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Version: 2025

12. Retrieving data from a site
DiagramLoadLibrary (Function)
Loads a diagram file and creates a library of preset shapes from it.
Selecting the application or the files to install
WINDEV includes a wizard for generating a setup program: to install a WINDEV application. to install other files. Installing goodies for example (images, videos, ...)....
InitialWidth (Property)
The InitialWidth property is used to: Find out the initial width of a control or window. Modify the base width used to anchor the controls in "width". Find out the initial width of a report control....
PageToFile (Function)
Automatically updates: the value of the items in a data file with the value of the controls in the page. The data file items bound to the window controls are automatically updated with the values of these controls. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. The WLanguage variables bound to the page controls are automatically updated with the values of these controls. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible)....
SourceFromWindow (Function)
Automatically updates: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
NbAnimationSteps (Property)
The NbAnimationSteps property is used to get and specify the number of drawings in the image that defines the animation of a custom infinite Progress Bar control.
Code coverage
The code coverage is the measure regarding the coverage of tests run on an application or site......
Dialog (Function)
Displays a message box and returns the value of the button clicked by the user.
Automatic update (Network applications)
This step of the wizard allows managing the automatic updates of the applications from the reference server....
User Control Center: Management of network applications
For each network application listed in the User Control Center, the "Management of network applications" section is used to......
User Groupware and LDAP
The LDAP protocol is increasingly used by the companies......
CtDescribedCaption (Property)
The CtDescribedCaption property is used to get and set the caption of the connection to the OLE DB data source.
Ellipsis (Property)
The Ellipsis property is used to determine and change the truncation mode with ellipses in: a window control (Static, edit control, List box, Button, Combo box or Static table column). a Static control in a report....
NoteTitle (Property)
The NoteTitle property is used to: Get the title of the notes used in the technical documentation of a control, window, page or report. Change the title of the notes used in the technical documentation of a control, window, page or report....
ChronoStart (Function)
Starts a stopwatch to measure the duration of a process (in milliseconds) and resets a running stopwatch.
HFlush (Function)
Forces the operating system of the computer where the data files are found to write data onto the disk.
FTPListFile (Function)
Lists the files (and/or the directories) found in a directory of an FTP server and returns the number of listed files (and/or directories)....
HSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current file context: current record, filter, pointers.
Properties associated with a group of controls
Several WLanguage properties can be used on a group of controls found in a window, in a page or in a report......
Designing a supercontrol
A supercontrol is an advanced type of control......
1. Implementing a Client/Server database
WEBDEV Tutorial - Managing an HFSQL Client/Server database Lesson 1 - Implementing a Client/Server database - 10 min...
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created......
The Numeric or Currency control: Input or display masks
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose two types of masks......
CustomMenu
The CustomMenu allows you to create a custom menu in the menu bar of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......