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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:
NetIPToMAC (Function)
Returns the MAC address corresponding to a given IP address.
Screen,Coordinate (External language)
Retrieves the coordinates of the control in relation to the top left border of the window as well...
TableToClipboard (Function)
Copies the content of a Table or TreeView Table control to the clipboard.
ControlFindHighlight (Function)
Highlights, in a window or control, all the captions and texts corresponding to a given text.
picRTF (Type of variable)
The picRTF type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a layer that contains RTF.
JSONValid (Function)
Checks the validity of a JSON string.
SQL statements
The main SQL statements allowed in the SQL queries managed by WINDEV and WEBDEV are as follows......
TimeSys (Function)
Returns or modifies the system time (current time defined for the current computer).
grDestinationBMP (Function)
Defines a BitMap file as destination of a chart (BMP means BitMap).
TableToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
TrustedCertificateAdd (Function)
Adds a certificate to the list of trusted root authorities used to validate certification strings.
NetSendBuffer (Function)
Transmits a character string to an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or RPC (Remote Procedure Call)...
Style of windows: image and background color
To optimize the style of your screens, WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to use......
Setup by stand-alone physical media
A setup by stand-alone physical media allows you to provide a media that contains all the files...
MaskTitleDate (Property)
The MaskTitleDate property is used to identify and change the input mask used for the title of day...
nfcData (Type of variable)
The nfcData type is used to describe and handle the data of a variable of type nfcTag.
HDescribeFile (Function)
Describes a data file programmatically.
The Spreadsheet control: Available formulas
At run time, in the Spreadsheet control, the end user directly enters the calculation formulas......
apLog (Function)
Saves an information in a "log" file during the execution of an action plan.
PVTToExcel (Function)
Creates an Excel file with data from a Pivot Table control.
ControlFindTextFirst (Function)
Finds and selects the first element corresponding to the sought text in a window or control.
TextToXML (Function)
Converts an ANSI string to an XML string.
The Date edit control: Input or display masks
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose two types of masks......
EmailImportSource (Function)
Populates an Email variable using the content of its Source property or the different variables...
HTML Editor control events
The following events appear by default in the WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile code editor...
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