SHOW WINDOW
Purpose
Display a pre-defined window
Syntax
SHOW WINDOW <window-name> | <window-name list> | <ALL>
See Also
ACTIVATE SCREEN, ACTIVATE WINDOW, CLEAR WINDOWS, DEACTIVATE WINDOW, DEFINE WINDOW, HIDE WINDOW, MOVE WINDOW, RELEASE WINDOWS, RESIZE WINDOW, RESTORE WINDOW, SAVE WINDOW, WCOLS(), WEXIST(), WONTOP(), WOUTPUT(), WROWS(), WTITLE(), WVISIBLE()
Description
The SHOW WINDOW command displays a pre-defined window, but does not activate it. A window is an area of the screen designated for output and input. There is no limit to the number of defined windows. Windows are defined with the DEFINE WINDOW command, and are activated with the ACTIVATE WINDOW command. If the window was previously activated with the ACTIVATE WINDOW command, the SHOW WINDOW command displays the window in an active state.
The SHOW WINDOW command can display a single window, a group of windows, or all previously defined windows. The <window-name> is the name of the window as specified with the DEFINE WINDOW command. A <window-name list> is a list of window names, each separated by a comma. To display all currently defined windows, use the ALL keyword.
Used in conjunction with the HIDE WINDOW command, the SHOW WINDOW command can be used to display previously hidden windows. The HIDE WINDOW command removes a window or group of windows from the screen. Hidden windows remain active in memory, and output may be directed to hidden windows. Hidden windows may be revealed with either the SHOW WINDOW or ACTIVATE WINDOW commands.
The HIDE WINDOW and SHOW WINDOW commands may be used in a hot key procedure to switch the screen display from windows to full screen. Full screen display is enabled with the ACTIVATE SCREEN command. Hot keys enable users to press a key that causes execution of a specified procedure while running an application that is waiting for keyboard input.
Example
show window all
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