The info(“typeofwindow”) function determines what type of view the current window contains.

Description

This function determines what type of view the current window contains. The possible views are:

Data Sheet
Form
Draw
Procedure
Cross Tab Sheet
View As List Form

See Also

• closeclonewindow -- is an alternative method to close the current window, works even if the window has no close box.
• closedialog -- closes a form window that was previously opened with the opendialog statement.
• closewindow -- closes the current window.
• datafocus -- makes sure that Panorama is focused on data, not on a property panel.
• formtodatamode -- switches the current form window to data mode.
• formtographicsmode -- switches the current form window to graphics mode.
• getmaxwindow -- retrieves the position and size of the largest possible window on the main screen.
• getwindow -- retrieves the position and size of the current window.
• goform -- switches the current window to a different form.
• hideaccessorypanel -- closes the current window's accessory panel.
• info("accessorypanelisopen") -- returns the status of the current window's accessory panel, if any.
• info("accessorypanelwidth") -- returns the current width of the current window's accessory panel, if any.
• info("clickedwindownumber") -- returns the window number of that was just clicked.
• info("clonewindow") -- returns true if the current window was opened as a "clone" window.
• info("datasheetwindownumbers") -- returns the unique ID numbers of all open data sheet windows.
• info("datasheetwindows") -- returns a carriage return separated list of all open Data Sheet windows.
• info("dialogsheet") -- returns true if the currently active window is a dialog sheet.
• info("dropwindownumber") -- returns the number of the window that contains the form data was dropped on.
• info("formwindownumbers") -- returns the unique ID numbers of all open form windows.
• info("formwindows") -- returns a carriage return separated list of all open form windows.
• info("horizontalscrollbar") -- returns true if the current window's horizontal scrollbar is enabled, false if it is disabled.
• info("magicwindow") -- returns the name of the currently designated "magic window," if any.
• info("procedurewindownumbers") -- returns the unique ID numbers of all open procedure windows.
• info("procedurewindows") -- returns a carriage return separated list of all open procedure windows.
• info("toolbar") -- returns true if the current window's toolbar is visible, false if it is hidden.
• info("toolbarvisible") -- returns true if the current window has a visible tool bar.
• info("verticalscrollbar") -- returns true if the current window's vertical scrollbar is enabled, false if it is disabled.
• info("windowdepth") -- returns the color depth of the current window.
• info("windowname") -- returns the name of the current window.
• info("windownumber") -- returns the unique ID number of the current window.
• info("windownumbers") -- returns the unique ID numbers of all open windows.
• info("windowoptions") -- returns the names of any currently enabled window options,
• info("windowrectangle") -- returns a rectangle defining the edges of the current window. The rectangle is in screen relative coordinates.
• info("windows") -- builds a carriage return separated text array containing a list of all the currently open windows.
• info("windowtype") -- returns a numeric value based on what type of view the current window contains.
• info("windowvariables") -- returns a carriage return separated text array listing the windowglobal variables defined for the current window.
• info("windowview") -- determines what type of view the current window contains.
• listwindownumbers( -- builds a text array containing a list of window ID numbers for all the open windows associated with a particular file.
• listwindows( -- builds a text array containing a list of all the open windows associated with a particular file.
• magicformwindow -- designates an open window as the temporary active window for the purposes of info( functions and graphic statements.
• magicwindow -- designates an open window as the temporary active window for the purposes of info( functions and graphic statements.
• makesecret -- makes the current database disappear, while leaving it open in memory.
• openclonewindow -- opens a clone of the current window.
• opendialog -- opens a form from the current database as a modal dialog box.
• opendialogsheet -- opens a form from the current database as a sheet dialog (attached to the current window).
• openform -- opens a form in the current database in a new window.
• openprocedure -- opens a procedure in the current database in a new window.
• opensavedwindows -- opens windows that were open the last time file was saved.
• opensheet -- opens the data sheet window for the current database in a new window.
• originalwindow -- goes back to the window remembered by the RememberWindow statement.
• rememberwindow -- remembers the currently active window, so that you can get back to it later.
• setactivedatabase -- makes a database active (without changing the configuration of the windows).
• setwindow -- specifies the dimensions (size and location) of the next window that is opened (with openform, opensheet, openprocedure etc.).
• setwindowoptions -- changes the attributes of the current window (tool bar, scroll bars, etc.).
• setwindowrectangle -- specifies the dimensions of the next window that is opened by a procedure.
• showaccessorypanel -- opens the current window's accessory panel.
• showrecordcounter -- forces Panorama to redisplay the record counter in all windows in the current database.
• showrectangle -- refreshes all or part of the current form window.
• size -- changes the data sheet text size.
• toggleaccessorypanel -- opens and closes the current window's accessory panel.
• topdatawindow -- brings the topmost data window in the specified database to the front.
• updatingwindow( -- returns true if in a formula that is being displayed on a form, otherwise false.
• views( -- lists views in open databases.
• window -- brings a Panorama window to the front. It can also open a "secret" invisible window.
• Window ID Numbers -- ID numbers for identifying windows.
• windowbox -- specifies the dimensions (size and location) of the next window that is opened (with openform, opensheet, openprocedure etc.).
• windowcornerinitialize -- shifts a window to an edge or corner of the main screen.
• windowinfo( -- returns information about an open window: its name, type, database, location, etc.
• windowname -- changes the name of the current window.
• windowtoback -- sends a Panorama window to the back, behind all other windows (including non-Panorama windows).
• windowtocorner -- shifts a window to an edge or corner of the main screen.
• zoomalign -- moves the current window to one of 9 positions on the computer's primary screen: *top left, top center, top right*, etc.
• zoomwindow -- moves (*"zooms"*) the current window to a new position and size.
• zoomwindowrectangle -- modifies the size, location, and options of the current window.

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