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Version: 2025

Automatic Drag and Drop
For some types of controls, WINDEV and WEBDEV offer an automatic management of Drag and Drop.
Drag and Drop functions
The following functions are used to manage Drag and Drop:
Drag and Drop
Drag and Drop is used to transfer data between several controls with the mouse. This data can be moved between several controls found in the same application or in different applications.
WINDEV: Example of programmed Drag and Drop
ExplorerRetrieve (Function)
Retrieves the number and the name of the files "dropped" from the explorer.
HTML 5: Example of programmed drag-and-drop management
To make a WEBDEV website more interactive, you have the ability to implement Drag and Drop in the pages.
EmulateDnD (Function)
Emulates a "Drag & Drop" gesture in automated tests.
Drag-and-drop operation set programmatically
The programmed Drag and Drop is used to entirely manage Drag/Drop between the different types of controls...
<Variable gglDrive>DeleteFile (Function)
Removes a Google Suite file inside a Google Drive.
Compressing frames (DSL, 3G, Edge, VPN, ...)
A frame is a packet ot data that flows through the network......
Configuring the "Relative duration" mask (date and time in natural language)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose to use a "Relative duration" display mask for the Date controls......
tapiCallDuring (Function)
Returns the duration of the call (difference between the start date and time of call and the end date and time of call).
Java application and WINDEV
A Java application is an application entirely compiled in Java......
HTMLWrapAllChildren (Function)
Wraps all children of the given node in a new node in an HTML document.
<htmlNode variable>.WrapAllChildren (Function)
Wraps all children of the given node in a new node in an HTML document.
The Context Menu control (WEBDEV)
Context menus are often used in websites......
DriveMoveDirectory (Function)
Move a directory and its contents to another directory on the same Drive (remote disk).
DriveRecoverFile (Function)
Retrieves a file from an Drive (remote disk) and saves it on the user's workstation....
DriveSendFile (Function)
Sends a file (present on the user's machine) to an Drive (remote disk)....
<Variable Drive>MoveDirectory (Function)
Move a directory and its contents to another directory on the same Drive (remote disk).
<Variable Drive>SendFile (Function)
Sends a file (present on the user's machine) to an Drive (remote disk)....
<Variable Drive>RetrieveFile (Function)
Retrieves a file from an Drive (remote disk) and saves it on the user's workstation....
InDays (Property)
The InDays property is used to convert a Duration variable to days.
Grayed (Property)
The Grayed property is used to: Determine if a control (or a group of controls) is grayed out. Gray out or ungray a control, a group of controls or a window....
Managing dates and times
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several methods for managing dates and times in your applications......
OLE DB: Required configuration
To handle a database via OLE DB, the following elements must be installed on the development computer and on the deployment computer......
DriveRecoverDirectory (Function)
Retrieves a directory (and its files) from an Drive (remote disk) and saves it on the user's workstation....
ControlGrayed (Function)
Grays a control or a group of controls. An animation can be set on the controls during this operation.
<Variable Drive>SendDirectory (Function)
Sends a directory and its files (present on the user's machine) to an Drive (remote disk)....
<Variable Drive>RetrieveDirectory (Function)
Retrieves a directory (and its files) from an Drive (remote disk) and saves it on the user's workstation....
PVTCompareDateRange (Function)
Calculates and displays a date range comparison in a Pivot Table control.
Duration (Type of variable)
The Duration type enables you to easily handle the intervals of dates and times...
DrawingStyle (Function)
Allows you to find out and modify: the display mode of grayed buttons found in the windows of your application. the display mode of translucent border for the windows of your application. the mode for loading large images....