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DragDrop.AttachToWindow

Attaches a new drop area to the window.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
WindowRef	Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window.	0

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Attach to window of the FileMaker solution:

# SetupDrop attach in file DragTest drag

# let FileMaker build the layout
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
# now add our control
Set Variable [ $$dropview ; Value: MBS("DragDrop.AttachToWindow"; Get(WindowName) ) ]
Set Variable [ $result ; Value: MBS( "DragDrop.RegisterDropTypes"; $$dropview; "file") ]
Set Variable [ $result ; Value: MBS( "DragDrop.SetDragActionHandler"; $$dropview; Get ( FileName ); "DragAction") ]
Set Variable [ $result ; Value: MBS( "DragDrop.SetCursor"; $$dropview; 1) ]

See also

• DragDrop.CreateWithWindow
• DragDrop.RegisterDropTypes
• DragDrop.Release
• DragDrop.SetCursor
• DragDrop.SetDragActionHandler
• DragDrop.SetFilePathsToDrag
• Window.FindByIndex
• Window.FindByTitle

Release notes

• Version 11.2
  • Deprecated DragDrop.CreateWithWindow in favor of DragDrop.AttachToWindow function.
• Version 11.0
  • Added DragDrop.AttachToWindow function to allow drop to whole window on Windows.

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Created 25th November 2020, last changed 19th January 2021

DocumentPicker.SetTrigger   -   DragDrop.ClearDragActionHandler

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