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<WLanguageCodeFormatting>.Format (Function)
Formats WLanguage code: coloring, normalized rewriting, indentation, translation.
Format (Property)
The Format property is used to define the data format of a table.
<ANSI string>.Format (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
Format of the content in the text file
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format...
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
zipFilter (Function)
Returns the list of archive formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
<DateTime type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
<Duration type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
StringFormat (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
The formatted display control
This control can be used to display dates, times and monetary values for example, respecting the corresponding display format...
DateTimeToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
SQLColumnFormat (Function)
Returns the different types of columns supported:
DurationToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
fGraphicFilter (Function)
Returns the list of image formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
A structure is a custom type of data...
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
ImageInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file:
  • format.
  • width and height.
  • number of bits per pixel.
  • area of transparency.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
LengthToString (Function)
Converts a size in bytes to a string with human-readable units such as kilobytes, megabytes or terabytes.
DateToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
<Date type>.ToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
geoAzimuth (Function)
Returns the direction represented by a location in relation to another one.
4. Debugging modes
There are two different modes to debug a WINDEV Mobile application...
Error handling WLanguage procedure called by zipExtractDirectory
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") called if an error is encountered when extracting files...
WDD55 (Property)
The WDD55 property is used to: Get the name and full path of the Hyper File 5.5 WDD file. Set...
CompleteDir (Function)
Adds a backslash to the end of a string, if necessary.
HDBCreation (Function)
Ends the description of the structure of an xBase data file through programming.
iImageHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the image to print (in millimeters).
iImageWidth (Function)
Calculates the width of the image to print (in millimeters).
XMLInsertDocument (Function)
Inserts the current XML tag found in an XML document into another XML document.
XMLRename (Function)
Renames the current element (tag or attribute) in an XML document.
XLS file handling functions
List of functions for managing XLS files...
HSortView (Function)
Sorts an HFSQL view by creating an index on a view item. This function uses the former view...
HOptimize (Function)
Used to handle the idle periods of a software (period without processes) to optimize the queries...
HDBDescribeField (Function)
Describes through programming each item found in the structure of an xBase file described...
HChangeConnection (Function)
Dynamically changes the connection associated with a table.
Creating the menus for the windows of the WINDEV RAD pattern
Native PostgreSQL Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a PostgreSQL database with Native Connector (also called Native Access), the structure...
Native MariaDB Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a MariaDB database with Native Connector, the structure of MariaDB tables must be imported...
Project description: Options tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Native MySQL Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a MySQL database with the Native Connector (or Native Access), import the structure of MySQL...
HDescribeFile (Function)
Describes a table programmatically.
22 tips for optimizing the speed of a site
When a site is on-lined, one of the main expectations of Web users is speed......
Database schema editor: the different types of sections
The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows: