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Displays the name of the field.
The physical name is a shortened version (up to 24 characters) of the field name, and is used as the column name if the field is used in a SQL table.
Displays the name of the lookup form that's attached to the field. When a lookup form is attached to the field and the focus is on the field, the user can open the attached form by choosing Lookup from the Help menu.
An array field contains multiple occurrences of the same type of information. The individual pieces of information stored by the array field are referred to as elements. The array size of a field indicates the number of elements that will be included in the array field. The value 0 (zero) indicates the field is not an array.
Displays the data type associated with this field. The data type, which specifies most of the characteristics of the field, can be used by other fields, as well.
To view or change the settings for a data type, select a data type and click Open. The Data Type Definition window will appear, allowing you to view or change the options for the data type.