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XLS file handling functions
List of functions for managing XLS files...
Charset (Property)
The Charset property is used to: Get the character set used by a Font variable. Change the character set used by a Font variable. Get the character set used by an HFSQL data file....
HCancelDeclaration (Function)
Used to: Delete a declaration made previously using HDeclare, HDeclareExternal, HDescriveFile. After this operation, the data file is no longer recognized by the HFSQL engine. Free the resources of a query (after calling HExecuteQuery or HExecuteSQLQuery)....
NetDirList (Function)
Lists the directories and the files found: on the FTP server (File Transfer Protocol) or on the RPC server (Remote Procedure Call) powered by WINDEV, on the client computer. This function is kept for backward compatibility....
HListItem (Function)
Returns the list of items: found in a data file ( a query or a view) known to the HFSQL engine. The data files defined by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal and HDescribeFile are taken into account. found in a Record variable....
WindowFromSource (Function)
Automatically initializes the controls of a window with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables....
<Source>.ToWindows (Function)
Automatically initializes the controls of a window with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables....
SCM file format evolutions
Four versions are available for the SCM repository......
Message text file format
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format......
Translating a text file with WDTRAD
WDLog: Viewing a log file
WDLog is used to view the content of a log file......
Automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Type (Property)
The Type property is used to get: the type of element (data file or item) defined programmatically or in the data model editor, view or query. the type of object. the type of data held in a Variant....
Appendix 3: Configuration file
Bloque entièrement ou partiellement un fichier externe....
<Array>.Apply (Function)
Executes a procedure for each element of a WLanguage array.
<Array>.Map (Function)
Executes a procedure on each element of a source array and returns the results in a WLanguage array.
Creating an executable: Information and version number
The version information of an executable corresponds to the information visible in the Windows file explorer....
Connection
The Connection keyword can correspond to: the Connection variable. the Connection property used to get and change the connection currently associated with a data file. For more details, see Connection. the Connection property of a hbScanParameter variable....
SourceToScreen (Function)
Automatically updates the controls in a window or page with: the values of the bound items in the current record (loaded in memory) of the HFSL data file described in the data model editor. the values of the bound WLanguage variables....
Binding a Link control to an item
WDSQL: Exporting and printing the result of an SQL query
The result of a select query can be......
WDMap: Printing records
WDMAP allows you to print the records found in a data file......
spMatchesDescription (Property)
The spMatchesDescription property determines if the parameters (key derivation function, hash algorithm, iteration count and output length) of the item of type "Password" in the data file match the parameters described programmatically or in the analysis.
FOR EACH/FOR ALL statement (loop through files)
The FOR EACH statement is used to run different types of HFSQL loops...
The report editor
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create reports with the report editor......