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Declaring a procedure/a function
The different syntaxes for declaring a procedure...
Calling a procedure/a function
Syntax for calling a local or global procedure.
Procedure/Function
A procedure is used to associate an identifier with a statement block...
Parameters of a procedure/function
You have the ability to pass parameters to a procedure.
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Prototype overload/Overload
The procedures and the methods of classes can have several syntaxes.
Typecasting of parameters
The description of the parameter type is optional...
MyParameters (Reserved word)
The MyParameters keyword is used to handle the parameters passed to a WLanguage procedure...
Parameters of a procedure with a variable number of parameters
When the procedure uses a variable number of parameters, you must be able to handle the different parameters passed to the function in the code of the procedure.
Passing parameters
The parameters can be passed to a procedure...
SpreadsheetAddData (Function)
Adds a data into a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
EncryptAsymmetricEnveloped (Function)
Performs an asymmetric encryption of an envelope.
grDestinationWMF (Function)
Defines a meta file as chart destination.
Error (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
SQLColumn (Function)
Returns the characteristics of all the columns (or items): for a given table. for a given...
zipAddFileList (Function)
Automatically adds and compresses a list of files into a ZIP, CAB, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ...
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display: a specific geographical location,...
PageEnableDDW (Function)
Enables or disables the DDW (Dim Disabled Window) when displaying a modal page (the pages used...
OrganizerToiCalendar (Function)
Exports the appointments found in an Organizer control in iCalendar format.
MongoGridFSDeleteFileByID (Function)
Deletes a file identified by its identifier from a MongoDB file system.
Now (Function)
Returns or modifies the system time (current time defined for the current computer).
HDBDescribeFile (Function)
Describes a file in dBase3 format (most common format) programmatically.
CapitalizeEachWord (Function)
Capitalizes each word in a specified string.
HFTListWord (Function)
Lists the words of the current record that will be taken into account by the full-text indexing.
RunReportsAndQueries (Function)
Starts Reports and Queries and opens the WINDEV project corresponding to the current application.
SFRead (Function)
Retrieves the Salesforce records from their identifiers.
fSeek (Function)
Gets and sets current position in an external file.
fListFile (Function)
Lists the files found in a directory and returns the list of files.
HListFullTextIndex (Function)
Returns the list of full-text indexes of a file (a query or a view) recognized by the HFSQL engine.
AppServerListScheduledTask (Function)
Returns the list of scheduled tasks for the application (site or Webservice).
ControlInfoXY (Function)
Returns the name of the control located at a given position.
HSecurity (Function)
Enables or disables the automatic security mechanism on one or more tables.
dResize (Function)
Resizes an image found: in an Image control. in an Image variable. in a picLayer variable]....
Upper (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to uppercase according to the region settings defined...
sWrite (Function)
Writes a character string to the output buffer of the specified serial port, parallel port...