Table of Contents

Building an MDI Application

About MDI

Building an MDI frame window

Using sheets

Providing MicroHelp

Using toolbars in MDI applications

Customizing toolbar behavior

Saving and restoring toolbar settings

Sizing the client area

About keyboard support in MDI applications

Managing Window Instances

About window instances

Declaring instances of windows

Using window arrays

Referencing entities in descendants

Using Tab Controls in a Window

About Tab controls

Defining and managing tab pages

Customizing the Tab control

Using Tab controls in scripts

Referring to tab pages in scripts

Referring to controls on tab pages

Opening, closing, and hiding tab pages

Keeping track of tab pages

Creating tab pages only when needed

Events for the parts of the Tab control

Using TreeView Controls

About TreeView controls

Populating TreeViews

Functions for inserting items

Inserting items at the root level

Inserting items below the root level

Managing TreeView items

Deleting items

Renaming items

Moving items using drag and drop

Sorting items

Managing TreeView pictures

Pictures for items

Setting up picture lists

Using overlay pictures

Using DataWindow information to populate a TreeView

Using Lists in a Window

About presenting lists

Using lists

Using drop-down lists

Using ListView controls

Using report view

Using Drag and Drop in a Window

About drag and drop

Drag-and-drop properties, events, and functions

Identifying the dragged control

Providing Online Help for an Application

Creating help files

Providing online help for developers

Providing online help for users