ShowCreateShortcut Command

Purpose

It opens a standard dialog box for creating an repository object shortcut.

Parameters of Use

Command parameters are passed in the Data property. To ensure command execution, specify one of the following values in this property:

Value type

 Description
IMetabaseObjectDescriptor The folder, in which a shortcut is created.
Array An array of the Variant type containing the following elements:

Application Features

None

Example

Executing the example requires a form with the Button1 button and a repository object with the Obj_1 identifier.

    Sub Button1OnClick(Sender: Object; Args: IMouseEventArgs);
    Var
        v: variant;
        mb: IMetabase;
        Folder: IMetabaseObjectDescriptor;
        Root: IMetabaseObjectDescriptor;
        Target: IUiCommandTarget;
        Context: IUiCommandExecutionContext;
        Data: Array Of Variant;
    Begin
        MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
        Folder := MB.ItemById("Obj_1");
        Root := MB.ItemById("Obj_1");
        Target := WinApplication.Instance.GetPluginTarget("Fld");
        Context := Target.CreateExecutionContext;
        Data := New Variant[2];
        Data[0] := Folder;
        Data[1] := Root;
        Context.Data := Data;
        v := Target.Execute("ShowCreateShortcut", Context);
        If Not v.IsNull Then
            text := (v As IMetabaseObjectDescriptor).Name;
        End If;
    End Sub Button1OnClick;

Clicking the button opens a dialog box for creating a shortcut of the Obj_1 repository object.

See also:

IUiCommandTarget.Execute