About the folder generic events

The folder generic events allow you to implement custom functionality for folders, including folder types.

The events that occur for the folder generic commands (in alphabetical order) are shown in the following lists in the sequence that they occur.

Change Folder Type event sequence

• DocGenericEvent_PrepareCommand
• FolderGenericEvent_InitializeChangeFolderType
• FolderGenericEvent_BeforeChangeFolderType
• FolderGenericEvent_AfterChangeFolderType
• FolderGenericEvent_BeforeNewFolder
• FolderGenericEvent_AfterNewFolder
• FolderGenericEvent_TerminateChangeFolderType

Delete Folder event sequence

• DocGenericEvent_PrepareCommand
• DocGenericEvent_InitializeDelete
• DocGenericEvent_BeforeDelete
• DocGenericEvent_AfterDelete
• DocGenericEvent_TerminateDelete

New Folder event sequence

• FolderGenericEvent_BeforeNewFolder
• DocGenericEvent_OnProperties¹
• FolderGenericEvent_AfterNewFolder
• DocGenericEvent_*Rename events²

1. Does not occur in Web Access
2. Web Access only when creating a new folder

Each of the folder generic event procedures is described in the following topics.