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Window.Activate Method

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InfoPath Developer Reference

Activates the window that is represented by the Window object.

Version Information
 Version Added:  InfoPath 2003

Syntax

expression.Activate

expression   An expression that returns a Window object.

Return Value
Nothing

Remarks

The Activate method can be used only with the editing window types; if used with a designing window type, it will return an error.

To determine whether a window is the active window, use the Active property of the Window object.

Security Level 2: Can be accessed only by forms running in the same domain as the currently open form, or by forms that have been granted cross-domain permissions.

Example

In the following example, the Activate method of the Window object is used to activate a window that is associated with the view. Note the check of the window type.

JScript 
  var objWindow;

// Set a reference to a view's associated window.
objWindow = XDocument.View.Window;


if (objWindow.Type == 0)
{
// Make the window the active window.
objWindow.Activate();
}


objWindow = null;

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