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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...
The Slider control (in a window)
A slider control is used to select a value between two bounds......
RequestUpdateUIParent (Function)
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent. This function is kept for backward compatibility.
<zipArchive variable>.AddDirectory (Function)
Adds all the files found in a directory and in its subdirectories into an archive and compresses them.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractPath (Function)
Returns the path of a file found in the archive.
<zipArchive variable>.NbPartNeeded (Function)
Returns the number of parts of a given size required to split a single-part archive.
<zipArchive variable>.OpenRAR (Function)
Opens an existing archive in RAR format.
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteFile (Function)
Deletes a file from an archive.
zipExtractDirectory (Function)
Automatically extracts and decompresses files from a directory in the file tree of an archive to a physical location.
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all files from an archive.
<zipArchive variable>.FileSize (Function)
Returns the size of one of the files found in the archive (in CAB, RAR, WDZ, ZIP, 7z, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format): the compressed size of the file. the size of file before compression....
<zipArchive variable>.AddFileList (Function)
Adds a list of files (of any type) into an archive in ZIP, CAB, WDZ or 7z format and compresses it.
LinkedFile (Property)
The LinkedFile property is used to set the characteristics of a link.
SourceFile (Property)
The SourceFile property is used to set the characteristics of a link.
zipNbFile (Function)
Returns the number of files found in an archive (in CAB, RAR, ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
<zipArchive variable>.ChangePath (Function)
Modifies the stored path of a file in an archive (in ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
Value (Property)
The Value property is used to: Find out and modify the value of a report control. Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a window. Find out the identifier of a stream. Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a page....
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RequestUpdateUI (Function)
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event). This function is kept for backward compatibility.
zipExtractFile (Function)
Extracts a file from an archive and automatically decompresses it to a physical location or in memory.
HFilterIdentical (Function)
Defines and enables a filter used to find the exact value of a string item.
Calendar functions
List of Calendar functions...
Pane (Property)
The Pane property is used to: Find out the pane tabs associated with a control. Define the pane tabs associated with a control....
Remote HFSQL administrator: Overview
...The remote HFSQL administrator is a WEBDEV site installed with the WEBDEV application server and used to remotely manage the HFSQL Client/Server databases installed on the Web server......
grTimeLevelMax (Function)
Defines the number of levels to display in the time scale of a chart as well as the maximum level.
zipSplit (Function)
Splits an archive into several sub-archives of a given size.