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<Internal window>.ChangeSourceWindow (Function)
Dynamically changes the window displayed in an Internal Window control.
Case of internal window dequeues Modifies the currently displayed window. This modification is saved in the list of internal windows to scroll.
Internal window functions
The following functions are used to manage "Internal windows" controls...
The Internal Window control
The "Internal Window" control is used to include a window (and its code) in a control of another window...
WLanguage properties of Internal Window controls
List of WLanguage properties of Internal Window controls
WinUsefulSize (Function)
Specifies the useful size of an internal window with automatic scrollbars. The useful size corresponds to the full size of the internal window:
  • Width of the internal window.
  • Height of the internal window.
Events associated with internal windows
List of events associated with internal windows
ChangeSourceWindow (Function)
Dynamically changes the window displayed in an Internal Window control.
Case of internal window dequeues Modifies the currently displayed window. This modification is saved in the list of internal windows to scroll.
MyInternalWindow (Reserved word)
MyInternalWindow is used to handle the current internal window.
Reset (Function)
Reinitializes:
  • all the controls found in the current window or page (including the groups of controls, the supercontrols and the internal windows).
  • the controls found in a group of controls, a supercontrol, an internal window or an internal page.
Changing the window content with a swipe gesture
The mobile devices propose several features available via finger movements...
ToastDisplayIW (Function)
Opens a toast whose content is based on an internal window.
Custom title bar with menus and controls
There is a new trend in UI design: application menus in the title bar!...
Remote check: Customizing with a window
To customize the remote control performed on a multi-user WINDEV application, the standard window can be replaced with a window from your application......
WinEdSelectPlus (Function)
Selects a control when the interface is modified by the end user ("Allow end users to modify the UI" option enabled).
WinEdDeselectAll (Function)
Deselects all the controls when the interface is modified by the end user ("Allow end users to modify the UI" option enabled).
WinEdSelectMinus (Function)
Deselects a control when the interface is modified by the end user ("Allow end users to modify the UI" option enabled).
Creating an executable: Managing manifests
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)......
AddFavorite (Function)
Adds an Internet address into the list of favorites for the Web user.
The "Window position preview" pane
The "Window position preview" pane is used to view and/or modify the opening position of the windows currently modified (according to the screen resolution used)......
"Project explorer" pane
The "Project explorer" pane is used to simplify the development environment of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Tab order in a window, a page, etc.
The tab order of the controls found in a window or in a page describes the order in which the controls take focus in a window when the user presses the [Tabulation] key......
Programming standard in Windows Vista and later
To increase security against worms and viruses, Windows Vista/7 implemented the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism....
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
fOpen (Function)
Opens an external file (ANSI or UNICODE) in order to handle it through programming.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
SysStatusExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the availability status of the external storage space of the device.
The Bar Code control
The Bar Code control displays bar codes in your windows, pages or reports......
ASPExecute (Function)
Calls an external .asp script and returns the result in a string.
PHPExecute (Function)
Calls an external .php script and returns the result in a string.
Component (Type of variable)
The Component type is used to easily handle an external component.
Events associated with an Organizer control
The following events are associated with Organizer controls:...
4. HFSQL Classic
HFSQL Classic is the database format......
Screen,Raz (External language)
Resets to zero (for a numeric control) or clears (for the other types of controls) the content of the controls found in the current window.
Testing a project: setting
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run......
Hosting parameters
The hosting parameters define the default values that will be used to create the new hosting accounts......
Screen,Coordinate (External language)
Retrieves the coordinates of the control in relation to the top left border of the window as well as the physical size of a control.