Application.ActiveFormat Property

Description

Returns a reference to the BarTender document whose window currently has focus. Read-only.

Syntax

Application.ActiveFormat

Requirements

Version	BarTender 6.00 or higher
Edition	Automation, Enterprise Automation

Remarks

The ActiveFormat property returns a reference to the document whose window in BarTender currently has focus. The property's value is changed with the Format.Activate method.

VB.NET Example

'Declare a BarTender application variable

Dim btApp As BarTender.Application

'Declare a BarTender document variable

Dim btFormat As BarTender.Format

'Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = New BarTender.Application

'Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = True

'Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\Format1.btw", False, "")

'Display the file name of the active document

MessageBox.Show(btApp.ActiveFormat.FileName)

'End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges)

C# Example

// Declare a BarTender application variable

BarTender.Application btApp;

// Declare a BarTender document variable

BarTender.Format btFormat;

// Create a new instance of BarTender

btApp = new BarTender.Application();

// Set the BarTender application visible

btApp.Visible = true;

// Open a BarTender document

btFormat = btApp.Formats.Open("c:\\Format1.btw", false, "");

// Display the file name of the active document

MessageBox.Show(btApp.ActiveFormat.FileName);

// End the BarTender process

btApp.Quit(BarTender.BtSaveOptions.btDoNotSaveChanges);

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