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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:
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions...
Marker (Type of variable)
The Marker type is used to define the characteristics of a marker that must be positioned on a map...
hBackupDescription (Type of variable)
The hBackupDescription type is used to programmatically describe an HFSQL Client/Server backup....
Generating an application for Universal Windows 10 App
HExecuteSQLQuery (Function)
Initializes a query written in SQL language and declares this query to the HFSQL engine.
httpRequest (Type of variable)
The httpRequest type is used to retrieve the advanced characteristics of an HTTP/HTTPS request....
restRequest (Type of variable)
The restRequest type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a REST request.
Creating a report
The report editor allows you to easily create all types of reports via a wizard......
ArraySeekByProcedure (Function)
Seeks an element in a one-dimensional WLanguage array by using a comparison procedure.
httpProgress (Type of variable)
The httpProgress type is used to manage the progress when sending or receiving an HTTP request.
fRead (Function)
Reads: a block of bytes (characters) in an external file (ANSI or Unicode), the content...
fDate (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates associated with a file or directory (date created, modified...
HTransactionFree (Function)
Transforms all the records "in transaction" into "Normal" records if these records do not belong...
WINDEV and the SOAP protocol
WDMap: Reindexing an HFSQL data file
WDMap is used to find out whether an HFSQL data file must be reindexed and reindex an HFSQL data...
Native SQLite Connector: Specific features and remarks
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native SQLite...
12. Retrieving data from a site
GDPR: an audit of data
A new GDPR audit is available to easily identify and monitor personal data in a WINDEV, WEBDEV...
WINDEV Mobile 2024: New WLanguage features
In version 27, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced...
Report based on a TreeView Table control
You can use a report based on a TreeView Table control to directly print the information displayed...
iParameter (Function)
Retrieves the printer configuration and configures the print.
HListFullTextIndex (Function)
Returns the list of full-text indexes of a file (a query or a view) recognized by the HFSQL engine.
Manipulating Chart controls in a WEBDEV site
When a Chart control is executed on a page of the WEBDEV site, users can personalize visuals via...
hScheduledTask (Type of variable)
The hScheduledTask type is used to manage a scheduled HFSQL Client/Server task...