Methods Supported for Backward Compatibility - Methods Supported for Backward Compatibility

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The following table shows methods (previously referred to as actions) supported for backward compatibility, together with the recommended method to call instead, or the construct to use instead.

Method Name

Recommended Method or Construct

abort-query()

QueryAbort()

ac-rel()

To refer to an object within the current window, call a method of that object.

To refer to an object outside the current window, collect the information you want to refer to in a user-defined property on startup of the current window, and then refer to that property.

ac-ribbon()

ActionRibbon()

action-all-rows()

ActionAllRows()

action-control()

ActionControl()

action-decision()

ActionDecision()

action-dialog-apply()

ActionDialogApply()

action-dialog-cancel()

ActionDialogCancel()

action-dialog-ok()

ActionDialogOk()

action-dll-execute()

ActionDllExecute()

 

 

action-do-nothing()

ActionDoNothing()

action-other-control()

To refer to an object within the current window, call a method of that object.

To refer to an object outside the current window, collect the information you want to refer to in a user-defined property on startup of the current window, and then refer to that property.

action-ribbon()

ActionRibbon()

action-selected-rows()

ActionSelectedRows()

action-start-job()

ActionStartJob()

application-exit()

ApplicationExit()

application-login()

ApplicationLogin()

clear-field()

FieldClear()

clear-form()

RecordClearWindows()

clear-row()

RecordClear()

clear-table()

RecordClearTable()

close-table()

WindowClose()

command-system-background()

CommandSystemBackground()

command-system-foreground()

CommandSystemForeground()

command-windows()

CommandWindows()

commit()

DataCommit()

control-allow-resize()

ControlAllowResize()

control-delete()

ControlDelete()

control-fix-column()

ControlFixColumn()

control-set-active-tab()

ControlSetActiveTab()

control-set-focus()

ControlSetFocus()

control-set-insensitive()

ControlSetInsensitive()

control-set-sensitive()

ControlSetSensitive()

control-set-values()

To set a property to a value, refer to that property as a method call, providing the (new) property value as a parameter to the method call.

convert-alternative-format()

ConvertAlternativeFormat()

copy-data()

DataToClipboard()

copy-window()

WindowToClipboard()

count-query()

QueryDbCount()

create-row()

RecordCreate()

create-window()

WindowCreate()

cursor-first-record()

CursorFirstRecord()

cursor-goto-record()

CursorGotoRecord()

cursor-last-record()

CursorLastRecord()

cursor-next-page()

CursorNextPage()

cursor-next-record()

CursorNextRecord()

cursor-previous-page()

CursorPreviousPage()

cursor-previous-record()

CursorPreviousRecord()

data-commit()

DataCommit()

data-rdbms-statement()

DataRdbmsStatement()

data-rollback()

DataRollback()

data-to-clipboard()

DataToClipboard()

db-count-query()

QueryDbCount()

decision()

ActionDecision()

define-query()

QueryDefine()

delete-row()

RecordDelete()

destroy-widget()

ControlDelete()

detail-box()

WindowCreateRelated()

dialog-apply()

ActionDialogApply()

dialog-cancel()

ActionDialogCancel()

dialog-ok()

ActionDialogOk()

dll-execute()

ActionDllExecute()

do-nothing()

ActionDoNothing()

duplicate-field()

FieldDuplicate()

duplicate-row()

RecordDuplicate()

dynamic-menu()

WindowCreateRelated()

edit-external-file()

FileEdit()

error-msg()

MessageError()

error-raise()

ErrorRaise()

exit()

ApplicationExit()

field-clear()

FieldClear()

field-duplicate()

FieldDuplicate()

field-paste()

FieldPaste()

field-select()

FieldSelect()

file-edit()

FileEdit()

file-open()

FileOpen()

file-save-as()

FileSaveAs()

file-search-in()

FileSearchIn()

for-all-rows()

ActionAllRows()

for-all-selected-rows()

ActionSelectedRows()

goto-first()

CursorFirstRecord()

goto-last()

cursor-last-record()

goto-next()

CursorNextRecord()

goto-next-page()

CursorNextPage()

goto-previous()

CursorPreviousRecord()

goto-previous-page()

CursorPreviousPage()

goto-row()

CursorGotoRecord()

help()

HelpOnControl()

help-on-accelerators()

HelpOnAccelerators()

help-on-control()

HelpOnControl()

help-on-keys()

HelpOnAccelerators()

help-on-last-message

HelpOnLastMessage()

help-on-table()

