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Example
The OpenDocwin transaction opens the specified document into a new window.
Type XTYP_REQUEST or XTYP_EXECUTE
Syntax [OpenDocwin(location, fileType, "fileName", "label", permissions, wOtherInfo, lOtherInfo)]
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Parameter |
Data type |
Values |
Meaning |
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location |
WORD |
0 |
file on disk |
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fileType |
WORD |
0 |
document type--ignored |
|
fileName |
file name including path of the document to open | ||
|
label |
string |
label, maximum 80 characters. See Remarks. | |
|
permissions |
WORD |
0 |
|
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wOtherInfo |
WORD |
0 |
placeholder |
|
lOtherInfo |
WORD |
0 |
placeholder |
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Reply |
Data type |
Values |
Meaning |
|
count |
WORD |
0 1 | 2 | 3 | ... |
fail number of documents opened. See Remarks. |
|
docwinIDs... |
DWORD |
docwinID1, docwinID2, ... |
identifier of the new document windows |
Remarks
For the fourth parameter, specify the label that you want to be assigned to the root document. It does not have to be the label currently assigned to the file.
Replies are only returned when this transaction is called as an XTYP_REQUEST. The count will be 1 unless a Spicer Set (*.ls) containing more than one document is opened. A maximum of 100 windows can be opened at once.
Release information
Added in Release 3.40.
See also