DR New offscreen area

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version 6.0


DR New offscreen area Longint

ParameterTypeDescription
This command does not require any parameters
Function resultLongintArea's ID

Description

The command DR New offscreen area creates a 4D Draw offscreen area and returns the area's ID. The value returned by DR New offscreen area can be used in any 4D Draw command that requires a 4D Draw area.

Example

This example searches for a record, creates an offscreen area, copies a drawing from the record into the area, and then prints the area.

   QUERY ([Table3];[Table3]Field1 = "Level1")
      `Search for the record
   $Offscreen := DR New offscreen area
      `Create a new offscreen area
   DR FIELD TO AREA ($Offscreen;3;2)
      `Copy the drawing stored in a field
   DR PRINT ($Offscreen;0)
      `Print the area
   DR DELETE OFFSCREEN AREA ($Offscreen)
      `Get rid of the offscreen area

See Also

DR AREA TO AREA, DR DELETE OFFSCREEN AREA.


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