BROWSE.VIEW()

Syntax

<BROWSE> as P = BROWSE.VIEW( Browse_Name as C [, Style as C [, Window_Name as C [, Window_Name as C [, Horizontal_Position as N [, Vertical_Position as N ]]]] )

Argument		Description
Browse_Name	V5	The name of the browse to open. In the case where there are duplicate browse names in the database, you can qualify the browse name with the table name using this syntax: Browse Name@Table Name. For example, if a database has a browse called "Customers" for the "Current_Customers" and the "Past_Customers" tables, you can specify the browse as: "Customers@Current_Customers", or "Customers@Past_Customers".
Style	V5	Optional. Default = "Dialog". Determines the mode of the browse. "Popup" = Single line display, ready to accept a new record. "Dialog" = Display of top N records of the table.
Window_Name	V5	Not applicable.
Horizontal_Position	V5	Optional. Default = "center". The horizontal position of the window. Possible values are: "left" "right" "center" "fill"
Horizontal_Position	V6	"pixel_coordinate"
Vertical_Position	V5	Optional. Default = "center". The vertical position of the window. Possible values are: "top" "bottom" "center" "fill"
Vertical_Position	V6	"pixel_coordinate"

Description

BROWSE.VIEW()opens Browse_Name, displaying all records, and returns the <Browse> object pointer. See FORM.LOAD() for details.

NOTE : The BROWSE.VIEWQUERIED(), introduced in V5. is more versatile than the BROWSE.VIEW() method because it allows you to specify an optional filter/order expression to select which records are displayed in the browse window.

Supported By

Alpha Five Version 5 and Above

Limitations

Desktop applications only.