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ACCEPTDROPFILES Property

Applies To

Window, Pushbutton, Edit line, Edit Box, ComboBox, ListBox, Edit table.

Description

A boolean property that lets the operating system know if a user can drag files from the Operating System shell to the OpenInsight form or control. When True, the DROPFILES event is raised when a file is dropped onto the control.

Usage

canDrop = Get_Property( objectname, "ACCEPTDROPFILES" )

couldDrop = Set_Property(objectname, "ACCEPTDROPFILES", bValue )

Remarks

Values passed in Set_Property():

ValueDescription
bValueBoolean true (1) or false (0)

Returns

Values returned by Get_Property and Set_Property Value

Description

ValueDescription
canDropThe Boolean status of the control’s ability to accept a DROPFILES event.
couldDropThe Boolean status of the control’s ability to accept a DROPFILES event, when Set_Property was run.

Example

Declare function Get_Property, Set_Property

 

/* retrieve the ACCEPTDROPFILES property of an editline control and if true set to false and vice versa. */

 

equ TRUE$ to 1

equ FALSE$ to 0

 

fileControl = @window : ".EDT_FILES"

canDrop = Get_Property(fileControl, "ACCEPTDROPFILES")

if canDrop then

   shouldDrop = false$

end else

   shouldDrop = true$

end

couldDrop = Set_Property(fileControl, "ACCEPTDROPFILES", shouldDrop)