Version: 20

Configuring 4D View Pro Areas

The 4D View Pro area properties can be configured using the Property list. Spreadsheet properties are available through the language.

Form area properties

Using the area's property list, you can set 4D View Pro object properties such as Object Name, Variable or Expression, Appearance, Action, and Events.

Selecting a user interface

You can select the interface to use with your 4D View Pro form areas in the Property List, under Appearance:

You can also use the userInterface and withFormulaBar(only with the "toolbar" interface) JSON properties.

Interfaces allow for basic modifications and data manipulation. User-defined modifications are saved in the 4D View Pro object when the user saves the document.

Ribbon

Enabling the Toolbar interface displays the Show Formula Bar option. When selected, the formula bar is visible below the Toolbar interface.

With visible formula bar:

Features

Both the Ribbon and the Toolbar interfaces group related features into tabs:

Tab	Actions	Ribbon Interface	Toolbar Interface
File	File manipulation	X
Home	Text appearance	X	X
Insert	Add items	X	X
Formulas	Formula calculation and library	X	X
Data	Data manipulation	X	X
View	Visual presentation	X	X
Settings	Sheet presentation reference	X

Form Events

The following form events are available in the Property List for 4D View Pro areas.

Some of the events are standard form events (available to all active objects) and some are specific 4D View Pro form events. Some standard form events provide extended information in the object returned by the FORM Event command when they are generated for 4D View Pro areas. The following table shows which events are standard and which are specific or provide additional information to 4D View Pro areas:

Standard 4D events	Specific and extended 4D View Pro events
On Load	On VP Ready
On Getting Focus	On Clicked
On Losing Focus	On Double Clicked
On Unload	On Header Click
	On After Edit
	On Selection Change
	On Column Resize
	On Row Resize
	On VP Range Changed

Sheet Options

The 4D View Pro sheet options object allows you to control various options of your 4D View Pro areas. This object is handled by the following commands:

Sheet appearance

Property		Type	Description
allowCellOverflow		boolean	Specifies whether data can overflow into adjacent empty cells.
sheetTabColor		string	A color string used to represent the sheet tab color, such as "red", "#FFFF00", "rgb(255,0,0)", "Accent 5", and so on.
frozenlineColor		string	A color string used to represent the frozen line color, such as "red", "#FFFF00", "rgb(255,0,0)", "Accent 5", and so on.
clipBoardOptions		longint	The clipboard option. Available values: `vk clipboard paste options all`, `vk clipboard paste options formatting`, `vk clipboard paste options formulas`, `vk clipboard paste options formulas and formatting`, `vk clipboard paste options values`, `vk clipboard paste options values and formatting`
gridline		object	The grid line's options.
	color	string	A color string used to represent the grid line color, such as "red", "#FFFF00", "rgb(255,0,0)", "Accent 5", and so on.
	showVerticalGridline	boolean	Specifies whether to show the vertical grid line.
	showHorizontalGridline	boolean	Specifies whether to show the horizontal grid line.
rowHeaderVisible		boolean	Specifies whether the row header is visible.
colHeaderVisible		boolean	Specifies whether the column header is visible.
rowHeaderAutoText		longint	Specifies whether the row header displays letters or numbers or is blank. Available values: `vk header auto text blank`, `vk header auto text letters`, `vk header auto text numbers`
colHeaderAutoText		longint	Specifies whether the column header displays letters or numbers or is blank. Available values: `vk header auto text blank`, `vk header auto text letters`, `vk header auto text numbers`
selectionBackColor		string	The selection's background color for the sheet. (preferred RGBA format)
selectionBorderColor		string	The selection's border color for the sheet.
sheetAreaOffset		object	The sheetAreaOffset's options.
	left	longint	The offset left of sheet from host.
	top	longint	The offset top of sheet from host.

All properties are optional.

Sheet protection

To lock the whole sheet, you only need to set the isProtected property to true. You can then unlock cells individually by setting the locked cell style property.

