This function is specific to OS/2 Version 3.0 or higher.

This function eithers opens a view of the given object or surfaces an existing view.

#define INCL_WINWORKPLACE
#include <os2.h>

HOBJECT    hObjectofObject;  /*  Handle to a Workplace Shell object to be opened. */
ULONG      ulView;           /*  View in which to open the specified object. */
BOOL       fFlags;           /*  Flags. */
BOOL       rc;               /*  Success indicator. */

rc = WinOpenObject(hObjectofObject, ulView,
       fFlags);