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XML functions (prefix syntax)
List of XML functions
Management of XML
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV include several functions for handling XML code...
XML functions
List of XML functions
XML: Handling large (multi-gigabyte) files
Starting with version 23, an XML parser is available to handle XML files that are multiple GB in size...
Native XML Connector
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to import and handle a definition of XML files via the data model editor...
XMLOpenReader (Function)
Creates a reader used to read an XML document without loading it in memory.
Managing the XSD
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to import files in XSD format.
<xmlDocument variable>.Save (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through a variable of type XMLReader)
The FOR EACH statement loops through a variable of type xmlReader in various ways:
  • Loop through a level.
  • Loop through a level with copy.
  • In-depth loop.
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
ExecuteAAF (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window.
<Source>.DeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
HRecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
<xmlDocument>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
<Looper>.ToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a data file or populated programmatically).
HExportXML (Function)
Exports the records found in a table (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to an XML file.
ExtractStringBetween (Function)
Allows you to:
  • extract a substring between two given separators from a character string.
  • search for substrings between two given separators in a character string.
<Source>.ActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
DisableAAF (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
HActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
HDeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
<xmlNode>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
XMLFindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
Report viewer: "Export" pane
The "Export" pane in the report viewer allows you to perform the following operations...
XMLSave (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
AAFDisable (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
<Source>.RecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
<xmlNode variable>.FindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents of this node.
Result of a query in test mode
After its execution in test mode (see Running the query test), the result of the query can be...
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The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
<Source>.ExportXML (Function)
Exports the records found in a table (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to an XML file.
LooperToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a table or populated programmatically).
XMLToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
TableToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<xmlNode variable>.FindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
AAFExecute (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window. This function can be used to start the spelling checker on an edit control for example.
<Table>.ToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
XMLSign (Function)
Signs an XML document.
XMLOpen (Function)
Loads an XML document from a file, a URL or a string into an xmlDocument variable.
XMLFindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents of this node.
Printing a report in WEBDEV
When creating a report, the test of this report can be run from the report editor. You also...
HTML Editor control constants
The TypeDescription property is used to: Find out the type used by an Enumeration...
apiRequest (Type of request)
The apiRequest type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a request executed via...
WDReplic: Presentation
WDReplic is used to manage data replication between several computers......
HChangeDir (Function)
Changes the path to a table (i.e. directory in which the file will be handled).
upnpDevice (Type of variable)
The upnpDevice type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a UPnP device.
Sequence of events associated with reports
Several operations are performed when printing a report. These operations are performed...
SecurePassword (Type of variable)
The SecurePassword type is a structured type used to obtain a secure, hashed and salted password.
Dedicated Web server
When installing WEBDEV development version, if no Web server is available on the current computer,...
Various WEBDEV constants
Various WEBDEV constants...
Monitoring robot overview
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a monitoring robot......
The SOAP structure
To pass parameters to a procedure run on a SOAP server, WINDEV is using the following structure......
WDTrans: Overview
WDTrans is a tool for canceling transactions......
How to develop a site for Linux?
The method for developing a site for Linux is identical to the method for developing a site...
AJAX programming
The diagram below presents the use of "programmed AJAX" in a WEBDEV site......