Property		Type	Description
isProtected		boolean	Specifies whether cells on this sheet that are marked as protected cannot be edited.
protectionOptions		object	A value that indicates the elements that you want users to be able to change. If null : the protectionOptions parameter is reset.
	allowSelectLockedCells	boolean	Specifies whether the user can select locked cells, optional. True by default.
	allowSelectUnlockedCells	boolean	Specifies whether the user can select unlocked cells, optional. True by default.
	allowSort	boolean	Specifies whether the user can sort ranges, optional. False by default.
	allowFilter	boolean	Specifies whether the user can filter ranges, optional. False by default.
	allowEditObjects	boolean	Specifies whether the user can edit floating objects, optional. False by default.
	allowResizeRows	boolean	Specifies whether the user can resize rows, optional. False by default.
	allowResizeColumns	boolean	Specifies whether the user can resize columns, optional. False by default.
	allowDragInsertRows	boolean	Specifies whether the user can perform the drag operation to insert rows, optional. False by default.
	allowDragInsertColumns	boolean	Specifies whether the user can perform the drag operation to insert columns, optional. False by default.
	allowInsertRows	boolean	Specifies whether the user can insert rows, optional. False by default.
	allowInsertColumns	boolean	Specifies whether the user can insert columns, optional. False by default.
	allowDeleteRows	boolean	Specifies whether the user can delete rows, optional. False by default.
	allowDeleteColumns	boolean	Specifies whether the user can delete columns, optional. False by default.

All properties are optional.

Cell Format

Defining a format pattern ensures that the content of your 4D View Pro documents is displayed the way you intended. Formats can be set using the selected 4D View Pro interface, or using the VP SET VALUE or VP SET NUM VALUE methods.

4D View Pro has built-in formats for numbers, dates, times, and text, but you can also create your own patterns to format the contents of cells using special characters and codes.

For example, when using the VP SET VALUE or VP SET NUM VALUE methods to enter amounts in an invoice, you may want the currency symbols ($, €, ¥, etc.) to be aligned regardless of the space required by the number (i.e., whether the amount is $5.00 or $5,000.00). You could use formatting characters and spectify the pattern ($* #,##0.00) which would display amounts as shown:

Note that when creating your own format patterns, only the display of the data is modified. The value of the data remains unchanged.

Number and text formats

Number formats apply to all number types (e.g., positive, negative, and zeros).

Character	Description	Example
0	Placeholder that displays zeros.	#.00 will display 1.1 as 1.10
.	Displays a decimal point	0.00 will display 1999 as 1999.00
,	Displays the thousands separator in a number. Thousands are separated by commas if the format contains a comma enclosed by number signs "#" or by zeros. A comma following a digit placeholder scales the number by 1,000.	#,0 will display 12200000 as 12,200,000
_	Skips the width of the next character.	Usually used in combination with parentheses to add left and right indents, _( and _) respectively.
@	Formatter for text. Applies the format to all text in the cell	"[Red]@" applies the red font color for text values.
*	Repeats the next character to fill the column width.	0- will include enough dashes after a number to fill the cell, whereas 0 before any format will include leading zeros.
" "	Displays the text within the quotes without interpreting it.	"8%" will display as: 8%
%	Displays numbers as a percentage of 100.	8% will be displayed as .08
#	Digit placeholder that does not display extra zeros. If a number has more digits to the right of the decimal than there are placeholders, the number is rounded up.	#.# will display 1.54 as 1.5
?	Digit placeholder that leaves space for extra zeros, but does not display them. Typically used to align numbers by decimal point.	$?? displays a maximum of 2 decimals and causes dollar signs to line up for varying amounts.
\	Displays the character following it.	#.00? will display 123 as 123.00?
/	When used with numbers, displays them as fractions. When used with text, date or time codes, displayed "as-is".	#/# will display .75 as 3/4
[ ]	Creates conditional formats.	[>100][GREEN]#,##0;[`<=-100`][YELLOW]#,##0;[BLUE]#,##0
E	Scientific notation format.	#E+# - will display 1,500,500 as 2E+6
[color]	Formats the text or number in the color specified	[Green]###.##[Red]-###.###

Example

//Set the cell value as $125,571.35
VP SET VALUE(VP Cell("ViewProArea";3;2);New object("value";125571.35;"format";"_($* #,##0.00_)")

Date and time formats

4D View Pro provides the following constants for ISO 8601 date and time patterns:

