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Version: 2026

<hdfsConnection variable>.CopyFrom (Function)
Copies a file found on a Hadoop server to the local computer.
WEBDEV concepts
Translating the external components
An external component is a set of WINDEV or WEBDEV elements that perform a specific action (send faxes, emails, etc....
<emailOutlookSession variable>.AddFolder (Function)
Adds a folder into the Outlook messaging software.
<emailOutlookSession variable>.RemoveFolder (Function)
Deletes a folder from the Outlook messaging software.
The Ribbon control
The Ribbon control proposes an additional feature regarding the menus found in your applications. It is used to present in a small surface a large number of controls arranged logically in order to perform choices....
Table, List Box and Combo Box controls bound to queries
A Table, List Box, or Combo Box control can be used to display the content of a table or query......
Print technical documentation
You can print different technical documentations describing all the elements of the project (windows, pages, reports, data files, items, components, assemblies, Custom-Folders, etc.)......
<hdfsConnection variable>.Delete (Function)
Deletes a file or directory from a Hadoop server.
Managing threads
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several functions used to perform an advanced management of threads....
<hdfsConnection variable>.CopyTo (Function)
Copies a file located on the local machine to a Hadoop server.
<hdfsConnection variable>.CloseConnection (Function)
Closes a connection to a Hadoop server.
<hdfsConnection variable>.OpenConnection (Function)
Opens a connection to a Hadoop server.
<hdfsConnection variable>.Rename (Function)
Renames a file or a directory found on a Hadoop server.
<Certificate variable>.OpenProperties (Function)
Opens the Windows window used to find out the properties of a certificate.
<mongoCollection variable>.Add (Function)
Adds one or more documents into a collection of MongoDB database.
<xlsDocument variable>.MergeCell (Function)
Merges the specified cells in an Excel document.
<pdfDocument variable>.VerifySignatures (Function)
Checks the validity of PDF signatures. Note: This function is only available from version 2025 Update 1....
<Notification variable>.Send (Function)
Sends an interactive notification to the system in order to be displayed.