PREVIEW_FORM Function

Syntax

C preview_form(C form_name [,C filter [,C order [,L modal [,L session_modal [,* options ]]]]])

Arguments

form_name: The name of a saved form.
filter: Optional. Default = ".T." (All records). A character filter expression that evaluates to a logical value and selects records from the table.
order: Optional. Default = record order. A character order expression that sorts selected records.
modal: Logical. Optional. Default = .F. .T. (TRUE) = The Print Preview window opens as a modal dialog box. This means that the user must first close the Print Preview window before he can move to another window in Alpha Anywhere. .F. (FALSE) = The user does not have to close the Print Preview window before he can move to another window in Alpha Anywhere.
session_modal: Logical. Optional. Default = .T. .T. (TRUE) = Any script that calls the PREVIEW_FORM() function will pause until the Print Preview window is closed. However, the Print Preview window itself is not a modal dialog box. The user is free to select other windows in Alpha Anywhere. .F. (FALSE) = The script will not pause until the Print Preview is closed.
options: *

Description

PRINT_FORM() creates the selected form and then displays a preview of the form.

Example

PREVIEW_FORM("Invoice", "Invoice_Number > " + quote("000001"), "Date", .T., .T.)

Limitations

Desktop applications only.