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New WLanguage functions
Improved WLanguage functions
New WLanguage properties
Improved WLanguage properties
New advanced types of WLanguage
Improved advanced WLanguage types

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WINDEV 2024: New WLanguage features

Overview

In version 2024, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced and some have been improved.

New WLanguage functions

New WLanguage functions for WINDEV applications on Windows:


ArrayToParameters	Converts an array of elements into a list of parameters.
AuthImportToken	Creates a webservice access token from an description token in JSON format.
Belgium.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Belgium.
BitcoinCoreBlockCount	Returns the size of the blockchain known by the Bitcoin node (i.e. the number of blocks created since January 3, 2009). This makes it possible, for example, to calculate the approximate date of the next halving.
BitcoinCoreConfigure	Specifies Bitcoin Core server connection parameters, in order to use BitcoinCoreXXXX functions.
BitcoinCoreDateTimeLatestBlock	Returns the date and time when the last block was created.
BitcoinCoreHashRate	Returns the number of times the sha256 function had to be calculated per second to calculate the last block.. This number corresponds to a proof of work.
Brazil.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Brazil.
Canada.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a Canadian tax number.
CodeWLanguageMetEnForme	Put in Geometry a WLanguage code: coloring, standardized rewriting, indentation, translation, etc.
CurrentDay	Returns the number of the current day in the current month.
DateToDateInYear	Returns the number of the day in the year corresponding to a given date.
dpDriveConnect	Create a connection to an Drive Dropbox.
DriveCopyDirectory	copy a directory on the Drive to another directory on the Drive (remote disk).
DriveCopyFile	copy a single file from the remote disk to another directory on the remote disk.
DriveCreateDirectory	Creates a directory on the remote disk.
DriveCreateFile	Creates a file on the remote disk.
DriveDeleteDirectory	Deletes a directory (and the files it contains) on an Drive (remote disk).
DriveDeleteFile	Deletes a file on the remote disk.
DriveListeDirectory	Lists the directories of an Drive.
DriveListeFile	Lists files in an Drive directory.
DriveListeFileGgl	Lists files from the Google suite (Google Docs, Google SpreadSheets, etc.) present in a Google Drive.
DriveMoveDirectory	Move a directory and its contents to another directory on the same Drive (remote disk).
DriveMoveFile	Moves a file present in an Drive directory to another directory on this Drive (remote disk).
DriveRecoverDirectory	Retrieves a directory (and its files) from an Drive (remote disk) and saves it on the user's workstation.
DriveRecoverFile	Retrieves a file from an Drive (remote disk) and saves it on the user's workstation.
DriveRecoverFileGgl	Retrieves an Document from the Google suite present on a Google Drive in the desired compatible format.
DriveRename	Renomme un fichier ou un répertoire sur un disque distant.
DriveSendFile	Sends a file (present on the user's machine) to an Drive (remote disk).
DriveUploadDirectory	Envoie un répertoire (présent sur la machine de l'utilisateur) vers un disque distant.
France.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a French tax number.
Germany.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Germany.
GglDriveConnect	Creates a connection to an Drive Google Drive.
grHistoTypeBar	Defines the type of bar to be used in a histogram plot.
grWaffleSize	Defines the number of rows and columns in a Waffle graph.
grWaffleTypeCell	Defines the Geometry of cells in a Waffle graph.
GuidedTourInfo	Returns information about a guided tour.
GuidedTourStepChange	Modifies the current step of the guided tour.
InGuidedTourMode	Indicates whether a guided tour is running.
Italy.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Italy.
oDriveConnect	Creates a connection to an Drive OneDrive.
SaaSChangePassword	Changes the password of the connected user.
SaaSCheckService	Checks the access rights of the user to a service of the SaaS site.
SaaSClientConnexion	Returns the characteristics of the connection to the client database.
SaaSConnect	Authenticates a user of a SaaS site beside the SaaS webservice that manages the site.
SaaSConnectedUser	Returns the user currently connected via SaaSConnect.
SaaSDisconnect	Disconnect the user of a SaaS site beside the SaaS web service that manages the site.
SaaSIsConnected	Defines whether the connection to the SaaS web service is still established.
SaaSReadSiteParameter	Reads an information specific to the client for the current SaaS site.
SaaSSendSecurityCode	Sends the security code to the user so that he can change his password.
SaaSWriteSiteParameter	Saves a specific information for a SaaS site in the configuration of a client account.
Spain.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Spain.
Switzerland.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Switzerland.
TourGuideStart	Starts the guided tour and displays the first stage.
TourGuideStop	Stops the specified tour or the tour in progress.
U.S.VerifyTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a US tax number.
UTF8Valid	Tests the validity of a string in UTF8 format.
WLanguageCodeGetCSSDeclarations	Returns the CSS style sheet corresponding to a theme in the WLanguage code.

