Dynamic Dialog Tools Commands

The following functions can be used to create GUI application interfaces:

ACCEL ATTACH	Attach a table of keyboard accelerators to a DDT dialog
CALLBACK FUNCTION	Define a Dialog/Control Callback Function block
CB.CTL	Return the numeric ID of the control sending a callback message
CB.CTLMSG	Return the numeric notification message parameter
CB.HNDL	Return the window handle of the parent dialog receiving the message
CB.LPARAM	Return the numeric value of the lParam& parameter of the message
CB.MSG	Return the numeric value of the message sent by the caller
CB.WPARAM	Return the numeric value of the wParam& parameter of the message
CB.NMCODE	Return the numeric value of the notification message describing the event which occurred
CB.NMHDR	Returns the address (a pointer ) to the NMHDR UDT for this notification message
CB.NMHDR$	Returns the contents of the NMHDR UDT as a dynamic string
CB.NMHWND	Returns the handle of the control which sent this message
CB.NMID	Returns the ID number assigned to the control
CBCTL	Return the numeric ID of the control sending a callback message
CBCTLMSG	Return the numeric notification message parameter
CBHNDL	Return the window handle of the parent dialog receiving the message
CBLPARAM	Return the numeric value of the lParam& parameter of the message
CBMSG	Return the numeric value of the message sent by the caller
CBWPARAM	Return the numeric value of the wParam& parameter of the message
CLIPBOARD GET ITEM	A LONG or DWORD is retrieved from the CLIPBOARD
CLIPBOARD GET TEXT	A text string is retrieved from the CLIPBOARD
CLIPBOARD RESET	The contents of the CLIPBOARD are deleted
CLIPBOARD SET ITEM	A new LONG or DWORD is stored in the CLIPBOARD.
CLIPBOARD SET TEXT	A new text string is stored in the CLIPBOARD.
COMBOBOX ADD	Add a string value to a combo box control
COMBOBOX DELETE	Remove a string from a combo box control
COMBOBOX FIND	Strings in the COMBOBOX are searched to find the first string which begins with the specified characters
COMBOBOX FIND EXACT	Strings in the COMBOBOX are searched to find the first string which exactly matches the specified characters
COMBOBOX GET COUNT	The number of items in the list box of the COMBOBOX is retrieved
COMBOBOX GET SELCOUNT	The number of selected items in the list box of the COMBOBOX is retrieved
COMBOBOX GET SELECT	The index of the currently selected item in the list box of the COMBOBOX is retrieved
COMBOBOX GET STATE	A data item is checked to see if it is currently selected
COMBOBOX GET TEXT	Retrieve the default text from a combo box
COMBOBOX GET USER	Retrieve the value in the user data area of the COMBOBOX
COMBOBOX INSERT	Insert a new data item at a specified location
COMBOBOX RESET	Remove all strings from a combo box
COMBOBOX SELECT	Select a string in a combo box and make it the default selection
COMBOBOX SET TEXT	Replace the string for a specific data item with a new string
COMBOBOX SET USER	Set a value in the user data area of the COMBOBOX
COMBOBOX UNSELECT	All items in a COMBOBOX control are set to an unselected state
CONTROL ADD	Add a custom control to a DDT dialog
CONTROL ADD BUTTON	Add a command button to a dialog
CONTROL ADD CHECK3STATE	Add an auto 3-state checkbox to a dialog
CONTROL ADD CHECKBOX	Add an checkbox to a dialog
CONTROL ADD COMBOBOX	Add a combo box to a dialog
CONTROL ADD FRAME	Add a frame control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD GRAPHIC	Add a graphic control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD IMAGE	Add a non-resizing image control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD IMAGEX	Add an image control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD IMGBUTTON	Add a non-resizing image button to a dialog
CONTROL ADD IMGBUTTONX	Add an image button to a dialog
CONTROL ADD LABEL	Add a text label to a dialog
CONTROL ADD LINE	Add a line control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD LISTBOX	Add a list box control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD LISTVIEW	Add a ListView control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD OPTION	Add an option button to a dialog
CONTROL ADD PROGRESSBAR	Add a ProgressBar control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD SCROLLBAR	Add a scroll bar control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD STATUSBAR	Add a StatusBar control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD TAB	Add a Tab Control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD TEXTBOX	Add a text box control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD TOOLBAR	Add a ToolBar control to a dialog
CONTROL ADD TREEVIEW	Add a TreeView control to a dialog
