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Alias (Property)
The Alias property gets the alias of an element.
Aliases on data files: HAlias function
The aliases are used to handle ...
Data Source (Variable type)
A Data Source variable is used to describe a temporary data source (query, view, alias, etc.).
Video control properties
The following properties can be used on a Video control:
WinInput (Function)
Identifies the window containing the WLanguage code currently run.
MCIPlay (Function)
Plays a media file.
Peeling Corner control properties
Properties associated with the areas defined in Zoning mode
Properties associated with a menu or with a menu option
Several WLanguage properties can be used on a menu found in a window or in a page...
MCIStatus (Function)
Returns the status of a media file that was opened beforehand MCIOpen.
<Window>.InHeight (Function)
Returns the interior height of a window (without title bar and border).
Rich Text Area control properties
You can manipulate Rich Text Area controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties...
LoadProcedure (Function)
LoadProcedure is kept for backward compatibility.
ChangeAction (Example)
Usage example of ChangeAction
WinOutHeight (Function)
Returns the outer height of a window.
EmulatePaneDock (Function)
Emulates the integration of an undocked pane in the associated Dynamic Tab control.
<Window>.InYPos (Function)
Returns the vertical position of the upper-left corner of the client area of a window (without border and title bar), in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
EmulatePaneUndock (Function)
Emulates the undocking of a pane in a Dynamic Tab control.
<Window>.OutHeight (Function)
Returns the outer height of a window.
MDIActive (Function)
Identifies or displays an MDI child window in the foreground.
Setup by HTTP (Network setup via IP)
The network setup via HTTP consists in installing and updating a WINDEV application via an HTTP server (Live update)...
IIS Version 7 to 10
mongoGridFSFileInfo (Variable type)
The mongoGridFSFileInfo type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a file in a MongoDB database.
<Window>.EnableDDW (Function)
Enables or disables the Dim Disabled Window (DDW) feature for a specific window:
Captcha control properties
The Captcha control can be handled by the WLanguage properties in Server code and in Browser code.
Test of a query
The query editor allows you to run the test of query result...
<Destination>.CopyRecord (Function)
Copies:
  • the content of the current record (loaded in memory) to the current data file record.
  • the content of the Record variable to the current data file record.
Thumbnail control properties
List of properties associated with the Thumbnail control
OpenSibling (Function)
Opens a non-modal sibling window.
WinEdCreateNote (Function)
Creates a Repositionable Note control.
Properties associated with a page
Breadcrumb control properties
The WLanguage properties are used to handle the Breadcrumb control as well as one of its elements...
WinStatus (Function)
Gets or sets the window state.
<Windows>.OpenSibling (Function)
Opens a non-modal sibling window.
<Window>.EdCreateNote (Function)
Creates a Repositionable Note control.
Linear Looper control properties
WinInactiveEffect (Function)
Enables or disables the DDW (Dim Disabled Window) feature:
  • for a specific window.
  • for all the application windows.
Management errors specific to Native Connectors
When an HFSQL function fails (returns False for example), the corresponding error number is returned by HError...
Upload control properties
The Upload control can be handled in Server and Browser code using different WLanguage properties...
Properties associated with formatted display controls
The formatted display control includes some properties that can be used ...
<Window>.OpenChild (Function)
Opens a non-modal child window.
Native Oracle Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV offer an optional Native Oracle Connector (also called Native Oracle Access...
WinEnableDDW (Function)
Enables or disables the DDW (Dim Disabled Window) feature:
  • for a specific window.
  • for all the application windows.
ParentObject (Function)
Identifies the "parent" of a graphic object: field, column, window, page, etc.
OpenChild (Function)
Opens a non-modal child window.
Application triggers
A trigger is a WLanguage procedure automatically called by the HFSQL engine whenever a modification is performed (addition, deletion, modification, ...) on a record of a data file.
Server code/Browser code
WEBDEV allows you to create static pages and dynamic pages...
