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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...
EditMode (Property)
The EditMode property gets and sets the editing mode of the Diagram Editor control: selection or freehand drawing.
REST web services: Importing an OpenAPI specification
REST web service APIs can be described using OpenAPl files......
DisplayMask (Property)
The DisplayMask property is used to: Find out the display mask. Modify the display mask. This display mask is displayed when the control is in read-only or when the control does not have focus....
Character strings
WLanguage supports different types of strings....
External language: Programming in C++ (WDWDIAL interface)
This third method uses the notion of class inheritance to simplify the interfacing between a C++ application and WINDEV......
VerticalAlignment (Property)
The VerticalAlignment property gets and changes the vertical alignment of a control.
Skin elements
The skin elements are used to quickly change the visual aspect of a project without having to retouch every page and every page template......
Reading an email
This help page explains how to read an email from a WINDEV application and how to display its content in a WINDEV application....
Anchoring applied to window controls
The windows of a WINDEV application can be resized at runtime......
Border (Property)
The Border property is used to get and change the characteristics of the borders: for a report control or block. for a window control. for a cell of a Table control....
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.
AnimationDirectionAlernate (Property)
The AnimationDirectionAlernate property allows you to: Check whether the animation in an infinite Progress Bar control is played forwards first, then backwards. Configure the animation in an infinite Progress Bar control to be played forwards first, then backwards....
BrowserSlice (Function)
Returns the number of the slice displayed in a page in Responsive Web Design mode.
URL (Property)
The URL property is used to: Get the address associated with a control. Change the address associated with a control....
HeightExpanded (Property)
The HeightExpanded property is used to get and change the height of an expanded iOS 13 widget.
Multiline (Property)
In a window or page, the Multiline property is used to: find out and modify the "Multiline" option of an Edit control. find out and modify the "Multiline" option of a column in a Table control. In a report, the Multiline property is used to determine and change the "Multiline" option of a control....
Transactions in SQL
Starting with version 21, you can manage transactions in SQL code......
TableSelect (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in the Table or TreeView Table control.
The single-part and multi-part archives
Two types of archives are available......
Message (Property)
The Message property is used to: Find out the help message associated with a control or with a menu option (in a window). Modify the help message associated with a control or with a menu option (in a window)....
<Table>.Select (Function)
Returns the index of the selected element in the Table or TreeView Table control.
Migrating a WEBDEV site to PHP
To migrate a WEBDEV site to PHP......
ChangeTarget (Function)
Changes the target of a button action.
ContextClose (Function)
Closes a page context.
ContextOpen (Function)
Opens a new page context without returning the information to the browser.