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CriticalSection
The CriticalSection keyword can correspond to: the CriticalSection function, which makes it possible to enable a named or on-variable critical section in the statement USING ... IN. the CriticalSection variable, which makes it possible to define critical sections to limit the simultaneous execution of a code (procedure, line of code, etc.) to one thread at a given moment in an application....
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database......
Sharing your source code with the SCM
WINDEV Tutorial - An SCM for WINDEV Sharing your source code with the SCM - 30 min
Error 121: Shadowing a structure
Various constants
List of various constants used by the constants WINDEV functions....
5. HFSQL Client/Server
AWP: Managing contexts
To keep the value of global variables when switching from a page to another one, the AWP mode proposes a management of contexts......
CountryGet (Function)
Returns the Country variable corresponding to an ISO code or to the country caption according to ISO 3166-1.
ContactEdit (Function)
Opens the form of a contact in edit mode in the device's native contacts application (Android, iPhone, iPad, Universal Windows)....
DocOpen (Function)
Opens a Word Processing file (docx format) in Read/Write mode. The docx file is opened and locked until it is closed....
SelectionIfReadOnly (Property)
The SelectionIfReadOnly property is used to determine and specify if the content of an Edit control can be selected when in read-only mode.
Description window of query (insert, update or delete) or description window of a query in SQL code
The description window of a query (insert, update or delete) or the description window of a query in SQL code is used to......
<Word Processing>.Open (Function)
Opens a Word Processing file (docx format) in Read/Write mode. The docx file is opened and locked until it is closed....
MmoPackMethod (Property)
The MmoPackMethod property sets the compression mode of a MMO file (containing text and binary memos) associated with a data file.
Warning 124: Shadowing a global variable
How to create and run an SQL query through programming?
This help page explains how to create and run an SQL query through programming....
Managing accessibility on Mobile
On smartphones and tablets, there is an operating mode designed for visually impaired and blind users......
Application triggers
...A trigger is a WLanguage procedure automatically called by the HFSQL engine whenever a modification is performed (addition, deletion, modification, ...) on a record of a data file....
Error 107: Redefinition of the parameter
Warning 12: The label is unused
Word Processing control events
WINDEV manages the following events by default......
Events associated with an infinite Progress Bar control
Events associated with a Dockable Panel control
nWDOpenWDL: Opening a library
Opens a library created by WINDEV (file with a WDL extension)......
Events associated with Link controls
List of events associated with Link controls...