Show (Magic xpa 4.x)
The Show field determines the appearance of the external program. The possible values of the Show field are:
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Hide – Hide specifies that the external program will run behind the visible windows. The external program will not be visible.
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Normal – Normal is the default setting. Normal specifies that the external program will run in the top, visible window, Normal is the default value.
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Maximize – Maximize specifies that the external program will run in the top visible window and that its window will be maximized to the full screen.
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Minimize – Minimize specifies that the external program will run minimized, and that only its icon will be visible.
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When the external application runs hidden or "silent" it is advisable to redirect standard output messages of the external program from the screen to either a disk file or a null file.
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Platform specific:
In Rich Client tasks, if the Execute On property is set to Server, then the Show property will be disabled with its value set to Hide.
In the Invoke OS operation, this property is not supported for mobile devices.
