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Version: 2026

Options of the window editor
To configure the general options of the window editor...
Environment of the window editor
The main elements of window editor are as follows:
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
Copy between the editors
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to perform copies (or Drag and Drop) of controls between the products and their editors.
Zoom in the different editors
All editors of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to zoom in on the different elements displayed in the editor...
ServiceContinue (Function)
Restarts a paused service.
EmailReadFirst (Function)
Reads the first incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
Different types of data (Type of variable)
A variable is defined by name and type......
INIRead (Function)
Reads the content of an INI file (or the content of a file structured like .INI files).
fRename (Function)
Modifies the name of a file.
DateSys (Function)
Returns or modifies the system date (current date defined on the current computer).
HTTPGetResult (Function)
Retrieves the result or the header of last HTTP request run.
Looper control functions
List of functions for managing Looper controls...
HAlias (Example)
Usage example of the HAlias function
Sort (Function)
Sorts a WLanguage array.
HCancelBackup (Function)
Cancels a current backup.
HInfoViewRights (Function)
Allows you to find out the rights granted to a user or to a group on an SQL view or on a materialized view.
OCRExtractTextBlock (Function)
Returns all the text blocks of an image.
gFontItalic (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to specify whether or not the text that follows the call to this function is in italic type.
gRectangle (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to draw a rectangle.
gFontBold (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to specify whether the text that follows the call to this function is in bold or not.
IntegerToDate (Function)
Converts an integer into a date in YYYYMMDD format.
HSortView (Function)
Sorts an HFSQL view by creating an index on a view item. This function uses the former view mechanism.
ToastDisplay (Function)
Displays a "Toast" message.
HLinkMemo (Function)
Used to associate a file with a binary memo item or to cancel the existing link between a file and a binary item.
EmailProgressBar (Function)
Manages a progress bar while sending and receiving emails.
HError (Function)
Returns the number of the last error triggered by the HFSQL engine.
HFileExist (Function)
Determines: whether a file exists, which means whether it was physically created (HCreation or HCreationIfNotFound). whether a view or a query was defined....