processID Number Process reference number of process to be hidden
Hides all windows that belong to the process specified by processID. Even newly opened windows will be hidden until the command SHOW PROCESS is called. A hidden process is not interrupted and continues executing.
All interface elements of process are hidden until the next SHOW PROCESS. This means that opening a window while the process is hidden does not make the screen redraw or display. If the process is already hidden, the command has no effect.
The only exception to this rule is the Debugger window. If the Debugger window is displayed when processID is a hidden process, processID is displayed and becomes the frontmost process.
If you do not want a process to be displayed at all, HIDE PROCESS should be the first command in the process procedure. None of the default 4th Dimension (User/Runtime & Cache Manager) processes can be hidden using this command.
Even though a process may be hidden, the process is still executing.
The following example will hide all the windows belonging to the current process: