Use (Function)

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Opening the window
Characteristics of the opened window
Title of the window to be opened

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Use (Function)

In french: Utilise

Opens a WINDEV window and closes all the other windows that were opened beforehand.

To optimize code share between WINDEV and WEBDEV, this function is identical to PageDisplay.

Example

// Open the "WIN_EditCustomer" window and close
// all other previously opened windows
Use(WIN_EditCustomer)

Syntax

Use(<Window name>)

<Window name>: Character string

Name of the window to be opened.
By default, the window is displayed according to the position defined in the editor. You can define the display position of the window. The window name is completed by the window display coordinates when opened. This parameter has the following format: "<Window name>, <Row>, <Column>" where:
<Window name>: name of the window to be opened.
<Row>: window display horizontal coordinate (in pixels, relative to the upper-left corner of the screen or parent window).
<Column>: window display vertical coordinate (in pixels, relative to the upper-left corner of the screen or parent window).

Remarks

Opening the window

Previously opened windows are closed. The closing code is not run.
The project initialization code (if running) is interrupted.
The opened window is displayed and its controls are enabled.
The window opening process (if any) is executed.

Characteristics of the opened window

The window to be opened cannot:

return a result (it will be ignored),
accept mandatory parameters.

Title of the window to be opened

By default, the window title is the one defined in the editor.

To modify the window title, use NextTitle or CurrentTitle.

Component: wd270obj.dll