Constant	Value	Comment
`vk pattern full date time`	"fullDateTimePattern"	ISO 8601 format for the full date and time in current localization.USA default pattern: "dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss"
`vk pattern long date`	"longDatePattern"	ISO 8601 format for the full date in current localization.USA default pattern: "dddd, dd MMMM yyyy"
`vk pattern long time`	"longTimePattern"	ISO 8601 format for the time in current localization.USA default pattern: "HH:mm:ss"
`vk pattern month day`	"monthDayPattern"	ISO 8601 format for the month and day in current localization.USA default pattern: "MMMM dd"
`vk pattern short date`	"shortDatePattern"	Abbreviated ISO 8601 format for the date in current localization.USA default pattern: "MM/dd/yyyy"
`vk pattern short time`	"shortTimePattern"	Abbreviated ISO 8601 format for the time in current localization.USA default pattern: "HH:mm"
`vk pattern sortable date time`	"sortableDateTimePattern"	ISO 8601 format for the date and time in current localization which can be sorted.USA default pattern: "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss"
`vk pattern universal sortable date time`	"universalSortableDateTimePattern"	ISO 8601 format for the date and time in current localization using UTC which can be sorted.USA default pattern: "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd HH':'mm':'ss'Z'"
`vk pattern year month`	"yearMonthPattern"	ISO 8601 format for the month and year in current localization.USA default pattern: "yyyy MMMM"

Example

//Set the cell value as specific date and time
VP SET VALUE(VP Cell("ViewProArea";3;9);New object("value";!2024-12-18!);"time";?14:30:10?;"format";vk pattern full date time))

Custom date and time formats

To create your own date and time patterns, in your current localization, you can use combinations of the following codes:

	Code (not case-sensitive)	Description	Example
Date			(January 1, 2019)
	m	Month number without leading zero	1
	mm	Month number with leading zero	01
	mmm	Month name, short	Jan
	mmmm	Month name, long	January
	d	Day number without leading zero	1
	dd	Day number with leading zero	01
	ddd	Day of week, short	Tue
	dddd	Day of week, long	Tuesday
	yy	Year, short	19
	yyyy	Year, long	2019
Time			(2:03:05 PM)
	h	Hour without leading zero. 0-23	2
	hh	Hour with leading zero. 00-23	02
	m	Minutes without leading zero. 0-59	3
	mm	Minutes with leading zero. 00-59	03
	s	Seconds without leading zero. 0-59	5
	ss	Seconds with leading zero. 00-59	05
	[h]	Elapsed time in hours	14 (can exceed 24)
	[mm]	Elapsed time in minutes	843
	[ss]	Elapsed time in seconds	50585
	AM/PM	Periods of day. 24 hour fomat used if omitted.	PM

The code 'm' is interpreted depending on its position in the pattern. If it's immediately after 'h' or 'hh' or immediately before 's' or 'ss', it will be interpreted as minutes, otherwise it will be interpreted as months.

Additional symbols

In addition to the special characters and codes described in the previous sections, there are additional characters and symbols that can be used in your format patterns. These additional characters and symbols do not require a \ or "" and do not impact the interpretation of the format pattern. They appear "as-is" within the pattern.

Character	Description	Example
+ and -	Plus and minus signs	### + ### = ###,###
( )	Left and right parenthesis	(-###.##)
:	Colon	hh:mm:ss
^	Caret	#^#
'	Apostrophe	'######
{ }	Curly brackets	{###,###,###}
`< >`	Less-than and greater than signs	## >##
=	Equal sign	#+#=##
/	Forward slash. When used with numbers, displays them as fractions.	mm/dd/yyyy
!	Exclamation point	$###.00!
&	Ampersand	"Hello" & "Welcome"
~	Tilde	~##
	Space character
€	Euro	€###.00
£	British Pound	£###.00
¥	Japanese Yen	¥###.00
$	Dollar sign	$###.00
¢	Cent sign	.00¢

Print Attributes

4D View Pro print attributes allow you to control all aspects of printing 4D View Pro areas. These attributes are handled by the following commands:

Columns / Rows

Column and row attributes are used to specify the beginning, end, and repetition of columns and rows.

