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Version: 2026

Handling the external files
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose several functions allowing you to manage the external files from your WINDEV/WINDEV Mobile applications or from your WEBDEV sites......
Selection (Property)
The property Selection property displays the characteristics of the selection (or cursor): in a Word Processing control. Note: This selection is located in the part being edited (body, header or footer). in a Spreadsheet control. in an HTML Editor control. in a Diagram Editor control....
WINDEV Mobile and SMS messages
WINDEV Mobile allows you to easily send and read SMS messages with the SMS functions of WLanguage......
Creating and using a REST Webservice
A REST WebService is a program hosted on a server containing functions accessible via HTTP requests......
<Word Processing>.Seek (Function)
Finds a character string in an entire Word Processing control.
<Word Processing>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data of a Word Processing control.
StringStartsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
StringEndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
<String type>.StartsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string starts: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
<String type>.EndsWith (Function)
Checks whether a character string ends: with a specific character string. with one of the character strings in an array....
MDL file (kept for backward compatibility): Window description
The MDL file is the file used to generate a RAD window......
MDL file (kept for backward compatibility): Pattern description
The MDL file is the file used to generate a RAD window......
HCompareItem (Function)
Compares two values by sorting them according to the specified HFSQL index sort item: all sort options specified for the sort item are taken into account (case sensitivity, punctuation, sort direction, Unicode language, ...).
<Source>.CompareItem (Function)
Compares two values by sorting them according to the specified HFSQL index sort item: all sort options specified for the sort item are taken into account (case sensitivity, punctuation, sort direction, Unicode language, ...).
WinInYPos (Function)
Returns the vertical position of the upper-left corner of the internal area (without border and title bar) of a window in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
WinInXPos (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the upper-left corner of the internal area (without border and title bar) of a window in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
Context menu of TreeView controls (AAF)
Each TreeView control in a window offers the user a context menu by default......
String literals: single-line and multiline strings
String literals are used to represent and manipulate data as a sequence of characters. For example, string literals can be used to display information, define a constant, etc....
Middle (Function)
Extracts: a substring from a string starting at a specified position. part of a buffer starting at a specified position....