Description
Requests a specific action from a form or control.
Syntax
response = Send_Message (controlID, message, param1, param2, param3, param4)
Parameters
controlID is the fully qualified name of the form or control.
Choose a message from the following list:
| The text to display in the status line or System Monitor | Text |
|---|---|
| Edit Table Column Styles | This is a listing of the various styles that can be set within an edit table column. |
| CLEARDRAGDATA | This message removes all data from the drag source data object. This can be used during a DRAGSTART event to cancel the drag. |
| COLCHARS | Number of characters in an edit table column. |
| COLDROPDOWNLIST | Sets or retrieves the Drop Down list used within an edit table's COLUMN, a ROW, or a particular CELL. |
| COLLABEL | Label of the specified edit table column. |
| COLOR_BY_POS | Set the background color, foreground color, selected background color, and/or selected foreground color, for a specified cell in an edit table. |
| COLSTYLE | Styles, of edit table columns. |
| COLWIDTH | Widths of edit table columns. |
| COPY | Copies the current selection from an edit control or combo box to the clipboard. |
| CUT | Deletes (cuts) the current selection from an edit control or combo box and copies the deleted text to the clipboard. |
| DELETE | Deletes a row in a Combo box, edit table, and list box. |
| DELETE_EX | Deletes an item from a visible or non-visible part of a (hierarchical) list. |
| DELETECOL | Delete an edit table column. |
| DROPDOWNLIST_BY_POS | Sets or retrieves the Drop Down list used within an edit table's COLUMN, a ROW, or a particular CELL. |
| EXPAND | Expands or collapses hierarchical list box. |
| FINDTEXT | Used to search for text within an edit box control. |
| FONT_BY_POS | Font for text of specified item. |
| FORCEKEYDISPATCH | The FORCEKEYDISPATCH message will force the OpenInsight Presentation Server to handle an individual keystroke regardless of the OCX translation. |
| GETDRAGDATA | This message is used to extract data of a specified format from a dragged data object. |
| GETCHARFORMAT | Used to retrieve selected text’s character format within an edit box control. |
| INSERT | Insert new row or rows into list box, edit table, etc. |
| INSERT_EX | Insert new item or items into a visible or non-visible part of a (hierarchical) list. |
| INSERTCOL | Inserts column into an edit table. |
| MDICASCADE | Arranges MDI child windows in cascaded format. |
| MDIICONARRANGE | Arranges minimized MDI child windows. |
| MDITILE | Arranges MDI child windows in tiled format. |
| MOVE_ROW | Moves rows within an edit table control. |
| PASTE | Inserts data from the clipboard at the current cursor position. |
| POS_BY_CURSOR | Determines the cell, within an edit table, that the mouse cursor is over. |
| POS_BY_CLIENT_CURSOR | Determines the cell that the mouse cursor is over. |
| POS_BY_TEXT | Position of a list item. |
| QUALIFY_EVENT | Enable or disable events for specified control. |
| REMOVEDRAGDATA | This message is used to remove the specified data format from the dragged data. |
| RESETZORDER | Used to ensure that controls are placed properly into the Z order when created. |
| ROWHEIGHT | Set or retrieve the height of all rows in an edit table control. |
| SCROLL | Scroll a window. |
| SELPOS_EX_BY_POS | Position of a non-visible list item in a hierarchical list. |
| SETCHARFORMAT | Used to set selected text’s character format within an edit box control. |
| SETDRAGBITMAP | This message sets the bitmap used by the system when dragging data from the drag source. |
| SETDRAGDATA | This message is used to set the data for a dragged data object. |
| SET_ZORDER | Allows the z-order position of a control to be set programmatically. |
| STYLE_BY_POS | Sets or retrieves the style of a COLUMN, a ROW, or a particular CELL within an edit table. |
| SUPPRESSKEYTRANSLATE | This message provides for NOACCELTRANSLATION property functionality for specific keystrokes within an OLE/OCX control. |
| TEXT_BY_POS | Text of a list item. |
| UNDO | Undoes the previous operation. |
| UPDATE | Updates the image of an item in a list box with bitmaps. |
1 Comment
Don Bakke
Send_Message seems to require every defined argument to be populated (even if you just pass in an empty string) in order to work.