Web Views