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Special Functions | Freely definable tables
Editing the table format
Press the EDIT FORMAT soft key (toggle the soft key row)
The control opens the editor form displaying the table structure.
The meanings of the structure commands (header entries) are
shown in the following table.
Structure command Meaning
Available columns:
List of all columns contained in the table
Move before: The entry highlighted in Available
columns is moved in front of this column
Name
Column name: Is displayed in the header
Column type TEXT: Text entry
SIGN: + or - sign
BIN: Binary number
DEC: Decimal, positive, whole number
(cardinal number)
HEX: Hexadecimal number
INT: Whole number
LENGTH: Length (is converted in inch
programs)
FEED: Feed rate (mm/min or 0.1 inch/
min)
IFEED: Feed rate (mm/min or inch/min)
FLOAT: Floating-point number
BOOL: Logical value
INDEX: Index
TSTAMP: Fixed format for date and time
UPTEXT: Text entry in upper case
PATHNAME: Path name
Default value
Default value for the fields in this column
Width
Width of the column (number of charac-
ters)
Primary key
First table column
Language-sensitive
Language-sensitive dialogs
column name
Use a connected mouse or the control's keyboard to navigate in
the form. Navigation using the control's keyboard:
Press the navigation keys to go to the entry
fields. Use the arrow keys to navigate within an
entry field. To open pop-down menus, press the
GOTO key.
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