The Application Object's Properties, Part II

We'll discuss this property in our next column.

Holds the tab index of the active document. Since multiple documents can be open simultaneously, each one has an index, based on its tab. For instance, in the following situation the value of the DocumentIndex index property is 2:

Keep in mind that the first document (apppro.html) is equivalent to a value of 0. You can set the value of this property in order to determine the current document (the active one).

Returns the number of open documents. In the preceding example, the value of this property is 4.

Returns the filename of the application executable, including path. This property is equivalent to AppPath plus the name of the file (normally homesite4.exe). The value of this property could be "D:\PROGRAM FILES\ALLAIRE\HOMESITE4\HOMESITE4.EXE."