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Version: 2026

Search the selected text on the Internet (AAF)
The context menu of Edit controls includes a "Search on Internet" option for the term selected in the control...
<HTML editor>.Search (Function)
Searches for a string in an HTML Editor control.
Search in current code
When coding, developers often need to do a quick search in the current code
<Code Editor>.Search (Function)
Searches for a string or regular expression in the Code Editor control.
<Diagram variable>.Search (Function)
Searches for shapes containing a specific text in a diagram.
<sfConnection variable>.Search (Function)
Performs a search among the records found in a Salesforce database.
<ANSI string>.Contains (Function)
Allows you to check if a substring is within a string.
Managing space characters in the searches?
The LDAP protocol is increasingly used by the companies...
Project Management Hub: Presentation
The Project Management Hub is used to organize and schedule a project, from design to delivery...
TableSearch (Function)
Performs a search in:
  • a Table control,
  • a TreeView Table control,
  • tables displayed in a Combo Box control.
ListSeek (Function)
Searches for an element in:
  • a List Box control,
  • WINDEVJava a ListView control,
  • a Combo Box control,
  • Versions 2026 and later
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
    Subscription-exclusive new feature
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
    New in version 2026
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
    AndroidiPhone/iPad a Wheel control.
    Note: This control is only available from version 2026 - Update 2.
Characteristics of columns found in a Table control in a page (prefix syntax)
The columns are used to display information in a Table control...
Characteristics of the columns of a Table control in a page
The columns are used to display information in a Table control.
<TreeView Table column>.SearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
TableSearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
Finding text in multiple controls within a window
To find a word in the different controls of a window, simply press CTRL + F and type the desired word...
NearbyShareDiscoverDevice (Function)
Discovers nearby devices that have advertised themselves and are waiting to connect ("advertisers").
<Source>.Seek (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of the table whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal to a search value (generic search by default).
<TreeMap>.Seek (Function)
Finds the index of an element in a TreeMap control from the element path.
Characteristics of the columns in a Table control in a window (prefix syntax)
The columns are used to display information in a Table control...
<Document variable>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Document variable.
<Table>.SearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the columns of the following controls:
  • Table control,
  • TreeView Table control,
  • Table control displayed in a Combo Box control.
LooperSearch (Function)
Searches for a value in an attribute of a Looper control.
LooperSearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the attributes of a Looper control.
Characteristics of the columns in a Table control in a window
The columns are used to display information in a Table control...
<Word Processing>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Word Processing control.
Contains (Function)
Checks for a substring within a string.
<Looper>.SearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the attributes of a Looper control.
TableSearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the columns of the following controls:
  • Table control,
  • TreeView Table control,
  • Table control displayed in a Combo Box control.
Native Progress Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a Progress database with the Native Connector, you must ......
Characteristics of Table controls in a window
Table controls allow you to display and/or enter data......
Native MySQL Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a MySQL database with the Native Connector (or Native Access), import the structure of MySQL...
"Unit examples" pane
The "Unit examples" pane proposes the unit examples found in the different products......
Data model editor: the different types of items
The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
Managing the HFSQL contexts in the windows and in the reports
An HFSQL context contains information relative to the data used......
PostgreSQL Native Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a PostgreSQL database with the Native Access Connector, you need to import the PostgreSQL...
The Multimedia control (WEBDEV)
...The Multimedia control is used to easily display a video in the browser....
SEO-ready page in session mode
In WEBDEV, there are two methods to develop a site......
Running a query and handling the result in WLanguage
The selection of records performed by query is not necessarily displayed in a report, in a window, ......
PDF Reader control: How to use the ribbon and tabs
The PDF Reader control includes multiple features accessible via......
Sitemap file for Google
To better analyze the content of the sites, the search engine of Google is using an XML file named...
FullTextIndex description (Type of variable)
A FullTextIndex description variable is used to describe one or more full-text indexes...
Advanced management of class instances
The advanced management of instances is used to choose the mode for taking reference. This choice...
Window with parameters
A window can: Receive parameters when it is opened. Return values when it is closed....
Joins between the data files of a select query
When several data files are used in a query, the query editor automatically searches for the links...
Customizing keyboard shortcuts
The different editors in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include many options that can be used...
Management of Google documents
Google Docs and Google Spreadsheet are the online word processing and the online spreadsheet...