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The Bar Code control
The Bar Code control displays bar codes in your windows, pages or reports...
Bar Code functions
The following functions are used to manage bar codes:
iPrintBarCode (Function)
Prints a bar code (inside a rectangle).
Reading bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create applications for reading bar codes...
Camera field: decode bar codes (prefix syntax)
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture...
CameraStartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
<Camera>.StopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding a bar code in a Camera control.
CameraStopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
Managing bar codes
The use of bar codes to identify and manage products has become essential...
Decoding bar codes using a Camera control
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture...
BCCapture (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a bar code by using the device camera (Android, iPhone, iPad).
Printing bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to print bar codes.
BCToImage (Function)
Generates the image of a bar code.
BCDecode (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a QR Code bar code.
VideoStartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
BCCalculateControlCharacter (Function)
Returns the check code of a bar code.
VideoStopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding a bar code in a Camera control.
<Camera>.StartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
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gToText (Function)
Deletes the graphic elements from a character string that uses gStoredValue, gImage, ...
MCIWindowSize (Function)
Changes the size and position of the display window of a media file previously opened (MCIOpen).
HDescribeFullTextIndex (Function)
Describes a full-text index of data file created through programming.
Overview of OOP (Object Oriented Programming)
The object-oriented programming (called "OOP") is a programming paradigm in which the programs are organized as sets of objects......
ImageHeight (Property)
The ImageHeight property is used to: Find out the height of the image section displayed in an image control or in the background of a chart control. Modify the height of the image section displayed in an image control or in the background of a chart control....
HToItem (Function)
Assigns the specified value to an item of the current record.
tapiDialerDisplay (Function)
Opens the default telephony application (dialer) and displays the specified number. No call is made.
Test (External language)
Displays each function call and each status report returned by the function.
HUpdateView (Function)
Creates or updates the description of an SQL view or materialized view from the analysis to an HFSQL server.
MaxAutoID (Property)
The MaxAutoID property is used to get the maximum automatic identifier of a replicated data file.
MaxZoom (Property)
The MaxZoom property is used to get the maximum zoom value that can be used for the Camera control (for the camera in use).
DecryptAsymmetricEnveloped (Function)
Performs the asymmetric encryption of an envelope that has been encrypted with EncrypteAsymmetricEnveloped.
Service constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing services....
Parallel Tasks constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing parallel tasks: ......
mqttSession (Type of variable)
The mqttSession type is used to define the parameters for connecting to the MQTT broker.
HBuildKeyValue (Function)
Builds the value of a composite key to implement a filter (HFilter) or to perform a search (HReadSeekFirst, HReadSeekLast, etc.).
Creating a skin template from an existing skin template
You can create a skin template from an existing skin template (provided by PC SOFT, for example)......
Combo Box and List Box controls: Automatic features (AAF)
The List Box and Combo Box controls can benefit from several AAFs......
Property Description (Type of variable)
The Property Description type is used to get information about a property.
Arithmetic operators
The arithmetic operators are......
ScreenSize (Function)
Returns the size (in inches) of the diagonal of the screen on the device where the application is run.
iCalendarToAppointment (Function)
Lists the appointments described in a character string in iCalendar format.
CreateShortcut (Function)
Creates a shortcut on the Windows desktop, in the "Start" menu of Windows or in a specific directory.
ThreadPriority (Function)
Returns or modifies the priority level of a thread.