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Version: 2026

Using Unicode in HFSQL tables
The database schema proposes two types of Unicode items ...
Unicode in character strings
The Unicode format is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character.
Unicode (Property)
The Unicode property is used to:
  • Determine if the value of a control is a Unicode string.
  • Specify whether the value of a control is a Unicode string.
UTF8ToUnicode (Function)
Converts a UTF-8 string to Unicode
Comparison operators
The comparison operators can be divided into several categories...
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The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
UTF8ToString (Function)
Converts a string in UTF8 format into an ANSI or Unicode string.
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions or by the +, [[ and ]] operators...
SQL functions that can be used in SQL queries
The following SQL functions can be used on the queries written in SQL code (classified by theme)...
<Buffer type>.AnsiToUnicode (Function)
Converts a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string.
Handling character strings
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on character...
<String type>.BufferToHexa (Function)
Converts an Ansi or Unicode string to a hexadecimal string (e.g.: "4A 5B 00").
<Source>.CompareItem (Function)
... direction, Unicode language, ...).
HCompareItem (Function)
... direction, Unicode language, ...).
3. Data handled by a WINDEV Mobile application
The data handled by a WINDEV Mobile application can come from...
Handling the external files
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose several functions allowing you to manage the external...
TypeVar (Function)
Identifies the type of an expression, a variable (during a call to a procedure for example)...
Truncate (Function)
Truncates the right part of a string or buffer.
RegexSearch (Function)
Searches for all the parts of a string that match a specific format.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
fWrite (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
Middle (Function)
Extracts: a substring from a string starting at a specified position. part of a buffer...
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