Property	Type	Description
columnEnd	longint	The last column to print in a cell range. Default value = -1 (all columns)
columnStart	longint	The first column to print in a cell range. Default value = -1 (all columns)
repeatColumnEnd	longint	The last column of a range of columns to print on the left of each page. Default value = -1 (all columns)
repeatColumnStart	longint	The first column of a range of columns to print on the left of each page. Default value = -1 (all columns)
repeatRowEnd	longint	The last row of a range of rows to print on the top of each page. Default value = -1 (all rows)
repeatRowStart	longint	The first row of a range of rows to print at the top of each page. Default value = -1 (all rows)
rowEnd	longint	The last row to print in a cell range. Default value = -1 (all rows)
rowStart	longint	The first row to print in a cell range. Default value = -1 (all rows)

Headers / Footers

Header and footer attributes are used to specify text or images in the left, right, and center header/footer sections.

Property	Type	Description
footerCenter	text	The text and format of the center footer on printed pages.
footerCenterImage	picture \| text*	The image for the center section of the footer.
footerLeft	text	The text and format of the left footer on printed pages.
footerLeftImage	picture \| text*	The image for the left section of the footer.
footerRight	text	The text and format of the right footer on printed pages.
footerRightImage	picture \| text*	The image for the right section of the footer.
headerCenter	text	The text and format of the center header on printed pages.
headerCenterImage	picture \| text*	The image for the center section of the header.
headerLeft	text	The text and format of the left header on printed pages.
headerLeftImage	picture \| text*	The image for the left section of the header.
headerRight	text	The text and format of the right header on printed pages.
headerRightImage	picture \| text*	The image for the right section of the header.

* If using text type, pass the filepath (absolute or relative) of the image. If you pass a relative path, the file should be located next to the database structure file. In Windows, the file extension must be indicated. No matter the type used to set an image, the image itself (not a reference) is stored in the 4D View Pro area and is returned by VP Get print info.

Special Characters

The following special characters allow the automatic addition or formatting of information in the header and footer when the 4D View Pro area is printed.

Character	Description	Example	Result
&	Escape character	(see examples below)
P	Current page	printInfo.headerLeft:="This is page &P."	This is page 5.
N	Page count	printInfo.headerLeft:="There are &N pages."	There are 10 pages.
D	Current date (yyyy/mm/dd format)	printInfo.headerLeft:="It is &D."	It is 2015/6/19.
T	Current time	printInfo.headerLeft:="It is &T."	It is 16:30:36.
G	Image	printInfo.headerLeftImage:=smiley printInfo.headerLeft:="&G"
S	Strikethrough	printInfo.headerLeft:="&SThis is text."	~~This is text.~~
U	Underline	printInfo.headerLeft:="&UThis is text."	This is text. (Underlined)
B	Bold	printInfo.headerLeft:="&BThis is text."	This is text.
I	Italic	printInfo.headerLeft:="&IThis is text."	This is text.
"	Font prefix	printInfo.headerLeft:="&"Lucida Console"&14This is text."
K	Text Color prefix	printInfo.headerLeft:="&KFF0000This is text."	This is text (in red).
F	Workbook name	printInfo.headerLeft:="&F"	2019 Monthly Revenue Forecasts
A	Spreadsheet name	printInfo.headerLeft:="&A"	June 2019 revenue forecast

Margins

Margin attributes are used to specify the 4D View Pro area margins for printing. Expressed in hundreds of an inch.

Property		Type	Description
margin		object	The print margins
	top	longint	Top margin, in hundredths of an inch. Default value = 75
	bottom	longint	Bottom margin, in hundredths of an inch. Default value = 75
	left	longint	Left margin, in hundredths of an inch. Default value = 70
	right	longint	Right margin, in hundredths of an inch. Default value = 70
	header	longint	Header offset, in hundredths of an inch. Default value = 30
	footer	longint	Footer offset, in hundredths of an inch. Default value = 30

Orientation

Orientation attributes are used to specify the direction the printed page layout.

This attribute defines rendering information only.

Property	Type	Description
orientation	longint	Page orientation. Available values: `vk print page orientation landscape`, `vk print page orientation portrait` (default)

Page

Page attributes are used to specify general document print settings.

