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Version: 2025

<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
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)...
<Organizer>.Position (Function)
Displays an Organizer control from a specified date or returns the date of the first day (or the date of the last day) displayed in an Organizer 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.
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<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.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<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.
<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.
<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).
Position
The Position keyword can correspond to ...
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
GesturePosX (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the pointer (finger or stylus).
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.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
<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.
Changing the characteristics of window controls
The characteristics of the controls can be viewed and/or changed in...
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
DocPositionTopPage (Function)
Returns the position of the first character in a given page in a Text Processing control.
ScrollbarPosition (Function)
Allows you to manage the position of scrollbars:
  • Modifies or recovers the position of one of the scrollbars (horizontal or vertical) of a field in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application.
  • Retrieves the position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WEBDEV website.
PagePosition (Function)
Scrolls a page up to position a control in the visible section of the page (top) in the browser.
Creating the link buttons in the windows of a WINDEV RAD pattern
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.
iPrint (Function)
Sends the character string passed as parameter to the print buffer.
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...
fWrite (Example)
Usage example of the fWrite function
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.
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...
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...