Form Designer: FID Linker - Properties

An FID Linker (FidButton) control is not linked to a database attribute belonging to the current table. With this control, you can select a feature in the map and fill an attribute with this value (This is the same as acquiring related features simply by selecting them in the map). However, normally, you would select a related feature from a basic combo box, for example, you could select a detail that belongs to a manhole.

Property

Description

System Category

 

ClassName

FidButton

Name

Specifies the name. For example, $FIDBUTTON1.

Specific Category

 

DetailAttribute

Specifies the name of the database attribute that should be filled with the FID. For example, FID_DETAIL.

DetailFilter

Filter statement (optional): The SQL statement that gets another FID as a result. Example: You want to select a feature in the map but fill the FID of its parent into the attribute.

Use the SQL Assistant to define the filter statement.

Select FID from parent where FID_CHILD={Fid}

Note: {FID} is case sensitive.

The {FID} is replaced by the selected FID at runtime.

DetailTable

Specifies the feature classes that should be selectable in the map. Use this, when you need more than one feature class, such as {FeatureC1,FeatureC2,FeatureC3}