Standard front calls

Standard front call functions provide common utility APIs to control the front-end.

This table shows the functions implemented by the front-ends in the "standard" module, available on all front-ends.

Table 1. Standard front-end functions
Function Name Description GDC GBC GMA GMI 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "cbAdd",
  [text], [result])
Adds to the content of the clipboard. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "cbClear",
  [], [result])
Clears the content of the clipboard. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "cbGet",
   [], [text])
Gets the content of the clipboard. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "cbPaste",
   [], [result])
Pastes the content of the clipboard to the current field. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "cbSet",
 [text], [result])
Set the content of the clipboard. Yes Yes No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "clearFileCache",
  [], [result])
Clears the local file cache. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "execute",
 [cmd,wait], [result])
Executes a command on the front-end platform, with or without waiting. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "feInfo",
 [name], [result])
Queries general front-end properties. Yes Yes Yes Yes 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "getEnv",
 [name], [value])
Returns an environment variable set in the user session on the front end platform. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "getWindowId",
 [aui-win-id], [loc-win-id])
Returns the local window manager identifier of the window corresponding to the AUI window id passed as parameter. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "hardCopy",
 [pgsize], [result])
Prints a screenshot of the current window Yes Yes No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "launchURL",
  [ url [, mode ] ], [] )
 Opens an URL with the default URL handler of the front-end. Yes Yes Yes Yes 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "mdClose",
 [name], [result])
Unloads a DLL or shared library front call module. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "openDir",
 [path,caption], [result])
Displays a file dialog window to get a directory path on the local file system. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "openFile",
 [path,name,wildcards,caption],
 [result])
 Displays a file dialog window to let the user select a single file path on the local file system. Yes Yes No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "openFiles",
 [path,name,wildcards,caption],
 [result])
 Displays a file dialog window to let the user select a list of file paths on the local file system. Yes Yes No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "playSound",
  [resource], [])
 Plays the sound file passed as parameter on the front-end platform. Yes Yes Yes Yes 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "saveFile",
  [path,name,filetype,caption],
  [result])
Displays a file dialog window to get a path to save a file on the local file system. Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "setReportFont",
  [font], [result])
Override the font used for GDC report generation for the current application (DBPRINT=FGLSERVER). Yes No No No 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "setReportPrinter",
  [printer], [result])
 Override the GDC printer configuration used for report generation for the current application (DBPRINT=FGLSERVER). Yes No No No
Important: This feature is deprecated, its use is discouraged although not prohibited.
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "setWebComponentPath",
  [path], [])
 Defines the base path where web components are located. Yes N/A Yes Yes 
ui.Interface.frontCall("standard", "shellExec",
  [document, action], [result])
 Opens a file on the front-end platform with the program associated to the file extension. Yes No No No