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Version: 2026

<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<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.
<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.
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
Position
The Position keyword can correspond to ...
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
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)...
<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.
<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).
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar 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.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
<Source>.SavePosition (Function)
Stores the current context of a table: current record, filter, read pointers.
<Table>.SelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the table record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection data-bound Table control.
HFreePosition (Function)
Deletes a position saved by HSavePosition.
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)...
iXPos (Function)
Used to manage the horizontal position (X-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
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.
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.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
<Source>.Next (Function)
Sets the position on the next table record according to a browse item.
HRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
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.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
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.
GesturePosX (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the pointer (finger or stylus).
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<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.
<Source>.ReadNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next data file record according to a browse item.
<Map>.InfoXY (Function)
Returns the geographical position (latitude and longitude) corresponding to a point in a Map...
<Map>.InfoPosition (Function)
Returns the coordinates (in pixels) of the point corresponding to a geographical position (latitude...
PDFReaderSeekNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next result of a search in the content of a PDF Reader control.
<Pivot table>.InfoXY (Function)
Returns the values of headers corresponding to a position in a Pivot Table control in pixels.
<Scheduler>.InfoXY (Function)
Returns the appointment, the resource or the date found at given position in a Scheduler control.
HTMLEditorInsert (Function)
Inserts text or HTML code at the cursor position in an HTML Editor control.
<HTML editor>.Insert (Function)
Inserts text or HTML code at the cursor position in an HTML Editor control.
<Source>.ReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
<Organization Chart>.InfoXY (Function)
Returns the index of the element found at a given position in an Organization Chart control.
TABOrder (Property)
The TABOrder property gets and sets the position of a control in the tab order of a window.
MCIPositionFormat (Function)
Fixes the format used to define the position in a media file (opened by MCIOpen).
MCIPosition (Function)
Returns or changes the current position in a media file previously opened (MCIOpen).
gCoord (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to define the position of the input cursor for a text.
MemLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last element of memory area and returns the value of this element.
HReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
HReadNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next data file record according to a browse item.
MapInfoXY (Function)
Returns the geographical position (latitude and longitude) corresponding to a point in a Map...