Description

WindowState determines the state in which the Preview Window will appear. This property is only applicable when Output is set to go toWindow.

●WindowState is now an active property; setting it while the Crystal Preview Window is open will cause it to change the WindowState of the open window.

●When the Crystal Preview Window is open, it is also possible to update the WindowState setting by calling RetrieveWindowState.

WindowState Example

Sets the Preview Window state to minimized:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'C:\Company.rpt';

Crpe1.Output := toWindow;

Crpe1.WindowState := wsMinimized;

Crpe1.Execute;

WindowStyle

Declaration

property WindowStyle: TCrpeWindowStyle;

Type

TCrpeWindowStyle = class(TPersistent)

Description

The WindowStyle property contains the properties which determine the Style of the Crystal Preview Window:

BorderStyle	Window Border Style: sizeable, dialog, etc.
Disabled	Determines if the Window is enabled or disabled.
SystemMenu	The Windows menu that appears in the upper left corner of a Window.
MaxButton	The Maximize button.
MinButton	The Minimize button.
Title	The Window Caption.

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Depending on what BorderStyle is chosen, certain of the other options may or may not appear:

BorderStyle	SystemMenu	MaxButton	MinButton	Title
bsNone	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
bsSingle	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
bsSizeable	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
bsDialog	Possible	n/a	n/a	Possible

WindowStyle Example

This code sample shows how to set the WindowStyle options:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'MyReport.rpt'; Crpe1.Output := toWindow;

{Set the WindowStyle options} with Crpe1.WindowStyle do begin

BorderStyle := Sizeable; SystemMenu := True; MaxButton := True; MinButton := True;

Title := 'MyReport'; end;

Crpe1.Execute;

WindowStyle Properties

WindowStyle BorderStyle property, Page 707

WindowStyle Disabled property, Page 707

WindowStyle MaxButton property, Page 708

WindowStyle MinButton property, Page 708

WindowStyle SystemMenu property, Page 709

WindowStyle Title property, Page 710

WindowStyle Methods

WindowStyle Clear method, Page 710

WindowStyle CopyFrom method, Page 711

WindowStyle Create method, Page 712

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