Gets or sets a value which determines whether field choices will be automatically generated as option button controls where appropriate.
object.UseOptionButtons as Integer
Option buttons (also know as radio buttons) are used to display a group of options to the user when only one option can be selected.
The recognition engine will automatically generate a group of option buttons where it detects an entry field with an explicit set of values for entry. Setting this property to False on the form will prevent option buttons from being generated. In most cases a combo box will be displayed on the form instead.
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A generated entry field on a form with UseOptionButtons set to True. |
The same field on a form with UseOptionButtons set to False. |
Changing this property at run-time will cause the dynamic recognition engine to recreate the form and will result in the loss of any data that has been entered by the user. This property should not be changed within the Form events OnReceive or OnRefresh.
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