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<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<List Box>.Position (Function)
Displays a List Box (or a ListView) control from a specified element or returns the index of the first element displayed in a List Box control (if the scrollbar was used).
<Organizer>.Position (Function)
Displays an Organizer control from a specified date or returns the date of the first day (or the date of the last day) displayed in an Organizer control.
<Spreadsheet>.Position (Function)
Displays the specified cell in a Spreadsheet control found in a window:
  • either the visible area of Spreadsheet control is moved to display the cell.
  • or the cell is displayed in the upper-left corner of visible area of Spreadsheet control.
Position
The Position keyword can correspond to ...
The "Window position preview" pane
The "Window position preview" pane is used to view and/or modify the opening position of the windows currently modified (according to the screen resolution used)...
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<TreeView>.Position (Function)
Displays a TreeView control from a specified element (node or leaf) or returns the name of the first element displayed in a TreeView control.
<Table>.Position (Function)
Displays a Table or TreeView Table control from a specified row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<Looper>.Position (Function)
Moves the scrollbar to display a specific row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Looper control populated programmatically.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<Source>.SavePosition (Function)
Stores the current context of a table: current record, filter, read pointers.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
HFreePosition (Function)
Deletes a position saved by HSavePosition.
<Table>.SelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the table record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection data-bound Table control.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
iXPos (Function)
Used to manage the horizontal position (X-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
ScrollbarPosition (Function)
Allows you to manage the position of scrollbars:
  • Modifies or recovers the position of one of the scrollbars (horizontal or vertical) of a field in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application.
  • Retrieves the position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WEBDEV website.
<Map>.GetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
<Source>.Next (Function)
Sets the position on the next table record according to a browse item.
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
HRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
HLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a table according to a browse item.
HSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current file context (current record, filter, pointers).
Changing the characteristics of window controls
The characteristics of the controls can be viewed and/or changed in...
TableSelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the table record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection data-bound Table control.
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
MouseYPos (Function)
Used in a mouse or stylus event (click code, hover code, left or right button pressed code, etc.), returns the vertical position (Y) of the mouse cursor in relation to the field or window in question.
MapGetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
HNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next table record according to a browse item.
<Source>.First (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
GesturePosX (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the pointer (finger or stylus).
<Chart>.ComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
MDIActive (Function)
Identifies or displays an MDI child window in the foreground.
PanelPosition (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
MapDisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
<Source>.RestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
HPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of the table according to a browse item.
HGetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the table.
<Source>.Last (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a table according to a browse item.
<Source>.SetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
<Source>.GetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the table.
ScrollbarMaxPosition (Function)
Retrieves the maximum position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WINDEV application.
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
MouseXPos (Function)
Used in a mouse or stylus event (click code, hover code, left or right button pressed code, etc.) returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor in relation to the field or window in question.
XMLSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current position in the XML document.
DocPositionTopPage (Function)
Returns the position of the first character in a given page in a Text Processing control.
PagePosition (Function)
Scrolls a page up to position a control in the visible section of the page (top) in the browser.
<Source>.Previous (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of the table according to a browse item.
Unicode in character strings
UNICODE is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character....
NotifAdd (Function)
Adds a notification to the system bar (Android) or notification center (iOS).
How to add a new row to a Table control?
This help page explains how to add a row to a Table control programmatically....
DashLoadConfiguration (Function)
Restores the configuration of a Dashboard control.
fOpen (Function)
Opens an external file (ANSI or UNICODE) in order to handle it through programming.
ListAdd (Function)
Adds an element to a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control populated programmatically.
HTML 5: Example for managing the programmed Drag and Drop
To make a WEBDEV site more interactive, you have the ability to implement Drag and Drop...
Real-time chart
This type of chart is used to represent a permanent data flow in real time......
Anchor (Property)
The Anchor property sets the anchors of a control in a window, page or report.
TreeExpand (Function)
Expands a node in a TreeView control.
Describing a report table
To display the table description, select "Table description" in the context menu of one...
The "Line" charts
In the line charts, the data is interpreted as successive y-coordinates of points......
The Switch control
Switch controls (also called "Toggle controls") are now commonly used in interfaces......
Heatmap chart
The Heatmap chart is used to represent in 2 dimensions data with 3 axes of values......
Sequence diagram
A sequence diagram represents the chronological order of messages sent and received by a set...
grDestinationWnd (Function)
Defines a window as chart destination.
RadioButtonAdd (Function)
Adds a new option into a Radio Button control.
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print buffer.
SQL commands available in an SQL query
WINDEV allows you to easily run queries in SQL code......