Property	Type	Description
blackAndWhite	boolean	Printing in black and white only. Default value = false Note: PDFs are not affected by this attribute. Colors in PDFs remain.
centering	longint	How the contents are centered on the printed page. Available values: `vk print centering both`, `vk print centering horizontal`, `vk print centering none` (default), `vk print centering vertical`
firstPageNumber	longint	The page number to print on the first page.Default value = 1
pageOrder	longint	The order pages are printed. Available values: `vk print page order auto` (default), `vk print page order down then over`, `vk print page order over then down`.
pageRange	text	The range of pages for printing
qualityFactor	longint	The quality factor for printing (1 - 8). The higher the quality factor, the better the printing quality, however printing performance may be affected. Default value = 2
useMax	boolean	Only columns and rows with data are printed. Default value = true
zoomFactor	real	The amount to enlarge or reduce the printed page. Default value = 1

Paper Size

Paper size attributes are used to specify the dimensions or model of paper to use for printing. There are two ways to define paper size:

Custom size - height and width attributes
Standard size - kind attribute

Property		Type	Description
paperSize		object	Paper dimensions (height, width) or specific format (kind) for printing.
	height	longint	Height of the paper, in hundredths of an inch.
	width	longint	Width of the paper, in hundredths of an inch.
	kind	text	Name of standard paper size (e.g., A2, A4, legal, etc.) returned by `Get Print Option`. Default value = "letter"

If the paper size is specified using the height and width properties, VP Get print info returns a paper size with custom as value for kind.
If you set the paper size using the kind property, you can use either:
- one of the formats in the SpreadJS format list
- one of the formats returned by the PRINT OPTION VALUES command. In that case, VP Get print info returns the corresponding format with the height and width.

Scale

Scale attributes are used to specify printing optimization and adjustments.

Property	Type	Description
bestFitColumns	boolean	Column width is adjusted to fit the largest text width for printing. Default value = "false"
bestFitRows	boolean	Row height is adjusted to fit the tallest text height for printing. Default value = "false"
fitPagesTall	longint	The number of vertical pages (portrait orientation) to check when optimizing printing. Default value = -1
fitPagesWide	longint	The number of horizontal pages (landscape orientation) to check when optimizing printing. Default value = -1

Show / Hide

Show / Hide attributes are used to specify the visibility (printing) of 4D View Pro area elements.

Property	Type	Description
showBorder	boolean	Prints the outline border.Default value = "true"
showColumnHeader	longint	Column header print settings. Available values: `vk print visibility hide`, `vk print visibility inherit` (default), `vk print visibility show`, `vk print visibility show once`
showGridLine	boolean	Prints the gridlines. Default value = "false"
showRowHeader	longint	Row headers print settings. Available values: `vk print visibility hide`, `vk print visibility inherit` (default), `vk print visibility show`, `vk print visibility show once`

Watermark

Watermark attributes are used to superimpose text or an image onto the 4D View Pro area.

Property		Type	Description
watermark		collection	Collection of watermark settings. Default value: undefined
	[ ].height	longint	The height of the watermark text / image.
	[ ].imageSrc	picture \| text*	The watermark text / image.
	[ ].page	text	The page(s) where the watermark is printed. For all pages: "all". For specific pages: page numbers or page ranges separated by commas. Ex.: "1,3,5-12"
	[ ].width	longint	The width of the watermark text / image.
	[ ].x	longint	The horizontal coordinate of the top left point of the watermark text / image.
	[ ].y	longint	The vertical coordinate of the top left point of the watermark text / image.

Style Objects

4D View Pro style objects and style sheets allow you to control the graphical aspects and the look of your 4D View Pro documents.

Style objects & Style sheets

Style objects contain the style settings. They can be used either in a style sheet or on their own. Style objects can also be used in addition to a style sheet so that different settings can be specified for individual cell ranges without affecting the rest of the document. You can use style objects directly with the VP SET CELL STYLE and VP SET DEFAULT STYLE commands. You can also use style objects when defining custom table themes using the VP SET TABLE THEME or VP CREATE TABLE commands.

A style sheet groups together a combination of properties in a style object to specify the look of all of the cells in your 4D View Pro documents. Style sheets saved with the document can be used to set the properties for a single sheet, multiple sheets, or an entire workbook. When created, a 4D View Pro style sheet is given a name which is saved within the style sheet in the "name" property. This allows a style sheet to be easily used and, if thoughtfully selected, can facilitate its identification and purpose (e.g., Letterhead_internal, Letterhead_external).

