Xdialog Function Reference

Description

Alpha Anywhere provides the following Xdialog functions.

• A5_GENERIC_PRINT()

  Prints the contents of a text control on an Xdialog form.

• A5_GENERICSEARCHREPLACE()

  Allows you to search and replace text in a control on an Xdialog form.

• A5_OWNER_DRAW_LIST_FMT()

  Adds 'owner-draw' formatting command to a CR-LF delimited list.

• A5_XdialogPreProcess()

  Adds help text to an Xdialog.

• KEYLIST_BUILD()

  Returns specially formatted data for display of advanced record lists in an Xdialog form.

• UI_DLG_BOX()

  Displays a dialog box and returns a character string.

• UI_DLG_COMMIT()

  Forces a dialog to commit its contents.

• UI_DLG_CONTROL_ ANCHOR_FROM_POS()

  Detects which anchor button receives the button click.

• UI_DLG_CONTROL_FROM_POS()

  Returns the definition of the control that the mouse is over.

• UI_DLG_CREATE()

  Creates an invisible modeless dialog, which can later be displayed.

• UI_DLG_CTL_CURRENT()

  Retrieves the definition of the current control in the named dialog.

• UI_DLG_CTL_GOTO()

  Sets focus to a control in a dialog. Creates a pointer that allows you to manipulate the size and position of objects within an Xdialog box.

• UI_DLG_DOM()

  Creates a pointer that allows you to manipulate the size and position of objects within an Xdialog box.

• UI_DLG_EVAL()

  Evaluates an expression in the context of a modeless Xdialog.

• UI_DLG_EVAL_VALID()

  Determines whether a variable exists in a modeless dialog.

• UI_DLG_EVENT()

  Invokes an action event in the specified dialog.

• UI_DLG_HELP()

  Displays a help topic for the current dialog.

• UI_DLG_HIDE()

  Hides the specified dialog.

• UI_DLG_IS_ACTIVE()

  Returns .T. (TRUE) if any component of an Xdialog has focus.

• UI_DLG_IS_MAXIMIZED()

  Indicates whether the specified dialog is maximized.

• UI_DLG_IS_MINIMIZED()

  Indicates whether the specified dialog is minimized.

• UI_DLG_MAXIMIZE()

  Maximizes the specified dialog.

• UI_DLG_MINIMIZE()

  Minimizes the specified dialog.

• UI_DLG_MODAL()

  Makes a modeless dialog box behave like a modal dialog box.

• UI_DLG_MOVE()

  Moves a dialog to a new position.

• UI_DLG_NAVIGATE()

  Moves the cursor to the next or previous control on an Xdialog form.

• UI_DLG_OPTIONAL_EVENT()

  Sends an event to a modeless dialog, but does not generate an error if the dialog does not exist.

• UI_DLG_PANEL()

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• UI_DLG_PARENT_GET()

  When used by an embedded dialog, returns the name of its parent dialog.

• UI_DLG_REFRESH()

  Refreshes the contents of a dialog.

• UI_DLG_REFRESH_TARGETED()

  Refreshes a selected list of controls on a dialog.

• UI_DLG_REMEMBERED_CLEAR()

  Clears any remembered alignment, size, or position data.

• UI_DLG_REMEMBERED_GET()

  Retrieves alignment, size, and position data for a dialog box.

• UI_DLG_RESIZE()

  Resizes a dialog box.

• UI_DLG_SHOW()

  Displays a dialog box.

• UI_INFO_DLG_ DEF_CLIENT_HEIGHT()

  Returns the height of the specified embedded Xdialog.

• UI_INFO_DLG_ DEF_CLIENT_WIDTH()

  Returns the width of the specified embedded Xdialog.

• UI_INFO_DLG_DEF_EVENTS()

  Retrieves events for a dialog.

• UI_INFO_DLG_DEF_HEIGHT()

  Retrieves the height of a dialog in units (specified by the {UNITS} command).

• UI_INFO_DLG_DEF_LISTS()

  Retrieves the lists for a dialog.

• UI_INFO_DLG_DEF_VARS()

  Retrieves the variables of a dialog.

• UI_INFO_DLG_DEF_WIDTH()

  Retrieves the width of a dialog in units (specified by the {UNITS} command).

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_BOX()

  Creates a modeless dialog.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_BUTTON()

  Returns the name of the button being pressed on a modeless dialog box.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_ BUTTON_RESET()

  Resets the value of a button on a modeless dialog box.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_CLOSE()

  Closes a modeless dialog box.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_EXIST()

  Indicates whether a modeless dialog box exists.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_REFRESH()

  Refreshes a modeless dialog box.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_SETFOCUS()

  Sets focus to a modeless dialog box.

• UI_MODELESS_DLG_SIZING()

  Returns .T. (TRUE) when a modeless dialog box is in the process of being resized.

• UI_WAIT_UNTIL()

  Pauses a script until UI_MODELESS_DLG_EXIST() returns .T. (TRUE) or .F. (FALSE). Use this function when the testing if some UI component is present.