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<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
<Looper>.Position (Function)
Moves the scrollbar to display a specific row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Looper control populated programmatically.
Position
The Position keyword can correspond to...
<TreeView>.Position (Function)
Displays a TreeView control from a specified element (node or leaf) or returns the name of the first element displayed in a TreeView control.
<Spreadsheet>.Position (Function)
Displays the specified cell in a Spreadsheet control found in a window:
  • either the visible area of Spreadsheet control is moved to display the cell.
  • or the cell is displayed in the upper-left corner of visible area of Spreadsheet control.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
<Table>.Position (Function)
Displays a Table or TreeView Table control from a specified row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Table or TreeView Table control.
<List Box>.Position (Function)
Displays a List Box (or a ListView) control from a specified element or returns the index of the first element displayed in a List Box control (if the scrollbar was used).
The "Window position preview" pane
The "Window position preview" pane is used to view and/or modify the opening position of the windows currently modified (according to the screen resolution used)...
<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
<Map>.GetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
<Chart>.ComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
DocPositionTopPage (Function)
Returns the position of the first character in a given page in a Text Processing control.
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
PagePosition (Function)
Scrolls a page up to position a control in the visible section of the page (top) in the browser.
ScrollbarMaxPosition (Function)
Retrieves the maximum position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WINDEV application.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
iPrint (Function)
Sends the character string passed as parameter to the print buffer.
dPixelOpacity (Function)
Identifies the opacity of a pixel in an image that has an Alpha channel. This image can...
DnDGetData (Function)
Retrieves a specific type of data during Drag/Drop....
OpenChild (Function)
Opens a non-modal child window.
Word Processing constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing the Word Processing control:...
ControlOver (Function)
Identifies the control hovered over with the mouse cursor.
Creating the link buttons in the windows of a WINDEV RAD pattern
Inserting an image or video into a help page
It can be useful to use images or videos in help pages to explain the actions to be done, indicate...
PageParameter (Function)
Returns the value of a parameter passed to the current page.
LooperMoveLine (Function)
Moves a row or swaps two rows in a Looper control.
GestureNbPointer (Function)
Returns the number of pointers in contact with the screen.
Using the UI modification when running a project or window test
End users can directly modify the interface of the application (according to the options specified...
Tab order in a window, a page, etc.
The tab order of the controls found in a window or in a page describes the order...
Operators on character strings
The character strings can be handled by specific WLanguage functions...
fMemOpen (Function)
Opens a memory zone shared between several applications.
Anchor of overlaid controls (in a page)
WEBDEV allows you to define overlayable controls......
ProgressBarEnable (Function)
Enables the refresh of a Progress Bar via Ajax.
MemDelete (Function)
Deletes an element from a memory zone.
fWrite (Example)
Usage example of the fWrite function
Different page layout methods
Tutorial - Anchors, zoning and layouts Different page layout methods - 30 min
ContactRead (Function)
Reads a contact in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book.
OrganizerDisplay (Function)
Reinitializes the content of an Organizer control from its data source (HFSQL data file...
PanelCreate (Function)
Creates a new Dockable Panel control in the current window.
RTFSearch (Function)
Finds a character string in an RTF control (found in a window or in a report) or in a character...
Watermark (Type of variable)
The Watermark type is used to handle the text printed in watermark in the reports created...