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DISPLAY DEFINE

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Invokes Zim IDE to edit a display.

Syntax

DISPLAY DEFINE displayname [[IN] dirname]

Parameters

displayname

The name of a new or existing display.

dirname

The name of the application directory in which the specified display can exist. If the display does not exist in the provided application directory, it will be created there.

If omitted:

the display will be selected from the first application directory in which it exists.

if the display does not exist, it will be created in the ZIM application directory.

Examples

Invokes Zim IDE to edit the display dAppEmps:

 

display define dAppEmps

If dAppEmps does not exist in any application directory, it will be created in the ZIM application directory.

Otherwise, it will be selected from the first application directory in which it exists.

 

display define dAppEmps ZIM

If dAppEmps does not exist in the ZIM application directory, it will be created there.

It will be selected from the ZIM application directory only if it exists there.

 

display define dAppEmps EMPS

If dAppEmps does not exist in the EMPS application directory, it will be created there.

It will be selected from the EMPS application directory only if it exists there.

 

Related topics

FORM DEFINE

MENU DEFINE

WINDOW DEFINE

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