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Version: 2026

Code indentation
When typing compound statements ("Switch", "For" and "While", for example), the code is automatically indented to highlight the structure of the loops used in the program...
Reverse code modeling
The reverse code modeling allows you to view in a graph...
Navigation history in the code
The different editors enable you to directly view the code of an element by pressing the F2 key...
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc.
Code snippets
The code editor allows you to enter "Code snippets"...
Conditional target-code
The code editor allows you to enter a specific code for each environment (WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile)...
Server code/Browser code
WEBDEV allows you to create static pages and dynamic pages...
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
MyPage (Reserved word)
MyPage is used to handle the current page...
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
MyPopupControl (Reserved word)
MyPopupControl is used to handle the control that opened a popup window...
In64bitMode (Function)
Indicates whether or not the code is run in 64-bit mode.
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
MyInternalWindow (Reserved word)
MyInternalWindow is used to handle the current internal window.
InBackgroundMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run when the application is in background.
InAJAXMode (Function)
Specifies whether the code is run from:
InUMCMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run from a code written in a user macro-code.
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
MyWindow (Reserved word)
The keyword MyWindow keyword is used to manipulate the current window...
Programming by preset action
Preset actions allow you to define the code of an event in a single click, without having to write one single line of code...
InAndroidEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Android emulator.
MyReport (Reserved word)
MyReport is used to handle the current report...
InTSEMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a computer in TSE mode or from a remote desktop.
  • from a computer directly.
InComponentMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run:
  • from a WINDEV application, a WEBDEV website or a PHP page.
  • from a component.
Automatically executed processes / events in an application
Several actions are automatically performed when opening or closing an application.
InWebSocketServerMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the WebSocket server.
MySource (Reserved word)
MySource is used to handle the current data source (file, view or query) associated with a report or with a table based on a data file...
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
InAndroidMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Android mode.
MySelf (Reserved word)
MySelf is used to handle the current control...
ExecuteCode (Function)
Runs the WLanguage code found in a character string.
InStoredProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run on an HFSQL server.
InWebSocketServerGlobalServiceMode (Function)
Indicates if the current code is being executed on the global service of the WebSocket server.
InDelayedProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run from a delayed procedure or from a scheduled task on the WEBDEV Application Server.
CriticalSection (Function)
Enables a name or on-variable critical section in the statement USING ... IN.
fDateTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates and times associated with a file or directory (date...
iNestedHeaderFooter (Function)
Prints (or not) the page headers and footers of nested report.
CacheSize (Property)
The CacheSize property is used to: Get the maximum number of records that can be stored...
NumberColumn (Property)
The NumberColumn property is used to get and change the number of columns of an element.
DayOfWeek (Property)
The DayOfWeek property is used to get and change the day of the week in a schedule.
apExecute (Function)
Runs an action plan.
Error 1049: The access directives are not allowed in a composite variable
mlInitialize (Function)
Initializes a new independent MATLAB session with an empty workspace in order to run functions.
Background
The "Background" keyword can correspond to: the Background variable, the Background property...
Style (Property)
The Style property is used to: retrieve or assign the entire style of a control (including...
DocToPDF (Function)
Converts a Word Processing document into a PDF file.
HCancelDeclaration (Function)
Used to: Delete a declaration made previously using HDeclare, HDeclareExternal, HDescriveFile....
dText (Example)
Usage example of the dText function
DnDEvent (Example)
Usage example of the DnDEvent function
AdditionalParameters (Property)
The Property Additional Parameters allows you to specify additional parameters...
xmlNode (Type of variable)
The xmlNode type is used to handle a node of an XML document.
HWrite (Function)
Writes a record into a data file without updating the indexes corresponding to all keys used...
HReadPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of a file according to a browse item.
fWriteLine (Function)
Writes a line into a text file (ANSI or UNICODE).
apDisableAction (Function)
Disables the execution of an action found in an action plan.
Number (Property)
The Number property is used to get the number of an element.
SchedulerSelectPlus (Function)
Selects an appointment in a Scheduler control.
SchedulerSelectMinus (Function)
Deselects an appointment from a Scheduler control.
Error 532: The size of the string to extract must be strictly positive