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Management of XML
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV include several functions for handling XML code...
Native XML Connector
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to import and handle a definition of XML files via the data model editor...
XML functions
List of XML functions
XML functions (prefix syntax)
List of XML functions
XML: Handling large (multi-gigabyte) files
Starting with version 23, an XML parser is available to handle XML files that are multiple GB in size...
<Source>.ActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
HExportXML (Function)
Exports the records found in a data file (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to an XML file.
<Source>.ExportXML (Function)
Exports the records found in a data file (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to an XML file.
ExecuteAAF (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window.
DisableAAF (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
XMLSave (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
<xmlNode>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
LooperToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a data file or populated programmatically).
HDeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
AAFDisable (Function)
Disables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control, window or on the current application.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through a variable of type XMLReader)
The FOR EACH statement loops through a variable of type xmlReader in various ways:
  • Loop through a level.
  • Loop through a level with copy.
  • In-depth loop.
<Source>.DeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
HActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
ExtractStringBetween (Function)
Allows you to:
  • extract a substring between two given separators from a character string.
  • search for substrings between two given separators in a character string.
XMLOpen (Function)
Loads an XML document from a file, a URL or a string into an xmlDocument variable.
XMLFindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents of this node.
Managing the XSD
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to import files in XSD format.
TableToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
XMLOpenReader (Function)
Creates a reader used to read an XML document without loading it in memory.
<xmlDocument>.ToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
Analysis editor: the different types of sections
The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
HRecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
XMLToJSON (Function)
Converts an XML string to JSON.
<xmlDocument variable>.Save (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
<xmlNode variable>.FindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
Report viewer: "Export" pane
The "Export" pane in the report viewer allows you to perform the following operations...
<Looper>.ToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a data file or populated programmatically).
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.
XMLFindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
XMLSign (Function)
Signs an XML document.
<Table>.ToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<xmlNode variable>.FindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents of this node.
<Source>.RecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character string in XML format.
Result of a query in test mode
After its execution in test mode (see Running the query test), the result of the query can be...
J2EE constants
List of constants used by the J2EE functions....
ReplicSynchro: Use
wsRequest (Type of variable)
The wsRequest type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a Webservice.
ExceptionThrow (Function)
Artificially triggers the security mechanism of WLanguage by throwing an exception.
Server (Property)
The Server property is used to manage the data source of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB,...
UUID (Type of variable)
The UUID type is used to easily manage: UUIDs or GUIDs, automatic UUID HFSQL identifiers,...
ReplicEdit: Replication editor
ReplicEdit is a tool used to define the characteristics of a replication......
Data persistence
The data persistence is used to store the value typed by the user......
Constants for managing tiles
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
WDStatistics: Using WDStatistics
WDStatistics can be used once the log files have been imported......
WDConver : Use in command line mode
...Using WDConver in command line mode consists in running a conversion description created and saved...
HFSQL Control Center: Creating and executing a query
The HFSQL Control Center allows you to create a query based on the data files of the database...
14. Generation modes
Generation modes...
Control constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing controls...
Type of item: Secure password
"Password" items are used to securely store passwords by using a salt and a hash algorithm......
iDestination (Function)
Configures the print destination.
HTML Editor control events
The following events appear by default in the WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile code editor...
Source (Property)
The Source property can be used on: a Chart control: in this case, the Source property is used...
HReadFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record according to a browse item.
WDReplic: Overview
...WDReplic is a tool used to manage the replication of data between several computers that use...
SecurePassword (Type of variable)
The SecurePassword type is a structured type used to obtain a secure, hashed and salted password.
upnpDevice (Type of variable)
The upnpDevice type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a UPnP device.
Sequence of events associated with reports
Several operations are performed when printing a report. These operations are performed...
HTML Editor control constants
Used to find out whether the application is started in "simulator test mode" from WINDEV Mobile....