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QUESTION:
I want to programmatically restart my application. I do not want to code the name and the path of the exe filename in a constant string.
ANSWER:
In the cApplication object (handle ghoApplication) there is a function named GetApplicationFileName. This returns the name of the application including its path. So for order.exe in the standard installation folder the returned value will be "c:\program files\visual dataflex 12.0\examples\order entry\programs\order.exe".
You can then restart the application by doing the following:
Class cMyPanel Is A Panel
Procedure RestartApplication
String sFileName
If (ghoApplication > 0) Begin
Get GetApplicationFileName Of ghoApplication To sFileName
End
If (sFileName <> "") Begin
Runprogram sFileName
End
End_Procedure
End_Class
Object oMain Is A cMyPanel
:
End_Object
Inside the object oMain there is usually a menubar with pulldowns. Add a menu option that send the message RestartApplication.
Contributed By:
Vincent Oorsprong
Company: Data Access Worldwide
email: vincent.oorsprong@dataaccess.eu
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