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I have 2 questions about data grids. Any help would be appreciated!

1. Is it possible for a data grid table to word wrap? I'm building a bunch of tables and the column names are sometimes long. It would be great for the column headers to word wrap and grow taller automatically. Any ideas?

2. Is there a function to determine the best width for a data grid table column? In Java there's a FontMetrics object that can tell you how many pixels wide a string will be. I'd like to find a function like this in LiveCode to determine how to set column widths.

Thanks so much,

Ritch

Hi Ritch,

1. sorry, no idea.
2. you can check "the formattedwidth of fld X"!
I think this is what you are looking for.


Best

Klaus

Hi Ritch, re: 1...

I'm assuming you're displaying the data for the user (pretty safe bet). The answer will depend on how you've designed your app: You've got a field for the data and a separate fld for the header? Or flds for the column headers and each and every column? (my personal fav). If you're trying to show everything in a single fld you might have problems, especially if you want to do anything more than display the data i.e. let the user select rows or records.

But all are do-able.
Steve