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Index (Property)
The Index property is used to get the index of an element.
<Source>.Index (Function)
Rebuilds the file index (".NDX" file).
<Source>.StatCalculate (Function)
Collects statistics on table keys.
<Looper>.Select (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in a Looper control.
HDBDescribeIndex (Function)
Describes through programming the different index files that will be created.
HCheckIndex (Function)
Checks whether the data found in the index table (.NDX file) properly refers the data found in the table (.FIC file).
<Table>.BreakIndex (Function)
Returns the index of the break header and footer for a given break in a Table control.
Partial indexing of memos
You now have the ability to index the content of a text memo item...
HDBIndex (Function)
Opens an xBase index file.
<HFSQL connection>.StatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server table.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
CurrentIndex (Function)
Depending on the specified control, returns:
  • the number of the current row displayed in the current Table control,
  • the number of the option with focus in a Check Box control,
  • the number of the current row in the current Looper control,
  • the index of the current indexed control.
TreeGetIndex (Function)
Returns the index of an element (node or leaf) in a TreeView control.
<HFSQL connection>.CheckIndexAsynchronous (Function)
Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the HFSQL Client/Server table (.FIC file).
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<Looper>.BreakIndex (Function)
Returns the index of the break header and footer for a given break in a Looper control.
<Source>.CheckIndex (Function)
Checks whether the data found in the index table (.NDX file) properly refers the data found in the table (.FIC file).
HStatDate (Function)
Returns the date of the last update for the index statistics.
HStatTime (Function)
Returns the time of the last update for the index statistics.
<Table>.ColumnIndex (Function)
Returns the index of a column in a Table or Treeview Table control.
HStatCalculate (Function)
Collects statistics on table keys.
<Source>.StatTime (Function)
Returns the time of the last update for the index statistics.
LooperBreakIndex (Function)
Returns the index of the break header and footer for a given break in a Looper control.
TableSelect (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in the Table or TreeView Table control.
TableColumnIndex (Function)
Returns the index of a column in a Table or Treeview Table control.
<Source>.StatDate (Function)
Returns the date of the last update for the index statistics.
HOptimize (Function)
Used to handle the idle periods of a software (period without processes) to optimize the queries and the browses that will be run thereafter.
LooperSelect (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in a Looper control.
ListSelect (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
<List Box>.Select (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
<Table>.Select (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in the Table or TreeView Table control.
TableBreakIndex (Function)
Returns the index of the break header and footer for a given break in a Table control.
HStatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server table.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
HCheckIndexAsynchronous (Function)
Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the HFSQL Client/Server table (.FIC file).
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
The indexed controls
A control is an indexed control if it contains several controls with the same name...
HAccelerateSpeed (Function)
Reorganizes the internal structure of the indexes to optimize the speed for accessing the data.
<Source>.Optimize (Function)
Used to handle the idle periods of a software (period without processes) to optimize the queries and the browses that will be run thereafter.
File Description (Type of variable)
The File Description variable is used to programmatically describe data files.
SCM administrator: Available tools
The "Tools" tab in the SCM administrator allows you to......
DashDisplay (Function)
Refreshes elements in a Dashboard control.
DashInitialConfiguration (Function)
Modifies the configuration of a Dashboard control (defined in the editor) before its first display.
Map (Function)
Executes a procedure on each element of a source array and returns the results in a WLanguage...
FicEncryption (Property)
The FicEncryption property sets the encryption method of a table.
MmoEncryption (Property)
The MmoEncryption property sets the encryption method of the memo file (.MMO) associated...
Creating a help file
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create a help file and associate...
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
HRetrieveItem (Function)
Returns the content of an item found in the current record (in the data file, view, query, ...).
zipFileSize (Function)
Returns the size of one of the files found in the archive (in CAB, RAR, WDZ, ZIP, 7z, TAR or TGZ...
Fixed array (Variable type)
A fixed array is an "advanced" type of array...
HDelete (Function)
Deletes a record from a data file (query or view).
Item Description (Variable type)
An Item Description variable is used to describe one or more items in a table programmatically.
WDLog: Backup of HFSQL tables
WDLog allows you to save all the HFSQL tables used by a WINDEV or WEBDEV application......
Operations performed on a data file (Data model editor)
The main operations that can be performed on a data file from the data model editor...
HCross (Function)
Crosses a record in a data file.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through controls)
The statement FOR EACH is used to perform different types of browse on the controls (List Box,...
HMergeView (Function)
Creates an HFSQL view from two previously created views (HCreateView). This function uses...
PageParameter (Function)
Returns the value of a parameter passed to the current page.
TableSearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
Typecasting of parameters
The description of the parameter type is optional......