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# sapgui_set_property_of_active_object

Method and Property Functions

Sets a property of the active object.

    int sapgui_set_property_of_active_object( const char *property_name, const char *new_value, [args,] LAST );

property_name | The name of the SAP GUI Object Properties to set
new_value | The value to set property_name to
args | Optional Arguments
LAST | A marker indicating the end of the argument list. Not required if Optional Arguments are used.

The sapgui_set_property_of_active_object function sets the specified property property_name, of the current active object with the value new_value. The current object is selected with sapgui_active_object_from_parent_method or sapgui_active_object_from_parent_property.

## Return Values

This function returns LR_PASS (0) on success or LR_FAIL (1) on failure.

## Parameterization

You can parameterize all string (char type) arguments.

## Example

The following example uses sapgui_active_object_from_parent_method to select the 5th row within a table. The row's selected property is then set to true using sapgui_set_property_of_active_object.

    Action() {

    // Connect to R/3 server, and log on

    sapgui_open_connection("My Connection", "con[0]");

    sapgui_select_active_session("ses[0]");

    sapgui_logon("MyUserName", "MyPassword", "800",

        "EN", LAST );

    sapgui_select_active_window("wnd[0]");

    // Selecting 5-th row on "Basic personal data" tab

    sapgui_set_property(

    "shellcont/shell/shellcont[0]/shell/shellcont[1]/shell[1]",

        "HierarchyHeaderWidth", "251", LAST );

    sapgui_active_object_from_parent_method(

    "usr/tabsMENU_TABSTRIP/tabpTAB01/ssubSUBSCR_MENU:SAPMP50A:0400/subSUBSCR_ITMENU:SAPMP50A:0310/tblSAPM/P50ATC_MENU",

        "getAbsoluteRow", "5", LAST );

    sapgui_set_property_of_active_object("selected", "True",

        LAST );

    // Now verify the set property

    sapgui_get_property_of_active_object("selected",

        "ParamName2", LAST );

    lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("Status bar text = {ParamName2}"));

    return 0;

    }

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