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CURRENT-WINDOW system handle

A handle to the default window for the current OpenEdge session. This window is the default parent for all frames, dialog boxes, alert boxes, and messages. Set or examine the attributes of the CURRENT-WINDOW handle to modify or get information on the current default window.

Syntax

CURRENT-WINDOW [ :attribute ]

attribute

An attribute of the CURRENT-WINDOW.

Attributes

The CURRENT-WINDOW handle has all the attributes of a window widget.

Notes

The default value of the CURRENT-WINDOW handle is the static session window referenced by the DEFAULT-WINDOW handle. You can change the default window for the current session by assigning the handle of a window to CURRENT WINDOW.
The IN WINDOW phrase allows you to explicitly assign a window as a parent for a frame, dialog box, alert box, or message.
In a character interface, the ACTIVE-WINDOW, CURRENT-WINDOW, and DEFAULT-WINDOW handles return the handle of the static window for the current OpenEdge session.
The CURRENT-WINDOW attribute of a procedure allows you to specify a default window for the procedure block. The CURRENT-WINDOW attribute of a procedure overrides the CURRENT-WINDOW handle for the procedure block.
You can enable or disable the current window by changing CURRENT-WINDOW:SENSITIVE.
You can set the menu bar for the current window by assigning the handle of a menu bar to CURRENT-WINDOW:MENUBAR.
You can make the current window visible or invisible by changing the value of CURRENT-WINDOW:VISIBLE.

See also

ACTIVE-WINDOW system handle, DEFAULT-WINDOW system handle