Introduction to Pathmaker

The Architecture of a Pathmaker Application
Pathmaker Applications
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Data Field Attributes Each data field can have certain attributes that determine how the field will look and
act.
These attributes can include:
Length
Data type
Default value
Allowable values (for example, must be “A,” “B,” or “C”)
Video attributes (for example, bright, blinking, reversed)
Protection from data entry
Display format (picture)—for example, $99.99
Content of the heading describing the field
Upshifting of entered data from lowercase to uppercase (for example, Abc to ABC)
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