ActiveView Property (Application Object)

Scope: Schematic editor

Object: Application Object

Access: Read-Only

Prerequisites: None

Returns the ActiveView collection for the currently activated schematic or symbol.

Usage

Application.ActiveView

Arguments

None

Return Values

IVdView. The View Object for the currently activated Schematic or Symbol window.

Description

Xpedition Designer has the concept of an active view. This is the active document window if Xpedition Designer is visible. The view is used to control zooming, appearance and supports other operations. This property contains an automation interface pointer to Xpedition Designer's currently active view. If no document is open there will not be an active view and this call will return NULL.

ActiveView is a direct way to go from the Application Object to the currently active View. It returns a view object. The common mistake that programmers make with this interface is to forget that if no documents are open then there is no active view and this call will return NULL. In VBSCRIPT the way to test for this condition is by using the Is Nothing statement.

Examples

Test to see if there is a View.

If ActiveView Is Nothing Then 
    MsgBox "No View present" 
Else 
	MsgBox "View present" 
End If