Using Contained Forms as Normal forms and vice versa

Description

Normal Form can be used in place of TabPage TabPages can be used and displayed as normal form

Use Case

\\\"- current WINDOW TYPE component property setting can be considered as default - WINDOW TYPE property can be overriden by NewInstance command newinstance \\\"\\\"TabPage\\\"\\\" ,hInst, \\\"\\\"WindowType=NORMAL\\\"\\\" hInst->exec(), Component written as TabPage can be shown now as \\\'normal\\\' form\\\"

Importance

No code duplications

Type

Windows GUI

Operating System

Windows

Status

Closed

2 thoughts on “Using Contained Forms as Normal forms and vice versa”

Status update
Changed title to current terminology

Status = Closed
Solved in Uniface 9.6
Define your Form with window type Normal, Non-modal Attached
When you want to use you Form in a TabEx, do a newinstance of your Form with option “WindowType=Contained”.