Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
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DEFAULT-WINDOW system handle

A handle to the static window of the current OpenEdge session. Every OpenEdge session has one static window. Use the DEFAULT-WINDOW handle to set or examine the attributes of the unnamed session window.

Syntax

DEFAULT-WINDOW [ :attribute ]

attribute

An attribute of the DEFAULT-WINDOW.

Attributes

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

Notes

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.
You can make the default window the current window by assigning DEFAULT-WINDOW to CURRENT-WINDOW.
You can enable or disable the default window by changing the value of DEFAULT-WINDOW:SENSITIVE (the SENSITIVE attribute).
You can set the menu bar for the default window by assigning the handle of a menu bar to DEFAULT-WINDOW:MENUBAR (the MENUBAR attribute).
You can make the default window visible or invisible by changing the value of DEFAULT-WINDOW:VISIBLE (the VISIBLE attribute).

See also

ACTIVE-WINDOW system handle, CURRENT-WINDOW system handle