Style sheets are created with the VP ADD STYLESHEET command and applied with the the VP SET DEFAULT STYLE or VP SET CELL STYLE commands. You can remove a style sheet with the VP REMOVE STYLESHEET command.

The VP Get stylesheet command can be used to return the style object of a single style sheet or you can use the VP Get stylesheets command to retrieve a collection of style objects for multiple style sheets.

Style object properties

Example:

 $style:=New object
 $style.hAlign:=vk horizontal align left
 $style.font:="12pt papyrus"
 $style.backColor:="#E6E6FA" //light purple color
 
 VP SET DEFAULT STYLE("myDoc";$style)

Background & Foreground

Property	Type	Description	Possible values
backColor	text	Defines the color of the background.	CSS color "#rrggbb" syntax (preferred syntax), CSS color "rgb(r,g,b)" syntax (alternate syntax), CSS color name (alternate syntax)
backgroundImage	picture, text	Specifies a background image.	Can be specified directly or via the image path (full path or file name only). If the file name only is used, the file must be located next to the database structure file. No matter how set (picture or text), a picture is saved with the document. This could impact the size of a document if the image is large. Note for Windows: File extension must be included.
backgroundImageLayout	longint	Defines the layout for the background image.	`vk image layout center`, `vk image layout none`, `vk image layout stretch`, `vk image layout zoom`
foreColor	text	Defines the color of the foreground.	CSS color "#rrggbb" syntax (preferred syntax), CSS color "rgb(r,g,b)" syntax (alternate syntax), CSS color name (alternate syntax)

Borders

Property		Type	Description	Possible values
borderBottom, borderLeft, borderRight, borderTop, diagonalDown, diagonalUp		object	Defines the corresponding border line
	color	text	Defines the color of the border. Default = black.	CSS color "#rrggbb" syntax (preferred syntax), CSS color "rgb(r,g,b)" syntax (alternate syntax), CSS color name (alternate syntax)
	style	longint	Defines the style of the border. Default = empty. Cannot be null or undefined.	`vk line style dash dot`, `vk line style dash dot dot`, `vk line style dashed`, `vk line style dotted`, `vk line style double`, `vk line style empty`, `vk line style hair`, `vk line style medium`, `vk line style medium dash dot`, `vk line style medium dash dot dot`,`vk line style medium dashed`, `vk line style slanted dash dot`, `vk line style thick`

Fonts and text

Property		Type	Description	Possible values
font		text	Specifies the font characteristics in CSS font shorthand ("font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family"). Example: "14pt Century Gothic". The font-size and font-family values are mandatory. If one of the other values is missing, their default values are used. Note: If a font name contains a space, the name must be within quotes.	A CSS font shorthand. 4D provides utility commands to handle font characteristics as objects: `VP Font to object` and `VP Object to font`
formatter		text	Pattern for value/time property.	Number/text/date/time formats, special characters. See Cell Format.
isVerticalText		boolean	Specifies text direction.	True = vertical text, False = horizontal text.
labelOptions		object	Defines cell label options (watermark options).
	alignment	longint	Specifies the position of the cell label. Optional property.	`vk label alignment top left`, `vk label alignment bottom left`, `vk label alignment top center`, `vk label alignment bottom center`, `vk label alignment top right`, `vk label alignment bottom right`
	visibility	longint	Specifies the visibility of the cell label. Optional property.	`vk label visibility auto`, `vk label visibility hidden`, `vk label visibility visible`
	foreColor	text	Defines the color of the foreground. Optional property.	CSS color "#rrggbb" syntax (preferred syntax), CSS color "rgb(r,g,b)" syntax (alternate syntax), CSS color name (alternate syntax)
	font	text	Specifies the font characteristics with CSS font shorthand ("font-style font-variant font-weight font-size/line-height font-family"). The font-size and font-family values are mandatory.
textDecoration		longint	Specifies the decoration added to text.	`vk text decoration double underline`, `vk text decoration line through`, `vk text decoration none`, `vk text decoration overline`, `vk text decoration underline`
textIndent		longint	Defines the unit of text indention. 1 = 8 pixels
textOrientation		longint	Defines the rotation angle of the text in a cell. Number between -90 and 90
watermark		text	Defines the watermark (cell label) content
wordWrap		boolean	Specifies if text should be wrapped.	True = wrapped text, False = unwrapped text