CONTROL DISABLE	Disable a control so that it no longer accepts user interaction
CONTROL ENABLE	Enable a control so that it can receive user interaction
CONTROL GET CHECK	Get the Check State of a 3-state, checkbox, or option button
CONTROL GET CLIENT	Get the client area dimensions of a control
CONTROL GET LOC	Get the location of the specified control in a dialog
CONTROL GET SIZE	Get the size of a control in the specified dialog
CONTROL GET TEXT	Get the text from a control
CONTROL GET USER	Retrieve a value from the user data area of a DDT control
CONTROL HANDLE	Return a window handle for a given control ID
CONTROL KILL	Remove a control from a dialog
CONTROL POST	Place a message into the message queue of a control (non-blocking)
CONTROL REDRAW	Schedule a control to be redrawn
CONTROL SEND	Send a message to a control and wait for it to be processed
CONTROL SET CHECK	Set the Check State for a 3-state or checkbox control
CONTROL SET CLIENT	Change the size of a control to a specific client area size
CONTROL SET COLOR	Set the foreground and background color of a control
CONTROL SET FOCUS	Set the keyboard focus to the specified control
CONTROL SET FONT	Select a font to be used for a particular Windows Control
CONTROL SET IMAGE	Change the icon or bitmap displayed in an IMAGE control
CONTROL SET IMAGEX	Change the icon or bitmap displayed in an IMAGEX control
CONTROL SET IMGBUTTON	Change the icon or bitmap displayed in an IMGBUTTON control
CONTROL SET IMGBUTTONX	Change the icon or bitmap displayed in an IMGBUTTONX control
CONTROL SET LOC	Move the control to a new location in the dialog
CONTROL SET OPTION	Set the Check State for an option (radio) control
CONTROL SET SIZE	Change the size of a control
CONTROL SET TEXT	Change the text in a control
CONTROL SET USER	Set a value in the user data area of a DDT control
CONTROL SHOW STATE	Change the visible state of a control
DESKTOP GET CLIENT	Retrieve the size of the client area of the desktop, in pixels
DESKTOP GET LOC	Retrieve the location of the top, left corner of the client area of the desktop, in pixels
DESKTOP GET SIZE	Return the size of the specified dialog
DIALOG DISABLE	Disable a dialog so that it no longer responds to user interaction
DIALOG DOEVENTS	Process pending window or dialog messages for modeless dialogs
DIALOG ENABLE	Enable a dialog so that it responds to user interaction
DIALOG END	Close and destroy the specified dialog
DIALOG FONT	Specify the default DDT font and point size
DIALOG GET CLIENT	Return the client size of the specified dialog
DIALOG GET LOC	Return the location of the specified dialog
DIALOG GET SIZE	Return the size of the specified dialog
DIALOG GET TEXT	Retrieve the text in a dialog or window caption
DIALOG GET USER	Retrieve a value from the user data area of a DDT dialog
DIALOG NEW	Create a new dialog in memory, ready for display
DIALOG PIXELS	Convert pixels (device units) into dialog units
DIALOG POST	Place a message in the dialog message queue (non-blocking)
DIALOG REDRAW	Force a dialog and all child controls to be redrawn immediately
DIALOG SEND	Send a message to a dialog and wait for it to be processed
DIALOG SET CLIENT	Change the size of a dialog to a specific client area size.
DIALOG SET COLOR	Set the background color of a dialog to a specific RGB color
DIALOG SET ICON	Change both the dialog icon in the caption, and the icon shown in the ALT+TAB task list
DIALOG SET LOC	Change the position of a dialog
DIALOG SET SIZE	Change the size of a dialog
DIALOG SET TEXT	Set the text in a dialog or window caption
DIALOG SET USER	Set a value in the user data area of a DDT dialog
DIALOG SHOW MODAL	Display and activate a modal dialog
DIALOG SHOW MODELESS	Display and activate a modeless dialog
DIALOG SHOW STATE	Change the visible state of a dialog
DIALOG UNITS	Convert dialog units into pixels
DISPLAY BROWSE	Display a folder selection dialog to return the user's choice
DISPLAY COLOR	Display a color selection dialog to return the user's choice
DISPLAY FONT	Display a selection dialog to return user choices
DISPLAY OPENFILE	Display an OpenFile selection dialog to return user choices
DISPLAY SAVEFILE	Display a SaveFile selection dialog to return user choices
FONT END	Destroy a font when it is no longer needed
FONT NEW	Create a new font for use with GRAPHIC PRINT, XPRINT, etc
FUNCTION/END FUNCTION	Define a Function block
IMAGELIST ADD BITMAP	An bitmap image is added to the IMAGELIST
IMAGELIST ADD ICON	An icon image is added to the IMAGELIST
IMAGELIST ADD MASKED	A bitmap is added to the icon IMAGELIST
IMAGELIST GET COUNT	The number of images in the IMAGELIST is retrieved
IMAGELIST KILL	The specified IMAGELIST is destroyed