HelpOnTable()

help-run-winhelp()

HelpRunWinhelp()

help-shell()

HelpRunWinhelp()

help-table()

HelpOnTable()

help-whats-this()

HelpWhatsThis()

help-window()

HelpWhatsThis()

host()

CommandSystemBackground()

information-msg()

MessageInformation()

insert-string()

InsertString()

job()

ActionStartJob()

lng-message()

MessageLanguage()

login()

ApplicationLogin()

lookup-dialog()

WindowCreateLookupDialog()

lookup-sql()

WindowCreateLookup()

lookup-virtual()

WindowCreateLookup()

message-error()

MessageError()

message-information()

MessageInformation()

message-language()

MessageLanguage()

message-question()

MessageQuestion()

message-show-list()

MessageShowList()

message-warning()

MessageWarning()

next-row()

CursorNextRecord()

open-file()

FileOpen()

open-subtype()

WindowCreateSubtype()

page-down()

CursorNextPage()

page-setup

PageSetup()

page-up()

CursorPreviousPage()

paste-field()

FieldPaste()

perform-query()

QueryExecute()

pointer-method()

ActionControl()

pointer-show-waitstate()

PointerShowWaitstate()

popdown()

WindowMinimize()

popup-object-menu()

WindowObjectList()

popup-text-create() or create-popup-text()

PopupEditorDialog()

previous-query()

QueryPrevious()

previous-row()

CursorPreviousRecord()

print

Print()

query-abort()

QueryAbort()

query-db-count()

QueryDbCount()

query-define()

QueryDefine()

query-execute()

QueryExecute()

query-previous()

QueryPrevious()

question()

MessageQuestion()

raise-error()

ErrorRaise()

rdbms-statement()

DataRdbmsStatement()

record-clear()

RecordClear()

record-clear-table()

RecordClearTable()

record-clear-windows()

RecordClearWindows()

record-create()

RecordCreate()

record-delete()

RecordDelete()

record-duplicate()

RecordDuplicate()

record-refresh()

RecordRefresh()

record-scroll-to()

RecordScrollTo()

record-select()

RecordSelect()

record-select-all()

RecordSelectAll()

record-single-view()

RecordSingleView()

record-store()

RecordStore()

record-undo()

RecordUndo()

record-write()

RecordWrite()

refresh-row()

RecordRefresh()

resource-file-update()

ResourceFileUpdate()

rollback()

DataRollback()

save-file-as()

FileSaveAs()

scroll-to-row()

RecordScrollTo()

search()

FileSearchIn()

select-all()

RecordSelectAll()

select-field()

FieldSelect()

select-row()

RecordSelect()

send-mail()

SendMail()

set-active-tab()

ControlSetActiveTab()

set-at-centre-of-screen()

WindowCentreScreen()

set-at-mouse-position()

WindowAtMousePosition()

set-centre-position()

WindowCentreWindow()

set-focus()

ControlSetFocus()

set-non-sensitive()

ControlSetInsensitive()

set-sensitive()

ControlSetSensitive()

set-values()

To set a property to a value, refer to that property as a method call, providing the (new) property value as a parameter to the method call.

set-workarea()

ControlAllowResize()

show-message-list()

MessageShowList()

show-waitstate()

PointerShowWaitstate()

single-row()

RecordSingleView()

store-row()

RecordStore()

subtype-box()

WindowCreateSubtype()

system()

CommandSystemBackground()

system_w()

CommandSystemForeground()

table()

WindowCreate()

toggle-fixed()

ControlFixColumn()

transmethod()

WindowTransactions()

undo-row()

RecordUndo()

update-resource()

ResourceFileUpdate()

warning-msg()

MessageWarning()

window()

WindowCreate()

window-arrange()

WindowArrange()

window-at-mouse-position()

WindowAtMousePosition()

window-centre-screen()

WindowCentreScreen()

window-centre-window()

WindowCentreWindow()

window-close()

WindowClose()

window-create()

WindowCreate()

window-create-lookup()

WindowCreateLookup()

window-create-lookup-dialog()

WindowCreateLookupDialog()

window-create-related()

WindowCreateRelated()

window-create-subtype()

WindowCreateSubtype()

window-minimize()

WindowMinimize()

window-object-list()

WindowObjectList()

window-to-clipboard()

WindowToClipboard()

window-transactions()

WindowTransactions()

win-exec()

CommandWindows()

write-row()

RecordWrite()

 

Related Topics

ac-rel()

action()

action-other-control()

control-set-values()

set-values()

set-workarea()