info("windowtype") function

info("windowtype")

The info(“windowtype”) function returns a numeric value based on what type of view the current window contains.

Description

This function returns a numeric value based on what type of view the current window contains. The possible views are:

Data Sheet ☞ 2
Form ☞ 5
Draw ☞ 6 
Procedure ☞ 8
View As List Form ☞ 14

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("typeofwindow") -- determines what type of view the current window contains.
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("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.

History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	No Change	Carried over from Panorama 6.0.