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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.
OrientationTitle (Property)
The OrientationTitle property is used to: Find out if the title of an Table control column...
grDestinationWnd (Function)
Defines a window as chart destination.
Constants for managing Organizer controls
Constants for managing Organizer controls...
fOpen (Function)
Opens an external file (ANSI or UNICODE) for programmatic manipulation.
Unavailable functions and properties
Some functions and properties have been removed from WLanguage......
Error 301: Unknown identifier
7. Window templates
...Window templates...
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print "buffer".
Diagram constants
The following constants are used to manage diagrams:...
SQLGetMemo (Function)
Retrieves the content of a Memo column from the query result, for the current row.
Inserting a diagram in a help page
You can insert a diagram created with the Diagram Editor into a help page......
iRoundBorder (Function)
Prints a border with rounded outlines at specified coordinates.
Constants for managing windows
List of constants used by the functions for managing windows...
Handling the Chart controls at runtime (AAF)
The Chart controls allow the end user to perform several operations......
pdfSignature (Type of variable)
The pdfSignature type is used to define the advanced characteristics of the signature that will...
Managing main window menus
A main menu is necessarily associated with a window......
The "Line" charts
In the line charts, the data is interpreted as successive y coordinates of points......
The "Scatter" charts
A scatter chart (XY) represents the relationship between two numeric values in two series...
Real Time Performance Profiler (RTPP)
The Real Time Performance Profiler (RTPP) is a tool that helps you identify what is slowing...