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Properties associated with a page
Page (Property)
The Page property is used to handle the page loaded in the WEBDEV Page control.
Specific page for displaying the site errors
If an error occurs in the dynamic WEBDEV website, a standard error page is displayed by default. This page informs the Web user of the error that occurred in the site.
Page functions
List of functions for managing pages
Page menu
WEBDEV allows you to create a drop-down menu in your HTML pages...
Generating a description of a data file from a window or from a page
When you design a quick prototype, you often create windows (or pages) without defining any data files...
Page-by-page deployment
You now have the ability to deploy site sections or individual pages...
Importing an HTML page into a WEBDEV site
WEBDEV allows you "suck up" the existing HTML pages...
Displaying a page in a WEBDEV website
Displaying a new page in a WEBDEV website can be done according to several methods ...
Controls of a dynamic page
Several types of controls can be handled in a dynamic page ...
The Internal Page control
The "Internal Page" control is used to include a page (and its code) in a control of another page...
SEO-ready page in session mode
In WEBDEV, there are two methods to develop a site...
Page contexts
In a Windows application, the information relative to a window is stored with the window...
Applying the Responsive Web Design mode to an existing page
This help page explains how to apply the Responsive Web Design mode to an existing WEBDEV page...
Creating a Responsive Web Design page
Websites can be viewed on several platforms...
Controls that can be moved in a page
WEBDEV proposes two modes for moving controls in a page...
Validating a page other than the current page
In some cases, you may have to propose the validation of a page via a button (or a link) found in a different frame...
InPageWithinWindowMode (Function)
Indicates if the page is displayed in a WEBDEV Page control in a window.
PageWriteCustomHTTPCode (Function)
Specifies the custom HTTP code that will be returned to the client after the server code of the page is executed.
Custom properties (WLanguage)
A custom property is a code element with two events...
Referring to an element in a WLanguage event / process
PageWriteHTTPCode (Function)
Specifies the HTTP code that will be returned to the client after the Server code of the page is executed.
MyPage (Reserved word)
MyPage is used to handle the current page...
Properties associated with windows, pages and controls
List of properties associated with windows, pages and controls
PageWriteHeaderHTTP (Function)
Adds an additional HTTP header that will be returned to the browser:
  • during the next function for page display (PageDisplay, PageRefresh, ...),
  • during the automatic return of the current page at the end of the current action.
Validity period of site pages
When creating a page, a validity period can be defined for this page...
The pages
Pages are the main interface of a WEBDEV website...
In depth look at windows, pages and reports
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to create custom interfaces with the window editor and the page editor...
HTMLHeader (Property)
The HTMLHeader property is used to get and change the HTML code inserted in the page header.
Importing DreamWeaver elements into a WEBDEV website
WEBDEV allows you to import Dreamweaver elements into your WEBDEV site...
Developing sites for specific platforms
Websites can be displayed on many devices (Android, iPhone, etc.)...
Events associated with pages
List of events associated with pages
EnumSubElement (Function)
Used to enumerate the subelements of a project element.
Functions for managing pages (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing pages (prefix syntax)
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Reset (Function)
Reinitializes:
  • all the controls found in the current window or page (including the groups of controls, the supercontrols and the internal windows).
  • the controls found in a group of controls, a supercontrol, an internal window or an internal page.
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
HTMLEndPage (Property)
The HTMLEndPage property gets and sets the HTML code inserted at the end of the page.
InAWPMode (Function)
Used to determine if the page currently run is an Active WEBDEV Page.
<Source>.FromPage (Function)
Automatically updates:
  • the value of the items in a data file with the value of the controls in the page.
  • the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the page controls.
The Peeling Corner control
The "Peeling Corner" control is used to create a visual effect in a page by presenting an image partially covered by another one...
Handling the framesets
The different operations that can be performed on the framesets are as follows...
SEO of a WEBDEV website
In order for your site to get visitors, the Web users must be able to find it...
PageReadHeaderHTTP (Function)
Reads and returns one or more HTTP headers received by the current page (these headers are sent by the client to the server in the current request).
Communicating with the Web user
From now on, with the new Web technologies, the sites can look more like Windows applications and display dialog boxes...
SourceFromPage (Function)
Automatically updates:
  • the value of the items in a data file with the value of the controls in the page.
  • the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the page controls.
Managing Responsive Web Design in your Web pages
From now on, the Web sites can be viewed on several platforms ...
Reports & Queries: Specific features
This help page presents the specific features of "Reports & Queries" (which means the user version...
14. Report templates
...Report templates are used to easily standardize report layouts....
Using an external component in an application
A component can be reused at any time in any application......
Alignment options
To optimize the alignment of controls in a window, page or report, you have the ability to use...
Message text file format
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format......
WDZip: Creating or modifying an archive
This help page explains how to......
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ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and for HFSQL Client/Server (Linux)
The ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic (single-user or multi-user) is used to access an HFSQL Classic...
The tables in a report
In a report, a table includes a set of controls called "Table cells"......
Navigation map
The site map path is used to implement the structure and the sequence of pages in your site......
Managing breakpoints
During a project test in the editor, breakpoints are used to automatically start the debugger...
22 tips for optimizing the speed of a site
When a site is on-lined, one of the main expectations of Web users is speed......
Anchoring controls in a report
The anchors are used to define the behavior of controls during a resize operation......
LowerValue (Property)
The LowerValue property is used to: Get the lower bound of the interval currently selected...
ChangeTarget (Function)
Changes the target of a button action.
Optional connection information
When defining the connections in the data model editor or when defining the connections...
AS/400: Development method
The Native AS/400 Connector simplifies access to AS/400 data from your WINDEV and WEBDEV...
The Multimedia control (WEBDEV)
...The Multimedia control is used to easily display a video in the browser....
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CancelAWPContext (Function)
Deletes from the AWP context a variable that was added by DeclareAWPContext.
Developing an application for Apple Watch
An Apple Watch application is an application intended for a watch associated with an iOS device...
23. Print modes
Testing an iOS application on a mobile device
When developing an application for iOS (iPhone or iPad), WINDEV Mobile allows you to test...
MDL file (kept for backward compatibility): Pattern description
The MDL file is the file used to generate a RAD window......