New WLanguage functions (prefix syntax) for WINDEV applications on Windows:


.HistoTypeBarre	Defines the type of bar to be used in a histogram plot.
.WaffleSize	Defines the number of rows and columns in a Waffle graph.
.WaffleTypeCell	Defines the Geometry of cells in a Waffle graph.
.Stop	Stops the specified tour or the tour in progress.
ChangeStep	Modifies the current step of the guided tour.
Info	Returns information about a guided tour.
Start	Starts the guided tour and displays the first stage.
PageExtract	Extracts a page from a PDF file in a variable of type Image.
Sign	Applies an approval signature to an existing PDF.
ToText	Extract the text contained in an Document PDF.
MetEnForme	Put in Geometry a WLanguage code: coloring, standardized rewriting, indentation, translation.

New WLanguage functions for WINDEV applications on Linux:


ArrayToParameters	Converts an array of elements into a list of parameters.
Belgium.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Belgium.
BitcoinCoreBlockCount	Returns the size of the blockchain known by the Bitcoin node (i.e. the number of blocks created since January 3, 2009). This makes it possible, for example, to calculate the approximate date of the next halving.
BitcoinCoreConfigure	Specifies Bitcoin Core server connection parameters, in order to use BitcoinCoreXXXX functions.
BitcoinCoreDateTimeLatestBlock	Returns the date and time when the last block was created.
BitcoinCoreHashRate	Returns the number of times the sha256 function had to be calculated per second to calculate the last block.. This number corresponds to a proof of work.
Brazil.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Brazil.
Canada.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a Canadian tax number.
CurrentDay	Returns the number of the current day in the current month.
DateToDateInYear	Returns the number of the day in the year corresponding to a given date.
DriveListeFileGgl	Lists files from the Google suite (Google Docs, Google SpreadSheets, etc.) present in a Google Drive.
DriveRecoverFileGgl	Retrieves an Document from the Google suite present on a Google Drive in the desired compatible format.
France.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a French tax number.
Germany.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Germany.
grHistoTypeBar	Defines the type of bar to be used in a histogram plot.
grWaffleSize	Defines the number of rows and columns in a Waffle graph.
grWaffleTypeCell	Defines the Geometry of cells in a Waffle graph.
Italy.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Italy.
Spain.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Spain.
Switzerland.checkTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a tax number in Switzerland.
U.S.VerifyTaxNumber	Tests the validity of a US tax number.
UTF8Valid	Tests the validity of a string in UTF8 format.

New WLanguage functions (prefix syntax) for WINDEV applications for Linux:


.HistoTypeBarre	Defines the type of bar to be used in a histogram plot.
.WaffleSize	Defines the number of rows and columns in a Waffle graph.
.WaffleTypeCell	Defines the Geometry of cells in a Waffle graph.
PageExtract	Extracts a page from a PDF file in a variable of type Image.
ToText	Extract the text contained in an Document PDF.

New WLanguage functions for WINDEV applications on Java:


InGuidedTourMode	Indicates whether a guided tour is running.

Improved WLanguage functions

The following functions have been modified in this version:


AAFDisable	New constant aafAutoFilterOnKeystroke which allows switching to filter mode in a column of a Table control when entering from the keyboard.
AIDetectModel	Managing the "onnx" neural network.
AIDetectModel	Managing the "onnx" neural network.
AIDetectModel	Managing the "onnx" neural network.
fReadLine	New syntax for reading an row via an Procedure WLanguage.
grColumnSpacing	Now lets you define the spacing between cells in a Waffle graph.
grCreate	New constant to manage Waffle graphs.
grSeriesType	New constant to manage Waffle graphs.
grTooltip	New constant to manage Waffle graphs.
grType	New constant to manage Waffle graphs.
NumToString	Conversion format can be defined using Variable type NumericFormat.
PDFExtractPage	New syntax for extracting a page from an Document PDF (Variable of type pdfDocument) as an Image.
PDFSign	New syntax for signing PDF documents (Variable type pdfDocument).
PDFToText	New syntax to obtain the text of an Document PDF page (Variable of type pdfDocument).
SysWindowsVersion	New constant sysNativeProcessor to know the processor of the current station.