Map control properties
The following properties can be used with Map controls:
Internal Page properties
List of WLanguage properties associated with Internal Page controls
HChangeDir (Function)
Changes the path to a data file (i.e. directory in which the file will be handled).
BrowserOpen (Function)
Opens a web page identified by its URL in a new browser.
PageToEmail (Function)
Emails the data found in a page currently displayed in the browser.
Drawer control properties
List of properties associated with the Drawer control
HTTPSendForm (Example)
Usage example of the HTTPSendForm function
HCreateMovableReplica (Function)
Creates a movable replication.
Playing a video with the MCI functions
MCI functions are used to easily handle the media files...
Code Editor control properties
You can manipulate Code Editor controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties...
DisplayedItem (Property)
The DisplayedItem property is used to:
  • Find out the item or the variable displayed by the control.
  • Modify the item or the variable displayed by the control.
Install a WEBDEV Application Server for Linux
There are several steps to installing WEBDEV Application Server on a Linux server...
Dashboard control properties
You can manipulate Dashboard controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties...
Kanban control properties
In a window or page, you can use WLanguage properties to handle...
SQL Server Native Connector: Programming using SQL functions
To use an SQL Server database with the Native Connector (or "Native Access"), you can use SQL functions...
Manipulating a window using its type
A WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile window is a type of variable that can be manipulated programmatically...
OpeningOptions (Property)
The OpeningOptions property gets and sets the opening options of a window manipulated via a Window variable.
This property is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Cell control properties
List of properties associated with the Cell control
Error customization
The WEBDEV administrator (Deployment version) allows you to customize the error messages of a dynamic WEBDEV website...
Properties associated with a window
List of properties associated with a window
HTML control properties
You can manipulate HTML controls in a window, page or report using the following WLanguage properties...
<Source>.ExecuteQueryAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a SELECT query asynchronously.
Link control properties
The Link control is available in a page and in a report...
HExecuteQueryAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a SELECT query asynchronously.
ChangeTarget (Function)
Changes the target of a button action.
WDSQL: Connecting to a database
The first operation to perform in order to use WDSQL is to establish the connection to a database...
Radio Button control properties
List of properties associated with a Radio Button control
Bar Code control properties
Bar Code controls can be manipulated using different WLanguage properties...
Properties associated with a supercontrol
List of properties associated with a supercontrol
Layout control properties
You can manipulate Layout controls (and its cells) in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
Tab control properties
A Tab Control can be manipulated in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
WDConver: Use in interactive mode
Before you start using WDConver, you must have...
Native Informix Connector: Requirements and remarks
Remarks and specific features of Native Informix Connector
Progress Native Connector: Features and notes
Remarks and specific features of Native Progress Connector...
WindowOpeningOptions (Variable type)
The WindowOpeningOptions type is used to define a window's opening options.
Slider control properties (in a page)
A Slider control and a Range Slider control found in a page can be handed in WLanguage by the following properties.
Common problems
<Source>.Declare (Function)
Declares a data file description (found in an analysis) in the current project.
Customizing errors
The WEBDEV administrator (Development version) is used to customize the error messages of a WEBDEV website...
PageToPHP (Function)
Sends the data found in a page currently displayed in the browser to a PHP server.
PageToASP (Function)
Sends the data found in a page currently displayed in the browser to an ASP server.
Diagram Editor control properties
If the image is an image map, you can include "Clickable areas" in the image...
PageToJSP (Function)
Sends the data found in a page currently displayed in the browser to a JSP server.
Segmented Button control properties
You can manipulate Segmented Button controls in a window using various WLanguage properties...
WDMap: Characteristics of database data files
WDMap is used to get various characteristics ...
Switch control properties
Calendar control properties
Several WLanguage properties can be used on the Calendar control found in a window or in a page...
Hyper File functions available for backward compatibility
Option Description (Type of variable)
An Option Description variable is used to handle the characteristics of a combination option through programming.
Value Description (Type of variable)
A Value Description variable is used to handle the description of an enumeration value through programming.
