WINSHELLEXEC() MS Windows FE Only!

Opens a document on the workstation where the Windows™ front end runs.

Context

  1. At any place in the program, but only after the first instruction has displayed something on the front end

Syntax

WINSHELLEXEC(
   filename STRING )
  RETURNING result INTEGER
  1. filename is the file to be opened on the front end.

Usage

The function opens a document on the Windows front end without waiting.

Important: This function is provided for backward compatibility and should be avoided to run your programs with different sort of front-ends. It must be called after the front-end connection was established.