CLEAR WINDOWS

Purpose

Clear windows from screen and memory

Syntax

CLEAR WINDOWS

See Also

ACTIVATE WINDOW, DEACTIVATE WINDOW, DEFINE WINDOW, HIDE WINDOW, RELEASE WINDOWS, RESTORE WINDOW, SAVE WINDOW, SHOW WINDOW, WCOLS(), WEXIST(), WONTOP(), WOUTPUT(), WROWS(), WTITLE(), WVISIBLE()

Description

The CLEAR WINDOWS command erases all displayed windows from the screen and releases all window definitions from memory. A window is an area of the screen designated for output and input. Windows are defined with the DEFINE WINDOW command, and displayed to the screen with the ACTIVATE WINDOW or SHOW WINDOW commands. There is no limit to the number of defined windows.

The CLEAR WINDOWS command is a quick way to clear the screen and reclaim memory space for more windows. Once the CLEAR WINDOWS command is issued, the DEFINE WINDOW command must be used to establish new window definitions, and the ACTIVATE WINDOW or SHOW WINDOW commands must be used to display them.

The CLEAR WINDOWS command is synonymous with the RELEASE WINDOWS ALL command. If you wish to clear a window from the screen, but retain its definition in memory, use the DEACTIVATE WINDOW command. If you wish to clear a window from the screen, but keep it active, use the HIDE WINDOW command. If you wish to clear windows from the screen, and save the window definition and the current window contents to a file, use the SAVE WINDOW and RESTORE WINDOW commands.

Example

clear windows

Products

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