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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...
GglListContactByRequest (Function)
Retrieves a list of contacts from custom parameters.
URI
The URI keyword can correspond to...
HChangeName (Function)
Modifies the physical name of a data file.
sysNotification (Type of variable)
The sysNotification type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an interactive...
GglGetCalendar (Function)
Retrieves a Google calendar and its events according to its title or identifier.
Metatypes in the analysis
A metatype is a combination of characteristics of an item and a bound control......
GglListContactGroup (Function)
Retrieves the list of groups of contacts associated with the specified Google account.
SOAPAddXMLSignature (Example)
Usage example of the SOAPAddXMLSignature function
SFDelete (Function)
Deletes records from a Salesforce database.
GglListCalendar (Function)
Retrieves the list of Google calendars associated with the specified Google account.
SFSeekDeleted (Function)
Seeks and retrieves the records (Salesforce objects) deleted during the specified period.
SFMerge (Function)
Merges the Salesforce records (also called Salesforce objects).
SFUndelete (Function)
Restores previously deleted Salesforce records.
SFSeekModified (Function)
Seeks and retrieves the records (Salesforce objects) modified during the specified period.
SOAPToHTTP (Function)
Builds the HTTP request to call a function of a Webservice. This request can be modified to adapt...
SFExecuteQuery (Function)
Runs an SOQL query (Salesforce Object Query Language) on a Salesforce database.
SFRead (Function)
Retrieves the Salesforce records from their identifiers.
fGlobalDirCommon (Function)
Returns a directory path for the global data of current application (data shared between several...
fGlobalDirUser (Function)
Returns a directory path for the global data of current application (data shared between several...
SFForwardQuery (Function)
Continues to run a SOQL query (Salesforce Object Query Language) on the records of a Salesforce...
SFExecuteProcess (Function)
Requests the execution of a specific process.
SFSearch (Function)
Performs a search among the records found in a Salesforce database.
SFAdd (Function)
Creates a record in a file of a Salesforce database.
SFEmptyRecycleBin (Function)
Clears the specified records from the Salesforce recycle bin.
SFConvertLead (Function)
Converts the leads.
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