DocumentCache Object

It is very important to understand the DocumentCache object when using the VTOM. Although the Visual Tools enable you to open dozens of files at once, only the active document stays in memory. When a document becomes inactive, that is, when the user switches to a different document in the Document window, the previously active document is cached to conserve resources.

Every open document has an element in the Application.DocumentCache array. To refer to a specific cached document, use Application.DocumentCache(Index), where Index is the index of the document in the Document tab.

Example

//*********************************************//

//This JScript shows how to loop through the array:
//*******************************************//
var app = Application; 
for (idx = 0; idx < app.DocumentCount; idx++) {
  sFile = app.DocumentCache(idx).Filename;
  }

Example

//*********************************************//

//This VBScript shows how to loop through the array:
//*******************************************//
set app = Application
for idx = 0 to app.DocumentCount - 1
sFile = app.DocumentCache(idx).Filename
next

Example

If you know the filename of an open document, you can retrieve its index by using the Application.GetTabIndexForFile function, like this:

var app = Application;

idx = app.GetTabIndexForFile('c:\docs\file.htm');
  bReadOnly = app.DocumentCache(idx).ReadOnly;

To access more information about a cached document, you must first make it the active document and refer to it using the Application object's ActiveDocument property. To do this, set the Application.DocumentIndex property to the index of the cached document.

Properties

Filename

Syntax

Filename: OleString (read-only)

Description

Filename of the cached document.

Example

function Main() {
var sMessage;

sMessage = "Your file name is: ";

with (Application) {
     sMessage = sMessage + DocumentCache (0).Filename;
}
}

Modified

Syntax

Modified: WordBool (read-only)

Description

Boolean. Returns True if the cached document changed since it was last saved.

Example

function Main() {
var sMessage;

sMessage = "Modified: ";

with (Application) {
     If(DocumentCache (0).Modified)
        sMessage = sMessage + "Yes";   
     Else 
        sMessage = sMessage + "No";
     
   MessageBox(sMessage, VersionText, 0);  

}
}

ReadOnly

Syntax

ReadOnly: WordBool (read-only)

Description

Boolean. Returns True if the cached document is read-only.

Example

function Main() {
var sMessage;

sMessage = "Read-only: ";

with (Application) {
     If(DocumentCache (0).ReadOnly)
        sMessage = sMessage + "Yes";   
     Else 
        sMessage = sMessage + "No";
     
   MessageBox(sMessage, VersionText, 0);  

}
}

Text

Syntax

Text: OleString (read-only)

Description

File contents of the cached document.

Example

function Main() {
var sMessage;

sMessage = "Your document contains the following text: \n";

with (Application) {
     sMessage = sMessage + DocumentCache (0).Text;
}
}

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