version 2004.4 (Modified)
SET ABOUT (itemText; method)
Parameter | Type | Description | |
itemText | String | New About menu item text | |
method | String | Name of method to execute when menu item is chosen |
Description
The SET ABOUT command changes the About 4th Dimension menu command in the Help (Windows) or in the Application (Mac OS X) menu to itemText.
After the call, when a user selects this menu command in User or Custom Menus mode, method will be called. Typically, this method can open a dialog box to give version information about your database.
This command is used with 4th Dimension single user, 4D Runtime, 4D Client and 4D Server. A new process is created when it is run on a server machine.
Examples
1. The following example replaces the About 4th Dimension menu command with the About Scheduler menu command. The ABOUT method displays a custom About box:
SET ABOUT("About Scheduler "; "ABOUT")
2. The following example resets the About 4th Dimension menu command back to the original About box:
SET ABOUT("About 4th Dimension®";"")