Re: Maximize a form when this start

In <NEWTNews.826530792.20037.elric_dm_at_dialup.netvision.net.il>, elric_dm_at_netvision.net.il writes:
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>In Article<313D917F.4C7E_at_iwfsg1.iwf.ing.tu-bs.de>, <gg_at_iwfsg1.iwf.ing.tu-bs.de> write:
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>> From: "G. Gersdorf" <gg_at_iwfsg1.iwf.ing.tu-bs.de>
>> Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle
>> Subject: Re: Maximize a form when this start
>> Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 14:22:07 +0100
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>> G. Cristian Palma A. wrote:
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>> > Hi, dear friends :)
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>> > I need some information about forms 4.5. I'd like when the form is first
>> > presented (start the form), it takes the maximun space possible (complete
>> > screen), like the action that occurs when the "maximize button" is pressed.
>> > Is there any function that perform this? I looked for something as a
>> > "maximize_window" function in a when_new_form_instance trigger, for example,
>> > but my try wasn't succesfull.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Cristian
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>> Use SET_WINDOW_PROPERTY(windowid, WINDOW_SIZE, MAXIMIZE).
>> (Under Windows, you can use the predefined constant FORMS_MDI_WINDOW
>> as the windowid).
>> Guenter
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>p.s.
> If you want to maximize the main window use the MIDI_WINDOW as the
>windows ID (this is not the full name but look it up ...)
>

The parameter is FORMS_MDI_WINDOW and it is the WINDOW_STATE rather than the WINDOW_SIZE that you want to set.

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