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Declaring the functions of the Windows API
Syntax for declaring the functions of the Windows API
Instance (Function)
Returns the "system handle" (HINSTANCE) of the current program.
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
CallDLL32 (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
API (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
DashLoadConfiguration (Function)
Restores the configuration of a Dashboard control.
fShortPath (Function)
Returns the full short path of a file or directory.
ScrollbarPosition (Function)
Used to manage the position of scrollbars: Modifies or retrieves the position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application. Retrieves the position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WEBDEV site....
Secure (Property)
The Secure property is used to configure the security level of data file encryption.
gFontBold (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to specify whether the text that follows the call to this function is in bold or not.
gRectangle (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to draw a rectangle.
geoGetAddress (Function)
Retrieves an address or a list of addresses corresponding to the description of a geographic location.
CoordinateEditorToScreen (Function)
Converts a size or a position specified in the reference dpi in the editor (160 dpi) to the native dpi of screen on the device where the application is run.
MultimediaHeight (Function)
Returns the height (in pixels) of the source image of the multimedia file played in the Multimedia control.
MultimediaWidth (Function)
Returns the width (in pixels) of the source image of the multimedia file played in the Multimedia control.
Enqueue (Function)
Adds an element to the queue.
AddColumn (Function)
Adds a column at the end of a two-dimensional array property (xlsDocument variable for example]).
Push (Function)
Pushes an element onto the stack.
fDirSize (Function)
Returns the size of a directory in bytes.
SchedulerDeleteAppointment (Function)
Deletes an appointment from a Scheduler control.
SchedulerDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all appointments and resources from a Scheduler control.
SchedulerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in a Scheduler control, all the appointments found in a Scheduler control, a specific appointment (selected or hovered)....
SchedulerTimeDisplayed (Function)
Defines the time range displayed by the Scheduler control in Day mode or in Week mode.
Contains (Function)
Allows you to check if a substring is within a string.
MapInfoPosition (Function)
Returns the coordinates (in pixels) of the point corresponding to a geographical position (latitude and longitude).
Dynamic structure (Type of variable)
A structure can be allocated dynamically...
NbItem (Property)
The NbItem property is used to get the total number of items (including composite keys) in a record of: a file described in the data model editor, a file described programmatically, an HFSQL view, a query....
MemRetrieve (Function)
Retrieves the return value of an element found in a memory zone.
SemaphoreEnd (Function)
Allows one or more threads to exit from the area protected by the semaphore.