ONLINE HELP
 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2026

Format of the content in the text file
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format...
<WLanguageCodeFormatting>.Format (Function)
Formats WLanguage code: coloring, normalized rewriting, indentation, translation.
Format (Property)
The Format property is used to define the data format of a data file.
<ANSI string>.Format (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
DurationToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
BitmapInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file:
  • format.
  • width and height.
  • number of bits per pixel.
  • area of transparency.
  • alpha channel.
DateToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
fGraphicFilter (Function)
Returns the list of image formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<Date type>.ToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
LengthToString (Function)
Converts a size in bytes to a string with human-readable units such as kilobytes, megabytes or terabytes.
DateTimeToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
StringFormat (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
<DateTime type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
<Duration type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
zipFilter (Function)
Returns the list of archive formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
ImageInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file:
  • format.
  • width and height.
  • number of bits per pixel.
  • area of transparency.
The formatted display control
This control shows dates, times and currency values with the corresponding display format...
SQLColumnFormat (Function)
Returns the different types of columns supported:
The Time control: Input or display masks
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose two types of masks......
SQL selection conditions
To specify the selection conditions in an SQL query, you can use......
The Multimedia control
The Multimedia control is used to play multimedia files......
sshSession (Type of variable)
The sshSession type is used to define the characteristics of a connection to an SSH server.
zipMerge (Function)
Merges the different sub-archives found in a multi-part archive to create a single-part archive.
Additional setup modules
The setup wizard allows you to include additional modules in the setup. The additional modules...
Native Oracle Connector: Specific features and remarks
Remarks and specific features of the Native Oracle Connector...
DateSys (Function)
Returns or modifies the system date (current date defined on the current computer).
Today (Function)
Returns or modifies the system date (date of the day defined on the current computer).
OpenSSLCheck (Function)
Checks, via a public key, that the signature of data performed with the OpenSSL library is correct.
Creating a translation file
WDINT allows you to create a translation file....
Functions for handling directories and external files
List of functions for handling external files...
pdfParameter (Type of variable)
The pdfParameter type defines all the characteristics of the PDF file to be generated.
rssChannel (Type of variable)
The rssChannel type is used to handle a RSS channel...
Creating and using a REST Webservice
A REST WebService is a program hosted on a server containing functions accessible via HTTP...
Drawing constants
List of constants used by the drawing functions....
iPrintDuplicate (Function)
Prints a duplicate copy of a report.
TimeDifference (Function)
Calculates the difference between two times in hundredths of a second.
TabLoadConfiguration (Function)
Restores the configuration of dynamic panes in a Tab control.
NumberPage (Property)
The NumberPage property is used to get: the number of pages in a "multi-page" image file....
Now (Function)
Returns or modifies the system time (current time defined for the current computer).
iPrintImage (Function)
Sends the image file to print to the print buffer.
WDBal messaging: Overview
WDBal is a secure messaging, included in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
DnD constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing the Drag and Drop....
Printing during the report test in the editor
During the test of a report ("Go" button from the report editor), several print options...