) form object represents a table with rows and columns. Enter the name of the table object in the Name field. The table columns include headers. Clear the Show headers check box to remove the headers.) form object represents a table with rows and columns. Enter the name of the table object in the Name field. The table columns include headers. Clear the Show headers check box to remove the headers.
) below the tree becomes enabled. You can click it or, alternatively, press Enter, double-click, or right-click the node and choose Add to Table. The data source you select becomes the source of the data displayed in the table, and the initial values from the data source appear in the table input object. You can also click the Create New Declaration and Use It as Source button (
) or the Create New Form Declaration and Use It as Source button (
) in the Sources section header to create a new global or local (in the form) variable declaration for the table and use it as the source. A Create and Use Declaration dialog box opens so that you can select the data type of the source (if applicable), its name, and its initial value (if applicable). The name cannot be in conflict with any existing variable declaration. You can extend the list of available data nodes by clicking the Switch to Model Builder and Activate Data Access button (
). Click the Edit Node toolbar button (
) below the tree to move to the corresponding node.
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) to move and rearrange the column order. Click the Delete button (
) to delete the selected column.
) to open the Toolbar Buttons dialog box, where you can select and add one or more of the following table commands as toolbar buttons.
), double-click the Move Up (
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Double-click the Clear Table button (
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), double-click the Load from File (
), Clear Table and Load from File (
), and Save to File (
) buttons to add corresponding buttons for loading table data from a file, clearing the table first and then loading new content from a file, and saving table data to a file, respectively. The file types that users can load and save table data to and from include text files (.txt); CSV files (.csv); data files (.dat); and, if the license includes LiveLink™ for Excel®, Microsoft Excel® files (,xlsx). Allowed data separators are comma, semicolon, and tab for CSV files, and space and tab for other non-Excel® files.
) if you want to change the appearance or behavior of a custom toolbar button in the Edit Custom Toolbar Item dialog box. Click the Move Up and Move Down buttons (
and 
) to move and rearrange the toolbar button order. Click the Delete button (
) to delete the selected button.
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From the Horizontal alignment list, choose Left, Center, Right, or Fill, which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).
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From the Vertical alignment list, choose Middle, Top, Bottom, or Fill, which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).
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None, for no margin around the form object
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From parent form (the default), to use the margins set for the parent form
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Choose Create Global Method (
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Choose Create Form Method (
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Choose Create Command Sequence (
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) and Remove Command Sequence (
), respectively. Click one of them to delete the local method or command sequence.
). The focus then moves to the method’s editor window or the Command Sequence dialog box, respectively.
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If you select more than one form object and they all support the On data change event, you can specify a method to, for example, make them inform users that plots and outputs are invalid.
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) to add a button for adding rows.
) to add a separator between groups of buttons in the toolbar.
) to create a local method. Its Method Editor window opens.