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Version: 2026

<hdfsConnection variable>.CopyFrom (Function)
Copies a file found on a Hadoop server to the local computer.
<xlsDocument variable>.MergeCell (Function)
Merges the specified cells in an Excel document.
<pdfDocument variable>.VerifySignatures (Function)
Checks the validity of PDF signatures. Note: This function is only available from version 2025 Update 1....
<hdfsConnection variable>.CopyTo (Function)
Copies a file located on the local machine to a Hadoop server.
COMQueryInterface (Function)
Calls the QueryInterface method of the specified COM object to get a specific interface of this object so that it can be used with COMCallMethod.
Printing a watermark text
A report (and a duplicate copy) can include an additional text in the format of a watermark, such as "Confidential" or "Duplicate" printed across the report....
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display: a specific geographical location, a route between two locations....
AppServerListScheduledTask (Function)
Returns the list of scheduled tasks for the application (site or Webservice).
<mongoCollection variable>.Add (Function)
Adds one or more documents into a collection of MongoDB database.
<Notification variable>.Send (Function)
Sends an interactive notification to the system in order to be displayed.
<Map>.GetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
HTMLOpen (Function)
Creates an htmlDocument variable from an HTML document.
Android permission functions
The following functions are used to manage permissions in Android applications...
AppServerDeleteScheduledTask (Function)
Deletes a scheduled task associated with the application (site or Webservice).
WLanguageCodeFormat (Function)
Formats WLanguage code: coloring, normalized rewriting, indentation, translation, etc.
<pdfDocument variable>.Extract (Function)
Creates a new PDF document from individual pages extracted from an existing PDF file.
ComponentExecute (Function)
Executes a global procedure present in an external component. This external component is loaded with ComponentLoad.
<hdfsConnection variable>.Rename (Function)
Renames a file or a directory found on a Hadoop server.
<hdfsConnection variable>.Delete (Function)
Deletes a file or directory from a Hadoop server.
Report based on a form
The report editor gives you the ability to print reports on pre-printed forms (image file or PDF file)......
The UAC mechanism in Windows Vista (and later)
To increase security against worms and viruses, Windows Vista/7 implemented the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism......
<WDPic variable>.DrawSlice (Function)
Draws a section of a circle or an ellipse in a WDPic variable.
WINDEV and the communication streams (audio, sound)
To handle the communication streams, WINDEV includes......
Thread management constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing threads, critical sections, semaphores, mutexes, ......