BIF Descriptions
| Use Other Vendor Built-in Functions | The Things that Make Up this Example | To Execute this Example |
Following is a list of some of the shipped Other Vendor BIFs. The list also shows alternative ways of implementing the functionality of the BIF.
For more details of OV_INDEXED_SPACE and OV_WINWORD, refer to the READUBIF.doc in the LANSA\Imports\ov_bifs directory on your PC or on the LANSA Windows Software CD in the Setup\Imports\ov_bifs directory.
| OV_BIF | Description | Alternative |
| OV_POST_CLIPBOARD | Put a working list to the clipboard | |
| OV_PASTE_CLIPBOARD | Paste from the clipboard to a working list | |
| OV_FILE_DIALOG | Select a fully qualified file name from a file dialog | VL explorer component |
| OV_MESSAGE_BOX | Present a message box | MESSAGE_BOX BIFs |
| OV_SOUND_ALARM | Sound the device alarm | MAKE_SOUND BIF, VL sound components |
| OV_QUERY_SYS_INFO | Query system configuration information | All available as system variables |
| OV_FILE_SERVICE | Performs basic file and directory services | |
| OV_SYSTEM_SERVICE | Performs a basic system service | SYSTEM_COMMAND BIF, DLL BIF The START_LANSA option of OV_SYSTEM_ SERVICE is a way of starting up one LANSA function from another LANSA function. The RDML command CALL (process/function) would do the same thing, or if you wanted to start the second LANSA function as a separate job, SUBMIT (process/function) would do the same thing. |
| OV_INDEXED_SPACE | Allows you to define and manipulate an indexed space | SPACE BIFs |
| OV_WINWORD | Allows WINWORD (Microsoft Word) to be used as a DDE server print engine from LANSA/X generated applications | ActiveX access to Word |
For more details of OV_INDEXED_SPACE and OV_WINWORD, refer to the READUBIF.doc in the LANSA\Imports\ov_bifs directory on your PC or on the LANSA Windows Software CD in the Setup\Imports\ov_bifs directory.