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Tech Tip: Using SET VISIBLE to implement a Printable Property
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: April 28, 2000

If you have a form that is used for both screen and print interaction, there is a trick that will enable you to easily customize the form when printing. Lets say that the form has buttons and you do not want to print them, you can make them invisible when printing.

For Example:





For more information on referring objects by their object name check out Object Properties in the language reference manual.