HTTPGetResult (Function)
Retrieves the result or the header of last HTTP request run.
Button control properties
Button controls in a window or page can be manipulated using different WLanguage properties...
Progress Bar control properties
List of properties associated with the Progress Bar control
HDeclare (Function)
Declares a description of data file (found in an analysis) in the current project.
Looper control properties
You can manipulate Looper controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
Configuring the connection with WDORAINS (optional setting)
For backward compatibility with the earlier versions of Native Oracle Connector (also called Native Oracle Access), the connection can still be configured in WDORAINS (supplied with Native Oracle Connector)...
TreeView Table control properties
List of properties associated with the TreeView Table control
Properties associated with the control templates
Several WLanguage properties can be used to handle a control template in a window or in a page...
Report based on an Organizer control
A report based on an Organizer control is used to directly print the information displayed in the Organizer control
Image control properties
The Image controls include properties that can be handled in WLanguage both in the windows and pages but also in the reports...
Check Box control properties
Several WLanguage properties can be used on the Check Box controls found in a window, in a page or in a report...
Chart control properties
A Chart control can be used ...
<Source>.Password (Function)
Defines the password used to create or open a data file.
SQLite Native Connector: Features and notes
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native SQLite Connector.
HExecuteSQLQueryAsynchronous (Function)
Executes an SQL query asynchronously.
<Source>.ExecuteSQLQueryAsynchronous (Function)
Executes an SQL query asynchronously.
HSynchronizeReplica (Function)
Synchronizes the master replica and the subscriber replica: the operations performed on one of the replica are transferred into the other replica.
HPass (Function)
Defines the password used to create or open a data file.
SQLConnect (Example)
Usage example of the SQLConnect function
WLanguage properties available in PHP
The following properties are available in PHP
Properties associated with a group of controls
Several WLanguage properties can be used on a group of controls found in a window, in a page or in a report...
Report based on a Scheduler control
A report based on a Scheduler control is used to directly print the information displayed in the Scheduler control...
Errors while managing data files
When an HFSQL function fails (returns False for example), the corresponding error number is returned by HError...
Table control properties
You can manipulate Table controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
Items used in a select query
A query created in the query editor can contain several types of items...
Static Text control properties
List of properties associated with a Static Text control
Two-level setup
The two-level setup (or multisite setup) combines:
  • a reference network setup deployed on a local network.
  • an HTTP setup used to update the reference setup on the local network.
Remote deployment via FTP or HTTP
SQL statements
The main SQL statements allowed in the SQL queries managed by WINDEV and WEBDEV are as follows...
Creating/Configuring a WEBDEV deployment account
SQLConnectWS (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that will be queried by SQL through a web service proxy (SOAP).
Configuring the server for the CGI/AWP protocol
To use WEBDEV, a Web server must to be found on the computer where WEBDEV is installed...
Manipulating iFrame controls programmatically
WEBDEV allows you to manipulate an iFrame control programmatically...
Programming the table cells
You can manipulate Table controls...
<Page>.Display (Function)
Displays a web page in the user's browser.
SendKey (Function)
Simulates the keystrokes and the mouse actions.
<Source>.DescribeFile (Function)
Describes a data file programmatically.
Combo Box control properties
You can manipulate Combo Box controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
OpenChild (Example)
Usage example of the OpenChild function
List Box control properties
You can manipulate List Box controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
Uploading files
Uploading consists in saving a file located on the user's computer to a web server...
Errors during an FTP installation
The list below presents the error messages that are displayed in the remote setup wizard (for the site manager)...
Scheduler control properties
You can manipulate Scheduler controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties.
Properties available in Java
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language...
SQLConnect (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that must be interrogated via SQL.
Rating control properties
The Rating control can be used in a window as well as in a page.
TreeView control properties
You can manipulate TreeView controls in windows and pages using WLanguage properties...
Classes, members, methods and properties
A class is made of...
Organizer control properties
Several WLanguage properties can be used on an Organizer control found in a window...
