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ESL Documentation

You can use the following action statements with a drop-down list.

 

Action

Description

add

Creates a drop-down list at runtime.

add to

Allows you to insert options in the list box at runtime.

change text

Changes the text displayed in the selection field.

change window position

Allows you to indicate which block of lines should be displayed. Note that you cannot use change window xposition [of] for list boxes.

clear

Clears the contents of both the list box and the selection field.

disable

Causes the drop-down list to be grayed and prevents the user from moving to or modifying the selection field or selecting from the list box.

enable

Causes the drop-down list to be drawn in normal color and allows the user to move and/or modify the selection field or select from the list box.

make helpid

Changes the help ID of the drop-down list.

make parameter

Change parameter string associated with the drop down list.