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**AddControl( **//feq//,//action// **)**

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| **AddControl** | Adds a control to the controls queue so that a specified action is taken when any rule in the managed collection is broken. |
| //feq// | A numeric constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that indicates the Field Equate number of a control whose hidden or disabled status will be determined by the existence of one or more broken rules. |
| //action// | A numeric constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that indicates the action to be taken with respect to this control when a rule is broken, defined as follows: |

| RuleAction:None | EQUATE(0) |
| RuleAction:Hide | EQUATE(1) |
| RuleAction:UnHide | EQUATE(2) |
| RuleAction:Disable | EQUATE(3) |
| RuleAction:Enable | EQUATE(4) |

**Example:**

**  Customer.SetErrorImage('~BRuleNo.ico')**

**  Customer.SetDescription('Customer File Rules')**

**  Customer.AddRule('StateRequired','State is required','cus:State <;<;> ''''',?cus:State,3)  **

**  Customer.AddRule('ZipOK','Postal code must have valid format.',**

**                   'CheckCustomerZip()',?cus:ZipCode,3)  **

**  Customer.AddRule('CreditLimit','Credit limit must not exceed $1000.00',**

**                   'cus:CreditLimit =<;<; 1000',?cus:CreditLimit,3)**

**  Customer.AddControl(?Ok,RuleAction:Disable) ! Disable OK button if any rule broken**