WEBDEV Account Manager
WEBDEV Account Manager allows you easily host websites developed with WEBDEV. This tool is mainly intended for webmasters and hosting providers
Window functions
List of functions for managing windows
6. WEBDEV Account Manager
Edit control properties
You can manipulate Edit controls in a window, page or report using the following WLanguage properties...
Errors during an FTP installation
The list below presents the error messages that are displayed in the remote setup wizard (for the site manager)...
Functions for managing Tab controls (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to manage tabs...
Tab control functions
The following functions are used to manage tabs...
WinCopyForm (Function)
Copies the content of a form to the clipboard.
Properties associated with columns of Table controls
You can manipulate columns of Table controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties...
WinPasteForm (Function)
Pastes the content of a form stored in the clipboard.
LogFile (Property)
The LogFile property is used to determine if a data file is a log file.
WinListOpenChildWindow (Function)
Lists the child windows of a given window.
ControlPane (Function)
Returns the name of static or dynamic pane found in a Tab control associated with a control.
Gantt Chart report
The report editor gives you the ability to create "Gantt Chart" reports...
Report based on a Looper control
A report based on a Looper control is used to directly print the information displayed in the control...
Selection query description window: Applied actions
This help page presents the actions that can be performed from the description window of a query.
Report based on a TreeView Table control
You can use a report based on a TreeView Table control to directly print the information displayed in a TreeView Table control found...
<Source>.ExecuteQuery (Function)
Declares a query created in the query editor to the HFSQL engine and runs this query.
docStyle (Variable type)
The docStyle type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a style belonging to a document, a paragraph or a document fragment.
WEBDEV administrator: Advanced configuration
The "Advanced" tab enables you to configure advanced options of the server...
HExecuteQuery (Function)
Declares a query created in the query editor to the HFSQL engine and runs this query.
WEBDEV administrator: Advanced configuration
The "Advanced" tab enables you to configure advanced options of the server...
Report based on a Table control
A report based on a Table control is used to directly print the information displayed in the control (data-bound or populated programmatically) ...
AAFEnable (Function)
Re-enables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) previously disabled by AAFDisable.
DynamicTab (Property)
The DynamicTab property is used to:
  • Find out the type of a Tab control (static tab or dynamic tab).
  • Modify the type of a Tab control (static tab or dynamic tab).
Informix Native Connector: Programming using SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to manipulate Informix data does not require importing the file structure into the analysis...
SAP ASE Native Connector (Sybase): Programming using SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to handle Sybase data does not require importing the file structure into the analysis...
DB2 Native Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to handle DB2 data does not require importing the file structure into the analysis...
HFSQL functions
List of functions for HFSQL management
Pivot Table control properties
You can manipulate Pivot Table controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties...
WDMap: Overview
WDMap is a tool used to view and handle a data file while developing an application...
<Source>.ExecuteSQLQuery (Function)
Initializes a query written in SQL language and declares this query to the HFSQL engine.
HExecuteSQLQuery (Function)
Initializes a query written in SQL language and declares this query to the HFSQL engine.
WinAdaptSize (Function)
Adapts the window size to the content of controls.
PageDisplay (Function)
Displays a web page in the user's browser.
HFSQL functions (prefix syntax)
List of functions for HFSQL management
AAFExecute (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window. This function can be used to start the spelling checker on an edit control for example.
ExecuteAAF (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window.
AAFDisable (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
DisableAAF (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
Error messages that can be displayed in the browser
This help page presents the different error messages that can be displayed in the browser...
Properties associated with windows, pages and controls
List of properties associated with windows, pages and controls
SQL commands available in an SQL query
WINDEV allows you to easily run queries in SQL code...
HFSQL properties
List of HFSQL properties
New products brochure 27: Common new products
New features in WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile 27 presented in the New Features brochure.
Error messages that can be displayed in the browser
This help page presents the different error messages that can be displayed in the browser...
Site map of PC SOFT documentation
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
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