ShowNewObjectWindow Method

Description

Displays the new object metadata window.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function ShowNewObjectWindow( _ ByVal ParentWindow As Long, _ ByVal Mode As MFObjectWindowMode, _ ByVal ObjectCreationInfo As ObjectCreationInfo _ ) As ObjectWindowResult

Visual Basic

Public Function ShowNewObjectWindow( _
   ByVal ParentWindow As Long, _
   ByVal Mode As MFObjectWindowMode, _
   ByVal ObjectCreationInfo As ObjectCreationInfo _
) As ObjectWindowResult

Parameters

ParentWindow

Mode

Value	Description
MFObjectWindowModeEdit	The default edit mode.
MFObjectWindowModeEditApplicationModal	The object shown in the object window is currently open in the application, too. Does not allow the file name to change.
MFObjectWindowModeInsert	The default insert mode.
MFObjectWindowModeInsertSaveAsType	Shows file type selection in the metadata card. The selectable file types can be specified using ObjectCreationInfo.
MFObjectWindowModeInsertSourceFiles	The source files specified in ObjectCreationInfo are added to the new object.

The mode in which the metadata card is opened.

ObjectCreationInfo

The initial state of the new metadata card.

Return Type

The ObjectWindowResult object that contains the return values of the function. Includes information on the cancellation of the metadata card.

Remarks

Use the VaultObjectFileOperations object to add new files to the created object.

This method is available only if M-Files API is used in the client interface mode.