DataSource Property Builder
Set dataSource property for the selected component. Because the data displayed in this component cannot be edited by the user, you connect it to the data by using dataSource rather than dataLink.
Dialog box options
Type
Specify the data source type to be used. Depending on which component you are working with, the Type drop-down list has one or all of the following choices.
Array. Creates prompts from elements in an array object. After selecting Array from the Type box, click the tool icon to the right of the Data Source box to display the Build Array dialog box.
Field. Creates prompts from all the values in a field in a table file. After selecting Field from the Type box, click the tool icon to the right of the Data Source box to display the Choose Field dialog box.
Structure. Creates prompts from all the field names in the currently selected table.
Tables. Creates prompts from the names of all tables in the currently selected database. For the default database, this is all the .DBF and .DB files in the current directory.
Filename. Creates prompts from file names in the current default directory. To constrain files listed, specify a filename skeleton by typing it in the Data Source text box. For example, typing *.TXT constrains the displayed file names to only those that have an extension of .TXT.
Data source
Click the tool button beside this text box to display a builder to create an array or a list of fields, if applicable.
How to get there: In the Inspector, select a ComboBox component. Then click the wrench button beside the dataSource property (in the Data Linkage category).