SET ABOUT

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version 2004.4 (Modified)


SET ABOUT (itemText; method)

ParameterTypeDescription
itemTextStringNew About menu item text
methodStringName of method to execute when menu item is chosen

Description

The SET ABOUT command changes the About 4D 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 Design or Application 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 4D (all modes), 4D Desktop and 4D Server. A new process is created when it is run on a server machine.

Examples

1. The following example replaces the About 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 4D menu command:

   SET ABOUT("About 4D";"")


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