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ACTIVATE - Activate a window

 
 Purpose:    Activate a window, set its state, or change its title. 
             
 Format:     ACTIVATE "window " [MAX | MIN | RESTORE | CLOSE] 
             
             window :  Current title of window to work with. 
 
 See also:  START, TITLE, and WINDOW. 
 Usage 
 The name of the window must be enclosed in double quotes. 
 If no options are used, the window named in the command will become the 
 active window and be able to receive keystrokes and mouse commands. 
 The MAX option expands the window to its maximum size, the MIN option 
 reduces the window to an icon, and the RESTORE option returns the window 
 to its default size and location on the desktop.  The CLOSE option closes 
 the window and ends the session running in the window. 
 This example maximizes and then renames the window called "CMD.EXE": 

 
         [c:\] activate "CMD.EXE" max
         [c:\] activate "CMD.EXE" "Command Prompt"
 
 
 You can use wildcards in the window name if you only know the first part 
 of the title.  This is useful with applications that change their window 
 title to reflect the file currently in use. 
 ACTIVATE is often used before KEYSTACK to make sure the proper window 
 receives the keystrokes.  ACTIVATE works by sending the appropriate 
 messages to the named window.  If the window ignores or misinterprets the 
 messages, ACTIVATE may not have the effect you want. 

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