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Bar Code functions
The following functions are used to manage bar codes:
Managing bar codes
The use of bar codes to identify and manage products has become essential...
Reading bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create applications for reading bar codes...
CameraStartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
<Camera>.StartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
BCToImage (Function)
Generates the image of a bar code.
BCCapture (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a bar code by using the device camera (Android, iPhone, iPad).
Decoding bar codes using a Camera control
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture...
CameraStopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
VideoStartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
VideoStopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding a bar code in a Camera control.
<Camera>.StopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding a bar code in a Camera control.
Camera field: decode bar codes (prefix syntax)
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture...
SchedulerDeleteAppointment (Function)
Deletes an appointment from a Scheduler control.
HRplPass (Function)
Sets the passwords used to protect the universal replication files.
HStatCalculate (Function)
Performs various statistical calculations on the file keys.
FTPSize (Function)
Returns the size (in bytes) of a file found on an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
FontItalic (Property)
The FontItalic property is used to: Determine if the text is italicized. Apply or remove italic formatting from the text....
Edit options of a report
The report editor allows you to......
HFlush (Function)
Forces the operating system of the computer where the data files are found to write data onto the disk.
ServiceControl (Function)
Sends a control message to a service.
xlsNbWorksheet (Function)
Returns the number of worksheets found in an XLS file.
HTTPCookieRead (Function)
Returns the value of a cookie received further to an HTTP request.
NbColumn (Property)
The NbColumn property is used to get the number of columns in a report.
ParentObject (Function)
Identifies the "parent" of a graphic object: control, column, window, page, ...
RTFSelection (Function)
Modifies or lists attributes of text currently selected in an control RTF (from a window or report WINDEV).
EmailReadMessageHeader (Function)
Reads the header of an incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
Date (Type of variable)
The Date type enables you to easily handle the dates...
DateTime (Type of variable)
The DateTime type enables you to easily handle a date and a time...
HChangeDir (Function)
Changes the path to a data file (i.e. directory in which the file will be handled).
StringDisplay (Function)
Returns a specific string (or a buffer) to the client browser in response to a request.
ContactAdd (Function)
Adds a contact: in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book. into the list of contacts on the device (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows)....
ImageState (Property)
The ImageState property is used to get and change the number of drawings in: The image associated with a button. The image of the cursor in a slider. The image associated with the button of a sidebar pane. The image associated with the button of a tab pane. The image associated with the Rating control. The image associated with a group in a Ribbon control. The image associated with a menu option....
ComboOpen (Function)
Expands the list of a Combo Box control (single-column or multi-column Combo Box).
xlsColumnTitle (Function)
Retrieves the title of a column found in an XLS file.
ThreadPause (Function)
Pauses the current thread during the specified duration.
XMLPrevious (Function)
Positions on the previous element (tag or attribute).
CallInterface (Function)
Runs a method of an interface of an object implemented in a DLL external to the WINDEV framework.