Genexus

Scope

Objects: Procedures, Transactions, Web Panels
Languages: .NET, Java, Ruby, Visual FoxPro 

Purpose

To open any document that can be opened from the operating system, provided that the association is made (the document type is registered and the application handling it is installed).

Syntax

&ret = OpenDocument(‘document name’)

Type Returned
Numeric 

Description

If the OpenDocument function successfully executes the document  named, it returns 0 (zero). If the OpenDocument function is not able to start the document named, then it returns a number other than 0, depending on the error.

Similar examples could be: JPGs, PDFs, Word DOCs, (or any office document), .AVIs (videos), MP3 audio, etc. Also, it is possible to open a URL with this function (i.e. an html or a Web Panel).