IMAGELIST NEW BITMAP	A new bitmap IMAGELIST structure is created
IMAGELIST NEW ICON	A new icon IMAGELIST structure is created
IMAGELIST SET OVERLAY	Specify an image to be used as an overlay
INPUTBOX$	Displays a dialog box containing a prompt
ISMISSING	Determine whether an optional parameter was passed by the calling code
ISWIN	Determine whether a Control/Dialog/Window currently exists
LISTBOX ADD	Add a string value to a LISTBOX control
LISTBOX DELETE	Remove a string from a LISTBOX control
LISTBOX FIND	Strings in the LISTBOX are searched to find the first string which begins with the specified characters
LISTBOX FIND EXACT	Strings in the LISTBOX are searched to find the first string which exactly matches the specified characters
LISTBOX GET COUNT	The number of items in the LISTBOX is retrieved
LISTBOX GET SELCOUNT	The number of selected items in the LISTBOX is retrieved
LISTBOX GET SELECT	The LISTBOX is searched to find the first selected item
LISTBOX GET STATE	A data item is checked to see if it is currently selected
LISTBOX GET TEXT	Retrieve the default text from a LISTBOX control
LISTBOX GET USER	Retrieve the value in the user data area of the LISTBOX
LISTBOX INSERT	Insert a new data item at a specified location
LISTBOX RESET	Remove all strings from a list box
LISTBOX SELECT	Select a string in a list box and make it the default selection
LISTBOX SET TEXT	Replace the string for a specific data item with a new string
LISTBOX SET USER	Set a value in the user data area of the LISTBOX
LISTBOX UNSELECT	A specified data item in the LISTBOX control is set to an unselected state
LISTVIEW DELETE COLUMN	Delete a column, including its associated header text (if any) from the LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW DELETE ITEM	The specified data item is deleted from the LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW FIND	Strings in the LISTVIEW are searched to find the first string which begins with the specified characters
LISTVIEW FIND EXACT	Strings in the LISTVIEW are searched to find the first string which exactly matches the specified characters
LISTVIEW FIT CONTENT	The width of the specified column is adjusted to fit the width of the data items displayed in that column
LISTVIEW FIT HEADER	The width of the specified column is adjusted to fit the width of the data items displayed in that column, and the header text at the top of that column
LISTVIEW GET COLUMN	The width of the designated column is retrieved from the LISTVIEW
LISTVIEW GET COUNT	The number of data items in the LISTVIEW is retrieved
LISTVIEW GET HEADER	Column header text is retrieved from the LISTVIEW
LISTVIEW GET MODE	The display mode of the specified LISTVIEW control is retrieved
LISTVIEW GET SELCOUNT	The number of selected items in the LISTVIEW is retrieved
LISTVIEW GET STATE	A data item is tested to see if it is currently selected
LISTVIEW GET STYLE	Retrieves the current setting of the LISTVIEW controls extended style
LISTVIEW GET TEXT	A string data item is retrieved from the LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW GET USER	Retrieve the value in the user data area of the LISTVIEW
LISTVIEW INSERT COLUMN	A new vertical column is defined for Report Mode of the LISTVIEW
LISTVIEW INSERT ITEM	A new data item is added to this LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW RESET	All data items are deleted from the specified LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW SELECT	The specified string data item is chosen as selected text for the LISTVIEW
LISTVIEW SET COLUMN	Change the width of a LISTVIEW column
LISTVIEW SET HEADER	New column header text is displayed above the specified column on the LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW SET IMAGE	The specified image is displayed next to the item specified
LISTVIEW SET IMAGE2	The specified image is displayed as a secondary "status" image next to the primary image
LISTVIEW SET IMAGELIST	Attach an IMAGELIST to the LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW SET MODE	Change the display mode of the specified LISTVIEW control
LISTVIEW SET OVERLAY	The specified overlay image is displayed on top of the image specified
LISTVIEW SET STYLE	Alter the current settings of the LISTVIEW controls extended style
LISTVIEW SET TEXT	The text, if any, for the specified data item is replaced with new text
LISTVIEW SET USER	Set a value in the user data area of the LISTVIEW
LISTVIEW SORT	All of the items in a LISTVIEW are sorted
LISTVIEW UNSELECT	The specified data item is set to an unselected state
LISTVIEW VISIBLE	The specified data item is scrolled, if necessary, to ensure that the data item is visible
