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PowerCOBOL V11.0 Reference
FUJITSU Software

1.3.1 Updates to Terminology

The following terms have been changed between earlier versions and PowerCOBOL 4.0 and later.

Earlier Term

PowerCOBOL 4.0 (and later) Term

Attribute

Property

Bitmap Button

Merged into the CommandButton Control

Check Button Item

CheckBox Control

Combo Box Item

ComboBox Control

Date Item

Merged into the StaticText Control

DB Access Item

DBAccess Control

DDE Item

DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) Control

Directory List Item

FolderList Control

Drive List Item

DriveList Control

Edit Item

TextBox Control

EXCEL Connection Item

ExcelConnection Control

Extend Image Item

Merged into the Image Control

File List Item

FileList Control

Function Key Item

Merged into the CommandButton Control

Graph Item

Graph Control

Group Box Item

GroupBox Control or Frame Control

Horizontal Scroll Bar Item

ScrollBar Control

Image Item

Image Control

Item

Control

Label Item

StaticText Control

List Box Item

ListBox Control

MCI Item

MCI (Multimedia Control Interface) Control

Menu Item

Menu Object

Metafile Item

Merged into the Image Control

OLE Item

None

PICTURE Edit Item

Merged into the StaticText Control

Print Item

Print Control

Push Button Item

CommandButton Control

Radio Button Item

OptionButton Control

Rectangle Item

Shape Control

Selection Box Item

Merged into the ComboBox Control

Sheet

Form

Simple Animation Item

Animation Control

Sound Item

Merged into the MCI Control

Table Item

Table Control

Timer Item

Timer Control

Vertical Scroll Bar Item

ScrollBar Control