Techniques for variable field types in a subfile

[Mark Drazic <Mark.Drazic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We currently have a requirement to display/edit variable field types in a
subfile list, for example:  

Description             Value
Payment Amount          $99,999.99 <------- Numeric field
Payment Date            01/01/2000 <------- Date Field
Payment Status              ACTIVE <------- Text Field

Obviously, one can Display/Hide/Protect different columns in a subfile list,
but this has its technical restrictions and also objections from the user
community.  The intent here, is to use ONE column in the subfile for fields
defined with different types.  We know this must be possible, because
applications such as DBU & PFE use a similiar technique when displaying
fields from database files.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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