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SQLConnectWS (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that will be queried by SQL through a Webservice proxy (SOAP).
fOpenTempFile (Function)
Creates and opens a temporary file.
fGlobalDirCommon (Function)
Returns a directory path for the global data of current application (data shared between several applications), regardless of the current user.
fGlobalDirUser (Function)
Returns a directory path for the global data of current application (data shared between several applications), for the current user.
fSeparator (Function)
Returns a file path with normalized separators.
fDataDirCommon (Function)
Returns a directory path for the shared data of the current application: between all the users of the computer between all the TSE users This directory can be used without restriction in Windows XP, Vista, ... This directory is used to store: the files for the general configuration of the application (.INI files, .XML files, etc.). the data files common to all the users (HFSQL .fic, .ndx and .mmo files)....
fSep (Function)
Returns the separator of directory according to the current platform ('\' or '/')....
fAddBuffer (Function)
Adds the content of a buffer at the end of a file.
fTrackStop (Function)
Stops monitoring a file or directory.
fTrackStopAll (Function)
Stops all current monitoring tasks on files and directories.
fListDisk (Function)
Returns the list of disks installed on the computer.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
fImageSelect (Function)
Opens the image picker of Windows.
fSelectDir (Function)
Opens a directory picker.
fCopyDir (Function)
Copies the contents of a directory and its subdirectories.
fWebDir (Function)
Returns the physical name of the directory containing the images, the JavaScript files and the Java files of the WEBDEV site.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
<Variable DiskFile>OpenTempFile (Function)
Creates and opens a temporary file.
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
Managing the application language through programming
A multilingual application is an application that can be distributed in several languages......
Zombie procedures
In most cases, old code contains procedures that are used but that do no longer match the current quality standard......
fDate (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates associated with a file or directory (date created, modified or accessed).
fDateTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates and times associated with a file or directory (date created, modified or accessed).
fListDirectory (Function)
Lists the subdirectories of a given directory and returns the full paths of listed subdirectories.
13. Types of standard controls