Open Method

<para> Depending on the type of form and whether the form is already open, this may simply activate an existing form. </para> <para> Menu permission keys are taken into account. </para>

Syntax

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	ByRef	Description
formKey	String			The FormKey of the Form to open.
id	String	Optional		The Id of the record to view or '*' if you want to ensure that the form is only opened if it is not currently in use i.e. Adding, Editing or Viewing a record.
page	String	Optional		The caption of the page to switch to (can contain an '*' wildcard, e.g. 'Logs*').
gotoRecord	Boolean	Optional		Indicates whether to Go To the record specified in Id. If False then the Id will simply be used to ensure multiple Forms with the same record (E.g. a Client Log) are not opened. If omitted, a value of True is assumed.
avoidForm	ISFormBase	Optional		When a form, e.g. Clients can be opened multiple times, it may be desirable to specify not to open a new record in this Form. If this is the case then specify the opening Form. If omitted, a value of Nothing is assumed.
deferMain	Boolean	Optional		Indicates whether to Defer calling the Main method of a Form if applicable. This gives the opener the chance to call the Main method itself which may be useful, e.g. for passing across extra information. If omitted, a value of False is assumed.
alwaysAttemptReuse	Boolean	Optional		Indicates wether to always attempt to resuse an existing instance of this Form. If omitted, a value of False is assumed.
forceNew	Boolean	Optional		Indicates whether to never attempt to reuse and existing instance of this Form and Force a New instance to be opened. If omitted, a value of False is assumed.
pseudoModalParent	ISFormBase	Optional		The Pseudo-Modal parent. This must be used in conjunction with 'forceNew'. If omitted, a value of Nothing is assumed.
applicationShortcut	ISApplicationShortcut	Optional		If omitted, a value of Nothing is assumed.
forcePseudoModalParent	Boolean	Optional		If omitted, a value of False is assumed.
otherArgs	ISKeyValueList	Optional		If omitted, a value of Nothing is assumed.

Return Value

Member of:

ISForms

Namespace:

Intersoft.ISUserInterface6

Assembly:

ISUserInterface6, Version=6.0.3

Target Framework:

.NET 9.0