ActiveForm Object

An object representing the form that currently has focus.

App.ActiveForm

Client support

Newlook Smartclient

Newlook Server

Use

Use this object to reference the currently active form and perform actions on the form or its controls.

If Newlook is not currently the active application, then referencing this object returns the form that would have the focus if Newlook was the active application.

If there is no currently active form, this object is null.

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The ActiveForm object can only be used to reference either the runtime form or a currently opened Added form, it cannot be used to reference a Master form.

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The ActiveForm object cannot be used within an expression in Designer.

Properties

Newlook Smartclient | Newlook Server | Deprecated | Obsolete

Property	Client	Description
ActiveControl		Returns the active control. Runtime-only.
AlignControlsToGridColumns		Gets or sets a value which determines whether Newlook will automatically detect controls aligned to DataGrid columns.
AllowDrop		Gets or sets whether the object allows drag/drop support. Newlook Smartclient-only property.
BackColor		Gets or sets the background color of the object.
CalendarID		Returns or sets the calendar type used by the object or control.
Caption		Determines the control text to display.
CCSID		Sets or returns the Coded Character sets Identifier.
CloseKey		Specify the key to be issued when a form is closed.
CommandControl		Returns the control that represents a command entry field on the host screen, if one exists. Runtime-only.
Controls		A collection whose elements represent each Control in a Form.
CreateReadOnlyControls		Specifies whether the recognition engine should create read-only equivalent controls where identified on the dynamically created form.
CssClass		Gets or sets the CSS class, or classes, for the control in Newlook Server. Server-only..
CurrencySymbol		Sets and returns the currency symbol to be used in a form.
DateFormat		Sets or returns the date format.
DecimalSymbol		Sets and returns the decimal symbol character used in a form.
DigitGroupingSymbol		Sets and returns the thousands separator character.
DroppedFiles		A collection whose elements represent each file dropped onto the object.
FilterDateFormats		Specifies whether the recognition engine should exclude standard date formats from a list of field choices.
FilterNumRanges		Specifies whether the recognition engine should exclude detected numeric ranges from a list of field choices.
FilterSmartChoices		Specifies whether the recognition engine should detect generic wildcard values (usually beginning with an asterisk) from a list of field choices.
FunctionKeys		The FunctionKeys collection in the Form object contains a list of the function keys that exist in that form.
Height		Returns or sets the height of the form's size in pixels at default size, which is the size at design-time.
IgnoreUnderlineOnStatics		Specifies whether the underline attribute is to be ignored (not displayed) in the GUI for non-entry capable host fields..
IgnoreUnwrittenScreenAreas		Specifies whether the recognition engine should ignore areas of the screen that have not been written to (and not attempt to create empty controls).
Layout		Sets the rendering engine used to layout the form..
Left		Determines the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the form and the left edge of its container at default size, which is the object's size at design-time.
LocaleID		Returns the Locale ID for the System or App.
MaskColor		Sets or returns color in a bitmap image that should be the transparent color. Obsolete
MasterForm		Specifies whether the form is a master form.
Message		Sets or returns the message displayed in the status line.
Name		Name used to identify an object.
NumericFormat		Determines the format of any numeric output for the form.
OnActivate		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Activate event occurs. Obsolete for the Form object.
OnClick		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Click event occurs.
OnClose		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Close event occurs. (Added forms only.)
OnDblClick		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the DblClick event occurs.
OnDeactivate		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Deactivate event occurs. Obsolete for the Form object.
OnDrop		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Drop event occurs.
OnGotFocus		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the GotFocus event occurs.
OnLostFocus		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the LostFocus event occurs.
OnOpen		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Open event occurs. (Added forms only.)
OnReceive		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Receive event occurs.
OnRefresh		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Refresh event occurs.
OnResize		Sets or returns the name of the macro to be run when the Resize event occurs.
OnSend		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Send event occurs.
OnTimer		Sets or returns the name of a macro to be run when the Timer event occurs.
Picture		Picture properties specify an image file to be displayed in a form or control.
PictureAlignment		Sets or returns where a picture will appear in Image control.
PictureColor		Sets or returns color mapping used to display an image in a form or control. Obsolete
PictureOpacity		Sets or returns opacity of a picture in a form or control.
PictureQuality		Sets or returns image quality of a picture in a form or control. Obsolete
PictureSize		Sets or returns way in which a picture is sized in Image control.
PictureTile		Sets or returns the way in which a picture is tiled in the form or control. Obsolete
Popup		Specifies whether a form should be displayed in a separate popup window.
RecogniseFieldChoices		Specifies whether the recognition engine should attempt to detect Field Choices.
RecogniseFieldPrompts		Specifies whether the recognition engine should attempt to detect Field Prompts.
ScaledHeight		Sets or returns the height of a popup window, if different to the standard form size.
ScaledWidth		Sets or returns the height of a popup window, if different to the standard form size.
SendCursor		Gets or sets the row and column (separated by a comma) of the host cursor position when the form is sent back to the host.
ShowDropDownListValues		Specifies whether list values will be displayed in combo box controls.
ShowFieldChoices		Specifies whether recognised field choices are shown on the form.
ShowFieldMarkers		Specifies whether recognised field markers (such as > or *) are shown on the form.
ShowGridOptions		Specifies whether recognised grid (subfile) options are shown on the form.
ShowOutputBorders		Specifies whether recognised output fields will be shown with a border.
ShowScreenInfo		Specifies whether fields recognised as screen information should be shown on the form.
ShowScreenTitle		Specifies whether the recognised screen title should be shown on the form.
Tag		Store additional information about an object.
TimerCount		Sets or returns the number of times a Timer event is triggered for a Form.
TimerInterval		Sets or returns the interval, in milliseconds, between Timer events.
Title		Returns the recognised screen title for the host form. Read only..
Top		Determines the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the form and the top edge of its container at default size, which is the object's size at design-time.
TriggerControl		Returns the control that triggered the event. This property is obsolete..
UseCheckBoxes		Specifies whether to display choices using Check box controls.
UseComboBoxes		Specifies whether to display choices using Combo box controls.
UseCommandCombos		Specifies whether to use Combo box for command entry fields.
UseDateCombos		Specifies whether to use Date combo box in forms.
UseGrids		Specifies whether to use Grid controls in forms.
UseHyperlinks		Specifies whether to use Hyperlinks in forms.
UseLines		Specifies whether to use 3D lines in forms.
UseMaskColor		Determines whether the color assigned in the MaskColor property is used. Obsolete
UseMenus		Specifies whether to use Menu buttons in forms.
UseMultiLineTextBoxes		Specifies whether to use Multiple line Text boxes in forms.
UseOptionButtons		Specifies whether to use Option buttons in forms.
UsePromptButtons		Specifies whether to use Prompt buttons in forms.
UseThemes		Specifies whether to use XP Themes in forms. Obsolete
UseUpDowns		Specifies whether to use UpDown buttons in forms.
UseURLs		Specifies whether to use URLs in forms.
View		Sets or returns the current view.
Visible		Determine if an object is visible or hidden.
Width		Gets or sets the width of the form's size in pixels at default size, which is the size at design-time.
WindowState		Returns the current window state of a form.

Applies To

App object

Property	Client	Description
Save		Saves the current screen as an nl file.
SetActiveControl		Specifies the control to be given focus when the form is loaded.

ActiveForm Object

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