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FAQ about Windows Vista and later
This help page presents a list of problems that may occur when using Windows Vista and later...
The UAC mechanism in Windows Vista (and later)
To increase security against worms and viruses, Windows Vista/7 implemented the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism...
Creating an executable: Manifest management
When running an executable, Windows Vista (and later) performs several checks regarding the rights of the current user via the UAC mechanism (User Account Control)...
Difference of behavior in Windows Vista (and later)
The test of your project was run using one of the Vista/7 test options...
Windows: What to bear in mind if your customers use Vista (and higher)
Windows Vista (and later) proposes several improvements...
HTrackStop (Function)
Stops tracking a data file on an HFSQL server.
H.TemporaryDirectory (Variable)
Allows you to force the directory used to store the temporary files when reindexing the HFSQL data files.
<String type>.ExtractString (Function)
Allows you to: extract a substring from a string based on a specified string separator. search for substrings in a string based on a specified string separator....
CountryGet (Function)
Returns the Country variable corresponding to an ISO code or to the country caption according to ISO 3166-1.
CursorDisplay (Function)
Displays or hides the mouse cursor.
BurnerErase (Example)
Usage example of the BurnerErase function
iPrintZone (Example)
Usage example of the iPrintZone function
HInfoServerRights (Example)
Usage example of the HInfoServerRights function
fCurrentDrive (Example)
Usage example of the fCurrentDrive function
Email (Type of variable)
The Email type is used to handle the email content as well as the associated information.
Title (Property)
The Title property is used to get and change the title of an element.
xmlAttribute (Type of variable)
The xmlAttribute type is used to handle the attributes of a node in an XML document.
ArraySeekByProcedure (Function)
Seeks an element in a one-dimensional WLanguage array by using a comparison procedure.
SpeechSynthesisReadFile (Function)
Reads the content of the specified file by using the engine for speech synthesis found on the device.
DateTimeValid (Function)
Checks the validity of a date/time between January 01, 0001 at 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds 0 hundredths of a second and December 31, 9999 at 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds 99 hundredths of a second....
RealToDateTime (Function)
Converts an 8-byte real to a date and time.
ParallelTaskExecute (Function)
Triggers the execution of a parallel task.
EventOpen (Function)
Opens a synchronization event between several threads.
btleDevice (Type of variable)
The btleDevice type allows you to handle a device that uses the Bluetooth Low Energy technology.
CameraCapture (Function)
Captures the images received from the camera: as an image: takes a photo. as a video: records a video. Function kept for "Version-26-compatible" Camera controls....
9. Hardware and software requirements
dVerticalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image with respect to a vertical axis (symmetry with respect to a vertical axis).
dHorizontalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image with respect to a horizontal axis (symmetry with respect to a horizontal axis).
StringToDate (Function)
Converts a date in character string format to a date in YYYYMMDD format.
EmailReadLastHeader (Function)
Reads the header of last incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).