The following functions have been modified in this version:


fReadLine	New syntax for reading an row via an Procedure WLanguage.

New WLanguage properties

New WLanguage properties:


FlexAlignContent	The Property FlexAlignContent allows you to know and modify the alignment characteristics of the lines contained in the Flexbox field according to the secondary axis of the field ( Property corresponding CSS "align-content").
FlexAlignItems	The Property FlexAlignItems allows you to know and modify the alignment characteristics of the fields inside a row of a Flexbox field according to the secondary axis of the field ( Property 900 corresponding CSS "align-items").
FlexAlignSelf	The Property FlexAlignSelf allows you to know and modify the alignment and vertical anchoring of the field in the row of the Flexbox field ( Property corresponding CSS "align-self").
FlexColumnGap	The Property FlexColumnGap allows you to know and modify the width of the gutter which separates the elements in the same row of a control Flexbox.
FlexDirection	The Property FlexDirection allows you to know and modify the sense and direction of the main axis of a Flexbox control ( Property CSS corresponding "flex-direction").
FlexGrow	The FlexGrow property allows you to know and modify the growth factor of a control present in a row of a control c00 Flexbox.
FlexJustifyContent	The Property FlexJustifyContent allows you to know and modify the alignment of the fields inside the Flexbox field according to the main axis of the field ( Property corresponding CSS "justify-content").
FlexRowGap	The Property FlexRowGap allows you to know and modify the height of the gutter which separates the lines of a control Flexbox.
FlexShrink	The Property FlexShrink allows you to know and modify the reduction factor of a control present in a row of a control Flexbox.
FlexWrap	The Property FlexWrap allows you to know and modify the management of the return to row of the fields of a row of a Flexbox field ( Property 7900 corresponding CSS "flex-wrap").
GraduationX	The Property GraduationX allows you to know the graduation step on the X axis.
GraduationY	The Property GraduationX allows you to know the graduation step on the Y axis.
GraduationYSecondary	The Property GraduationYSecondaire allows you to know the step of the graduation on the secondary Y axis.
PlanActif	The Property Plane Active allows you to know and modify the number of the plan Active in a window, an internal window or a Cell control .

Improved WLanguage properties

The following WLanguage properties have been improved:


OrientationTitle	It is now possible to orient the title of each column of an Table control or hierarchical table..

New advanced types of WLanguage

New WLanguage types for WINDEV applications:


Drive	The Drive type allows handle a Drive generically. To use this type of Variable, it is necessary to connect to the desired Drive.
gglDrive	The type gglDrive allows handle Google Drive. To use a Variable of type gglDrive , it is necessary to connect to Google Drive via the function gglDrive Connect.
GglFile	The GglFile type allows you to know all the characteristics of a file from the Google software suite (Docs, Sheets, etc.).
GuidedTour	The GuidedTour type allows you to define all the advanced characteristics of a guided tour and its stages.
GuidedTourStep	The GuidedTourStep type allows you to define all the advanced characteristics of a step of a guided tour.
NumericFormat	The NumericFormat type allows you to define all the characteristics of the format that can be used with the NumericalToString function.
WLanguageCodeFormatting	The type WLanguageCodeFormatting allows you to define all the setting parameters in Geometry 06500740072007900 of the WLanguage code.

The new WLanguage types for WINDEV applications for Linux are:


Drive	The Drive type allows handle a Drive generically. To use this type of Variable, it is necessary to connect to the desired Drive.
gglDrive	The type gglDrive allows handle Google Drive. To use a Variable of type gglDrive , it is necessary to connect to Google Drive via the function gglDrive Connect.
GglFile	The GglFile type allows you to know all the characteristics of a file from the Google software suite (Docs, Sheets, etc.).
NumericFormat	The NumericFormat type allows you to define all the characteristics of the format that can be used with the NumericalToString function.

Improved advanced WLanguage types

The following advanced types have been improved for WINDEV applications:


httpRequest	Property ProcedureTrace: New HEX@ constant allowing you to obtain detailed information on the execution of the request (cURL/OpenSSL low-level error, current step, warnings, etc.).
restRequest	Property ProcedureTrace: New HEX@ constant allowing you to obtain detailed information on the execution of the request (cURL/OpenSSL low-level error, current step, warnings, etc.).