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Background (Type of variable)
The Background type defines the advanced characteristics of the element background.
SCM: Check-in policy
The SCM gives you the ability to define a check-in policy......
SysDateTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the system date (current date and time defined on the current computer).
geoGetAddress (Function)
Retrieves an address or a list of addresses corresponding to the description of a geographic location.
ContactDelete (Function)
Deletes the current contact: from a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book. from the list of contacts on the phone (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows)....
ListModify (Function)
Modifies an element in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control populated programmatically.
EmailCloseSession (Function)
Closes an email management session depending on the selected mode (SMTP/POP3, IMAP, MS Exchange or Lotus Notes)....
Left (Function)
Extracts the left part (i.e., the first characters) from a string or buffer.
SchedulerAddTask (Function)
Creates a task in the Windows scheduler (if this task does not already exist).
dRectangleGradient (Function)
Draws a rectangle: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....
fCopyFile (Function)
Copies one or more files (regardless of their attributes).
dTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable]....
InTestMode (Function)
Indicates whether the application or the site is started: from the WINDEV or WEBDEV editor, from the executable or browser. from the WEBDEV administrator....
Close (Function)
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
EncryptStandard (Function)
Encrypts a character string or a binary buffer by using a symmetrical encryption algorithm (AES, DES, etc.)
Length (Function)
Returns: the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces and binary zeros). the size of a buffer, i.e., the number of bytes in the buffer....
iPageHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of printable page (in millimeters) while taking the top or bottom margins into account.
iImageHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the image to print (in millimeters).
iImageWidth (Function)
Calculates the width of the image to print (in millimeters).
iPageWidth (Function)
Calculates the width (in millimeters) of the printable page while taking the left or right margins into account.
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HCreateSubscriberReplica (Function)
Creates the description file of a subscriber replica.
SocketWrite (Function)
Writes a message intended to another socket.
fReadLine (Function)
Reads a line from an external file (ANSI or UNICODE).
Toolbar and menu of the SCM
The different options of the SCM can be handled via the SCM toolbar or the options of a specific menu ("SCM" from the main menu of the product used)......