OpenEditorFromAnnotation()

Creates a new editor window from an editor that appears in a layout.

ed_name = OpenEditorFromAnnotation(string layout_name, integer id, array options)

Argument	Contents
layout_name	The name of the layout containing the editor
id	The ID of the editor annotation in the layout

Option	Type	Contents
Activate Macro	String	The name of a macro that is called whenever the window is activated
Close Macro	String	The name of a macro that is called when the user closes the window from the system menu
Done Macro	String	The name of a macro that is called after the window is closed
Font	String	The font in which data are displayed
Grid	Boolean	Whether the editor displays a grid between cells
Highlight Macro	String	The name of a macro called whenever the user changes cells that are highlighted in the editor (by clicking on a cell or dragging over a range of cells)
Locked	Boolean	If "True" the Close option does not appear in the system menu; if "False" the Close option does appear
Menu	String	The menu associated with the window
Position	2 integers	The screen location of the window (x, y)
Read Only	Boolean	Whether the data are read-only
Row Labels	String	Number of columns (fields) that should be locked in place at the left edge of the editor window. This option must be specified as a string (e.g., "2")
Show Sets	Boolean	Whether the editor includes columns that indicate which records belong to selection sets
Size	2 integers	The screen size of the window (x, y)
Title	String	The title of the window
Toolbar	String	The toolbar associated with the window

The position and size of the editor window are expressed as percentages of the Maptitude frame.
The attached menu and toolbar are automatically displayed whenever the editor is activated.
If the menu, toolbar, activate macro, close macro, or highlight macro is not specified, OpenEditorFromAnnotation() uses the default specified with SetDefaults(). If an editor specific default was not specified with SetDefaults() then OpenEditorFromAnnotation() uses the generic default.
For a full list of GISDK functions for annotations, see Freehand Items (Annotations).

A string containing the actual name of the new editor.

Error Type	Meaning
Error	The editor window could not be created
NotFound	The specified layout or editor annotation does not exist

Function	Summary
CloseEditor()	Closes an editor window
OpenEditor()	Creates an editor from a file
CreateEditor()	Creates a new editor window
SaveEditor()	Saves an editor to a file
SetDefaults()	Sets default menus, toolbars, and macros