Activate_View - AppDialog

Activates a view

Type: Procedure

Return Data Type: Integer

Parameters: None

Return Value

Returns non-zero if the activation fails.


Syntax
Procedure Activate_View Returns Integer

Call: Get msg_Activate_View to IntegerVariable


Description

Activate_View activates a view (typically a dbView). If the view is minimized, this message will restore it.

See Activate for detailed explanations of the View and Modal Dialog activation process.

Sample

To simply activate a view, send Activate_View to the view object.

Send Activate_View of oCustomerView


Sample

You can augment this method like this:

Procedure Activate_View Returns Integer
    Integer iRetVal
    Forward Get msg_Activate_View to iRetVal
    
    // do something
    
    Procedure_Return iRetVal
End_Procedure


If you augment Activate_View and return a non-zero value, the view will not be started/restored.

Procedure Activate_View Returns Integer
    Procedure_Return 1
End_Procedure

See Also

Views | Activate_View command