PROGRESSBAR GET POS	The current position of the PROGRESSBAR is retrieved
PROGRESSBAR GET RANGE	The current range of the PROGRESSBAR is retrieved
PROGRESSBAR SET POS	Set the current position of the PROGRESSBAR
PROGRESSBAR SET RANGE	Set the minimum and maximum ranges of the PROGRESSBAR
PROGRESSBAR SET STEP	Specify the default increment value to be used by PROGRESSBAR STEP
PROGRESSBAR STEP	Advance the current position of the PROGRESSBAR by the default increment value
MENU ADD POPUP	Add a popup child menu to an existing menu
MENU ADD STRING	Add a string or separator to an existing menu
MENU ATTACH	Attach a menu to a given dialog
MENU DELETE	Delete a menu item from an existing menu
MENU DRAW BAR	Redraw the menu bar for a given dialog
MENU GET STATE	Return the state of a specified menu item
MENU GET TEXT	Return the text associated with a given menu item
MENU NEW BAR	Create a new menu bar
MENU NEW POPUP	Create a new popup menu
MENU SET STATE	Set the state of a specified menu item
MENU SET TEXT	Set the text of a given menu item
MOUSEPTR	Change the mouse pointer (cursor) to a new shape
SCROLLBAR GET PAGESIZE	Retrieve the current page size
SCROLLBAR GET POS	Returns the current position of the SCROLLBAR
SCROLLBAR GET RANGE	Returns the current range of the SCROLLBAR
SCROLLBAR GET TRACKPOS	Retrieve the current position of the scroll box
SCROLLBAR SET PAGESIZE	Set the current page size
SCROLLBAR SET POS	Set the current position of the SCROLLBAR
SCROLLBAR SET RANGE	Set the range of the SCROLLBAR
STATUSBAR SET PARTS	Set the number of parts to be displayed in the STATUSBAR
STATUSBAR SET TEXT	Assign the text to be displayed in the specified part of the STATUSBAR
TAB DELETE	Delete a page from the TAB control
TAB GET COUNT	Return the number of pages in a TAB control
TAB GET DIALOG	Retrieve the handle of the dialog for a specific page in a TAB control
TAB GET SELECT	Returns the currently selected page in a TAB control
TAB INSERT PAGE	Add a new page to a TAB control
TAB RESET	Delete all pages in a TAB control
TAB SELECT	Select a specific page in a TAB control to be the active page
TAB SET IMAGELIST	Assign an IMAGELIST to be used in a TAB control
TOOLBAR ADD BUTTON	Add a button to a TOOLBAR control
TOOLBAR ADD SEPARATOR	Add a separator to a TOOLBAR control
TOOLBAR DELETE BUTTON	Delete a button from a TOOLBAR control
TOOLBAR GET STATE	Get the state of a button on a TOOLBAR control
TOOLBAR GET COUNT	Retrieve the number of buttons on a TOOLBAR control
TOOLBAR SET IMAGELIST	Attach an IMAGELIST to a TOOLBAR control
TOOLBAR SET STATE	Set the state of a button on a TOOLBAR control
TREEVIEW DELETE	Delete a data item from a TREEVIEW control
TREEVIEW GET BOLD	The bold attribute for a data item is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET CHECK	The checkmark attribute for a data item is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET CHILD	Return the handle of the first child item of a specified data item
TREEVIEW GET COUNT	The number of data items in the TREEVIEW is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET EXPANDED	The expanded attribute for the data item is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET NEXT	Return the handle of the next sibling data item
TREEVIEW GET PARENT	The handle of the parent for a specified data item is returned
TREEVIEW GET PREVIOUS	Return the handle of the previous sibling data item
TREEVIEW GET ROOT	The handle of the very first data item (topmost) in the TREEVIEW is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET SELECT	The handle of the currently selected data item is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET TEXT	The text of a specific data item is retrieved
TREEVIEW GET USER	Retrieve the value in the user data area for a specific data item of the TREEVIEW
TREEVIEW INSERT ITEM	Add a new data item to a TREEVIEW control
TREEVIEW RESET	All data items are deleted from the specified TREEVIEW control
TREEVIEW SELECT	Select a specific data item in the TREEVIEW control
TREEVIEW SET BOLD	Set the bold attribute for specific data item
TREEVIEW SET CHECK	Set the checkmark attribute for a specific data item
TREEVIEW SET EXPANDED	Set the expanded attribute for a specific data item
TREEVIEW SET IMAGELIST	Attach an IMAGELIST to a TREEVIEW control
TREEVIEW SET TEXT	The text, if any, for the specified data item is replaced with new text
TREEVIEW SET USER	Set the value in the user data area for a specific data item in the TREEVIEW control
TREEVIEW UNSELECT	All items in the TREEVIEW control are set to an unselected state
WINDOW GET ID	The integer ID for a Window (usually a CONTROL ) is returned
WINDOW GET PARENT	The handle of the parent is retrieved