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Creating an executable: Manifest management
When running an executable, Windows Vista (and later) performs several checks regarding the rights of the current user via the UAC mechanism (User Account Control)...
FAQ about Windows Vista and later
This help page presents a list of problems that may occur when using Windows Vista and later...
Programming standard in Windows Vista and later
To increase security against worms and viruses, Windows Vista/7 implemented the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism.
Points to consider if your customers use Windows Vista (and later)
Windows Vista (and later) proposes several improvements...
The UAC mechanism in Windows Vista (and later)
To increase security against worms and viruses, Windows Vista/7 implemented the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism...
MyPopupControl (Reserved word)
MyPopupControl is used to handle the control that opened a popup window...
WLanguage procedure called by OpenAsynchronous
WLanguage procedure ("callback") called by OpenAsynchronous after the window is closed.
ExecuteAAF (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window.
SysGetDC (Function)
Retrieves the DC (Device Context) of a window, control or screen.
OpenSister (Function)
Opens a non-modal sibling window.
OpenChild (Function)
Opens a non-modal child window.
MultitaskRedraw (Function)
Immediately redraws the window controls that will be graphically refreshed.
WinRedraw (Function)
Immediately redraws the window controls for which a graphic update is required.
ScreenFirst (Function)
Defines the next control that will be in edit in the current window.
WinInput (Function)
Identifies the window containing the WLanguage code currently run.
Handle (Function)
Returns the system "Handle" (HWND) of a WINDEV control or window.
StatusBarAddCell (Function)
Adds a new cell to the status bar of the current window.
ProgressBar (Function)
Displays a progress bar in the status bar of current window.
<Panel>.Detach (Function)
Detaches a Dockable Panel control to transform it into a floating window.
InPageWithinWindowMode (Function)
Indicates if the page is displayed in a WEBDEV Page control in a window.
ErrorBuild (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
Error (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
Camera control: decoding bar codes
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture......
zipCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
zipExtractFileList (Function)
Extracts and decompresses a list of files found in an archive to a physical location.
Clipping the window according to an image
An image can be used to easily define the shape of a window......
<zipArchive variable>.CurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
Z-index of a control
All the controls in a window or report have a different z-index......
Share your projects via Git
Git is a source code manager......
Changing the version of projects found in SCM
When several projects share elements in the same SCM, changing the version of WINDEV and WEBDEV projects......