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make column invisible and make column visible

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Action Statement

Make a column visible or invisible.

make column COL_ID of TABLE_NAME {visible|invisible}

COL_ID

The identifier for a column.

TABLE_NAME

The identifier for a table.

visible | invisible

Make the column visible (shown) or invisible (hidden).

Description

Use this statement to make a specified column visible or invisible.

Example

 

response to item ColVisible from Menu

 copy true to Flag

 action GetColFlag

 if (InputOK) then

         copy "make column " X " of Table " to MsgStr

         if (Flag) then

                 append "visible" to MsgStr

                 make column X of Table visible

         else append "invisible" to MsgStr

                 make column X of Table invisible

         end if

         action SendMsg

 end if # InputOK