ONLINE HELP
 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2026

ChangeSeparator (Function)
Changes the value of the separators (decimal separator or thousand separator) used in the numeric masks for internationalization.
InputMask (Property)
The InputMask property is used to:
  • get the input mask.
  • set the input mask (from the masks available for the type).
MaskPhoneNumber (Function)
Retrieves the phone number input mask adapted to a given country.
MaskFormat (Function)
Formats a character string using an InputMask variable.
MaskZipCode (Function)
Retrieves the postal code input mask adapted to a given country.
Mask functions
The following functions are used to manage masks...
Input masks and display masks
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose two types of masks...
Managing the semaphores in the threads: limiting the simultaneous code execution
Semaphores are used to limit the simultaneous execution of a code (procedure, line of code, etc....
Testing and debugging a remote site
WEBDEV offers several methods to test and debug a site on the development computer (see The different types of WEBDEV sites)......
Constants for managing Organizer controls
Constants for managing Organizer controls...
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
MultimediaBeginning (Function)
Positions at the beginning of the media file played in the Multimedia control.
MultimediaEnd (Function)
Positions at the end of media file played in the Multimedia control.
MultimediaStatus (Function)
Indicates the status of the multimedia file played in the Multimedia control.
EmailChangeStatus (Function)
Changes the status of an email on a messaging server.
PVTToExcel (Function)
Creates an Excel file with data from a Pivot Table control.
CaptionPeriodHeader (Property)
The CaptionPeriodHeader property is used to get and change the caption of the time period displayed in the header of a Scheduler or Agenda control in a report.
NotifDeleteCategory (Function)
Deletes a notification category from the application.
WLanguage procedure called by AppDetectUPDAvailable
Procedure ("Callback") called by AppDetectUPDAvailable when an update for the active application is detected.
HideWhileScrolling (Property)
The HideWhileScrolling property is used to: Determine if the pinned control is hidden while scrolling, Show or hide the pinned control while scrolling....
RTFSearch (Function)
Finds a character string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a character string containing text in RTF format.
fDriveInfo (Function)
Returns information about a drive.
ToolTipDelay (Function)
Used to modify: the timeout before displaying the tooltips. the display duration of the tooltips....
fDetectRemovableStorage (Function)
Detects whether a removable storage unit (CD, USB key, USB camera, ...) was added or removed.
TextDirection (Property)
The TextDirection property is used to determine and change the writing direction in a window, report or control (useful for languages such as Arabic or Hebrew).
Advanced types
The advanced types of WLanguage are as follows...
NumberPage (Property)
The NumberPage property is used to get: the number of pages in a "multi-page" image file. This image is displayed in an Image control or in the background of a Chart control. the number of pages in a PDF file displayed in an Image control. the number of pages found in a PDF file displayed in a PDF Reader control. the number of pages found in a DOCX file displayed in a Word Processing control....
Decrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string that was encrypted by Encrypt.
WinSize (Function)
WinSize: returns or modifies the window display mode (maximized, minimized or normal), modifies the window height and/or width, moves the window and modifies a window's height and/or width....
The different types of browse available in SQL
Two types of browse can be used to browse the result of a query run by SQLExec......
grStockAddData (Function)
Adds data into a stock chart (candlestick, barcharts or minmax).
MultimediaPause (Function)
Pauses a media file played in a Multimedia control.