ShowItem - Display shell item properties and/or data
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SHOWITEM itemname [ ; title ]
- Show properties or data of the shell item itemname in a popup dialog.
| argument | description |
|---|---|
| itemname | The name of the shell item to be displayed |
| title | The dialog window caption |
| RESULT | description |
| undefined | the return value of this macro is undefined and should always be ignored |
The displayed data depend on the type of the shell item itemname.
- simple table
- The content (data entries) of the table is displayed. The conext menu functions can be used to copy or save the data.
- extended table and parameter table
- The content of the table can be displayed in 3 formats (Format=read, Format=write, default). If the format default is selected, the table fields are displayed in separate columns. Also the field definitions (Field Defs.) can be displayed. The different formats are selected in the context menu, which also implements functions to copy or save the table content.
