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Chapter 10: PowerScript Functions

Show

Description

Makes an object or control visible, if it is hidden. If the object is already visible, Show brings it to the top.

Applies to

Any object

Syntax

objectname.Show ( )

Argument

Description

objectname

The name of the object or control you want to make visible (show)

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If objectname is null, Show returns null.

Usage

If the specified object is a window that is not open, an execution error occurs.

You cannot use Show to show a drop-down or cascading menu, or any menu that has an MDI frame window as its parent window.


Equivalent syntax

You can set the object’s Visible property instead of calling Show:

objectname.Visible = true

This statement:

m_status.m_options.Visible = TRUE

is equivalent to:

m_status.m_options.Show()

Examples

Example 1

This statement makes visible the menu selection called m_options on the menu m_status:

m_status.m_options.Show()

Example 2

This statement makes the child window w_child visible:

w_child.Show()

See also





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