Built-in commands

Several built-in commands are already defined, and can be used in your application. These commands provide access to system-level features, such as the clipboard operations cut, copy, and paste.

Built-in commands have the product ID value 1, and the form ID value -1.


The following table lists the built-in commands that are provided.

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Category

Command

Type

Display name

Description

System

cmdLookup

Command

Lookup

 

cmdProcessMonitor

Command

Process Monitor

 

cmdQuitApplication

Command

Exit

 

cmdShowRequired

Command

Show Required Fields

 

cmdListFormTriggers

Command list

Additional

Lists form trigger items

cmdListFormMenus

Command list

Extras

Lists form-level menu items

Context menu

cmdListContextMenu

Command list

N/A

Used for the contents of context menus

Separator

cmdSeparator

Command

-

Used for all separators on menus and toolbars

Editing

cmdListEdit

Command list

Edit

Edit menu command list

cmdEditUndo

Command

Undo

 

cmdEditCut

Command

Cut

 

cmdEditCopy

Command

Copy

 

cmdEditPaste

Command

Paste

 

cmdEditClear

Command

Clear

 

cmdEditSelectAll

Command

Select All

 

Windows

cmdWindowList

Command list

Windows

List of all open windows

Customization

cmdListCustomize

Command list

Customize

Customize menu command list

cmdListReportWriter

Command list

Report Writer

Report Writer command list

cmdReportWriter

Command

Report Writer

Starts the Report Writer

cmdModifyCurrentReport

Command

Modify Current Report

 

cmdListModifier

Command list

Modifier

Modifier command list

cmdModifier

Command

Modifier

Starts the Modifier

cmdModifyCurrentWindow

Command

Modify Current Window

 

cmdCustomizationMaintenance

Command

Customization Maintenance

 

cmdImportExportReports

Command

Import/Export Reports

 

cmdCustomizationStatus

Command

Customization Status

 

VBA

cmdVBAEditor

Command

Visual Basic Editor

 

cmdVBAAddCurrentWindow

Command

Add Current Window to Visual Basic...

 

cmdVBAAddFields

Command

Add Fields to Visual Basic...

 

cmdVBARemoveWindow

Command

Remove Current Window from Visual Basic

 

Macro

cmdListMacro

Command list

Macro

Macro command list

cmdMacroPlay

Command

Play/Stop Play

 

cmdMacroRecord

Command

Record/Stop Record

 

cmdMacroPause

Command

Pause/Continue

 

cmdMacroSuspendRecord

Command

Suspend Recording/Resume Recording

 

cmdMacroStep

Command

Step

 

cmdMacroInsertPause

Command

Insert Pause

 

Advanced Macro

cmdListMacroAdvanced

Command list

Advanced

Advanced macro command list

cmdMacroStatus

Command

Status...

 

cmdMacroWindowDump

Command

Window Dump...

 

cmdMacroFieldDumpAll

Command

Field Dump (All)...

 

cmdMacroFieldDumpSelected

Command

Field Dump (Selected)...

 

cmdMacroStopSelecting

Command

Stop Selecting

 

cmdMacroMenuDump

Command

Menu Dump

 

cmdMacroMenuDumpAll

Command

Menu Dump All

 

cmdMacroTableDump

Command

Table Dump...

 

cmdMacroOpenForm

Command

Open Form...

 

cmdMacroInsertHeader

Command

Insert Header...

 

cmdMacroInsertComment

Command

Insert Comment

 

Import

cmdTableImport

Command

Table Import

 

Resource Descriptions

cmdListResourceDescriptions

Command list

Resource Descriptions

Resource Descriptions command list

cmdTableDescriptions

Command

Tables

 

cmdFieldDescriptions

Command

Fields

 

cmdWindowDescriptions

Command

Windows

 

Scrolling Windows

cmdInsertRow

Command

Insert Row

 

cmdDeleteRow

Command

Delete Row

 

Help

cmdHelpContents

Command

Contents

 

cmdHelpOnHelp

Command

Help on Help

Help on Windows Help

cmdHelpOnItem

Command

Help on Item

 

cmdHelpOnWindow

Command

Help on Window

 

cmdHelpSearch

Command

Index

 

Print

cmdPrint

Command

Print

 

cmdPrintSetup

Command

Print Setup

 



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