Layout

Property	Type	Description	Possible values
cellPadding	text	Defines the cell padding
hAlign	longint	Defines the horizontal alignment of cell contents.	`vk horizontal align center`, `vk horizontal align general`, `vk horizontal align left`, `vk horizontal align right`
locked	boolean	Specifies cell protection status. Note, this is only available if sheet protection is enabled.	True = locked, False = unlocked.
shrinkToFit	boolean	Specifies if the contents of the cell should be reduced.	True = reduced content, False = no reduction.
tabStop	boolean	Specifies if the focus to the cell can be set using the Tab key.	True = Tab key sets focus, False = Tab key does not set focus.
vAlign	longint	Specifies the vertical alignment of cell contents.	`vk vertical align bottom`, `vk vertical align center`, `vk vertical align top`

Style information

Property	Type	Description
name	text	Defines the name of the style
parentName	text	Specifies the style that the current style is based on. Values from the parent style will be applied, then any values from the current style are applied. Changes made in the current style will not be refelected in the parent style. Only available when using a style sheet.

4D View Pro Object

The 4D View Pro object stores the whole spreadsheet contents. It is automatically handled by 4D View Pro. You can set or get this object using the VP IMPORT FROM OBJECT or VP Export to object methods.

It contains the following properties:

Property	Value type	Description
version	Longint	Internal component version
dateCreation	Timestamp	Creation date
dateModified	Timestamp	Last modification date
meta	Object	Free contents, reserved for the 4D developer
spreadJS	Object	Reserved for the 4D View Pro component

4D View Pro Form Object Variable

The 4D View Pro form object variable is the object variable associated to the 4D View Pro form area. It manages information used by the 4D View Pro object.

The 4D View Pro form object variable is for information purposes only (i.e., debugging). Under no circumstances should it be modified.

It contains the following properties:

Property	Value type	Description
ViewPro.area	Text	4D View Pro area name
ViewPro.callbacks	Object	Stores temporary information necessary for commands requiring callbacks such as importing and exporting.
ViewPro.commandBuffers	Collection	Stores sequentially the commands called by the method and executes them as a batch (rather than individually) upon exiting the method, or if a command returns a value or the VP FLUSH COMMANDS is called. This mechanism increases performance by reducing the number of requests sent.
ViewPro.events	Object	Event list.
ViewPro.formulaBar	Boolean	Indicates whether or not the formula bar is displayed. Available only for the "toolbar" interface.
ViewPro.inited	Boolean	Indicates whether or not the 4D View Pro area has been initialized (see On VP Ready event).
ViewPro.interface	Text	Specifies the type of user interface:"ribbon", "toolbar", "none".

Form area properties​

Selecting a user interface​

Ribbon​

Toolbar​

Features​

Form Events​

Sheet Options​

Sheet appearance​

Sheet protection​

Cell Format​

Number and text formats​

Example​

Date and time formats​

Example​

Custom date and time formats​

Additional symbols​

Print Attributes​

Columns / Rows​

Headers / Footers​

Special Characters​

Margins​

Orientation​

Page​

Paper Size​

Scale​

Show / Hide​

Watermark​

Style Objects​

Style objects & Style sheets​

Style object properties​

Background & Foreground​

Borders​

Fonts and text​

Layout​

Style information​

4D View Pro Object​

4D View Pro Form Object Variable​

Form area properties

Selecting a user interface

Ribbon

Toolbar

Features

Form Events

Sheet Options

Sheet appearance

Sheet protection

Cell Format

Number and text formats

Example

Date and time formats

Example

Custom date and time formats

Additional symbols

Print Attributes

Columns / Rows

Headers / Footers

Special Characters

Margins

Orientation

Page

Paper Size

Scale

Show / Hide

Watermark

Style Objects

Style objects & Style sheets

Style object properties

Background & Foreground

Borders

Fonts and text

Layout

Style information

4D View Pro Object

4D View Pro Form Object Variable