SHOWDOCUMENT()

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Purpose

Function to perform a Lianja UI action or display a document in its associated plugin/application

Syntax

SHOWDOCUMENT(<expC>)

See Also

GETFILE(), SHOWHELP()

Description

The SHOWDOCUMENT() function displays a document in its associated plugin/application or performs a Lianja UI action. The <expC> is a URL, a file name or a Lianja UI Action.

Action Description
app:<appid> Switch to the specified App <appid>
applyrules: Applies UI presentation rules for all pages, their sections and the fields/gadgets/columns in the sections.
page:<pageid> Select the specified Page <pageid>
page:<pageid>?action=<actionid> Perform the specified Action <actionid> on the specified Page <pageid>

?action=hide
?action=redraw
?action=show
?action=print
?action=hidenavigationpanel
?action=shownavigationpanel

Actions apply to the primary section where applicable:

?action=add
?action=delete
?action=edit
?action=editmode
?action=first
?action=last
?action=next
?action=previous
?action=save
?action=cancel
?action=refresh
?action=search&text=value
?action=filter&text=expression
?action=hidesearchpanel
?action=showsearchpanel
?action=togglesearchpanel

page:<pageid>.<sectionid>?action=<actionid>
(or for current Page)
section:<sectionid>?action=<actionid>
Perform the specified Action <actionid> on the specified Section <sectionid>

?action=add
?action=delete
?action=edit
?action=editmode
?action=first
?action=last
?action=next
?action=previous
?action=recalc
?action=redraw
?action=requery&text=queryexpression
?action=sql&text=sqlstatement
?action=refresh
?action=hide
?action=show
?action=print
?action=search&text=<expression>
?action=filter&text=<expression>
?action=select
?action=select&text=<tabcaption>
?action=showsearchpanel
?action=hidesearchpanel
?action=togglesearchpanel
?action=showsearchpanel
?action=hidesearchpanel
?action=togglesearchpanel
changestate:<state> Sets the specified UI state <state>
resetstate Causes all UI components to revert back to their default attributes (no UI state set)
back Navigates to the previous Page in the history
forward Navigates to the next Page in the history

The SHOWDOCUMENT() functionality is also provided in the Lianja system object showdocument() method.

Example

// Lianja UI Actions
showdocument("app:myapp")
showdocument("page:page1")
showdocument("page:page1?action=hide")
showdocument("page:page1?action=show")
showdocument("section:section1?action=select&text=Order Details")
showdocument("section:section5?action=print")
showdocument("section:section6?action=last")
 
// Accessing local files using '.pdf' and '.docx' file associations
showdocument("file:///C:\Users\Myuser\Documents\Documentation for HR\Attachments\Resume.pdf")
showdocument("file:///C:\Users\Myuser\Documents\Documentation for HR\Attachments\Resume.docx")
 
// Remote ftp URL
showdocument("ftp://ftp.mycompany.com/latest.txt")
 
// Example to create an HTML file display in the default browser
fp = fcreate("htmlfile&(getpid()).htm")
fwrite(fp, "<html>")
fwrite(fp, "<body>")
fwrite(fp, "<table>")
fwrite(fp, "<tr>")
fwrite(fp, "<td>Field1</td>")
fwrite(fp, "<td>Field2</td>")
fwrite(fp, "</tr>")
fwrite(fp, "</table>")
fwrite(fp, "</body>")
fwrite(fp, "</html>")
fclose(fp)
showdocument("htmlfile&(getpid()).htm")