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Version: 2025
<List Box>.Position (Function)
Displays a List Box (or a ListView) control from a specified element or returns the index of the first element displayed in a List Box control (if the scrollbar was used).
<Looper>.Position (Function)
Moves the scrollbar to display a specific row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Looper control populated programmatically.
Position
The Position keyword can correspond to ...
<Organizer>.Position (Function)
Displays an Organizer control from a specified date or returns the date of the first day (or the date of the last day) displayed in an Organizer control.
<Calendar>.Position (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
<Toolbar>.Position (Function)
Indicates the display mode of a Toolbar control.
<TreeView>.Position (Function)
Displays a TreeView control from a specified element (node or leaf) or returns the name of the first element displayed in a TreeView control.
<Panel>.Position (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<Spreadsheet>.Position (Function)
Displays the specified cell in a Spreadsheet control found in a window:
  • either the visible area of Spreadsheet control is moved to display the cell.
  • or the cell is displayed in the upper-left corner of visible area of Spreadsheet control.
<Multimedia>.Position (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
Position (Function)
Finds the position of a specified string within another string.
<Table>.Position (Function)
Displays a Table or TreeView Table control from a specified row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a Table or TreeView Table control.
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)...
<Map>.GetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
<Source>.Previous (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of the data file according to a browse item.
HSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current file context (current record, filter, pointers).
HGetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the data file.
grComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
HFreePosition (Function)
Deletes a position saved by HSavePosition.
<Source>.Last (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
Positioning marks in the code
The positioning marks are used to "tag" specific lines of code...
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
PanelPosition (Function)
Retrieves the position of a Dockable Panel control.
<Source>.RestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
MapDisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
<Source>.SetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
<Source>.GetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the data file.
MouseYPos (Function)
Used in a mouse or stylus event (click code, hover code, left or right button pressed code, etc.), returns the vertical position (Y) of the mouse cursor in relation to the field or window in question.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
MDIActive (Function)
Identifies or displays an MDI child window in the foreground.
TableSelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the data file record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection Table control based on a data file.
HRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of a file (function HSavePosition): record in progress, filter, playback pointers.
<Source>.SavePosition (Function)
Stores the current context of a data file: current record, filter, read pointers.
MouseXPos (Function)
Used in a mouse or stylus event (click code, hover code, left or right button pressed code, etc.) returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor in relation to the field or window in question.
<Source>.Next (Function)
Sets the position on the next data file record according to a browse item.
<Table>.SelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the data file record corresponding to a row selected in the multi-selection Table control based on a data file.
<Source>.First (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a data file according to the specified browse item.
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a data file according to the specified browse item.
ScrollbarPosition (Function)
Used to manage the position of elevators:
  • Modifies or recovers the position of one of the scrollbars (horizontal or vertical) of a field in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application.
  • Retrieves the position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WEBDEV website.
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
XMLSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current position in the XML document.
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
<Chart>.ComparativeSeriesPosition (Function)
Fixes the position (left or right) of a series in a comparative Histogram chart.
CalendarPosition (Function)
Returns the month displayed in a Calendar control.
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
HNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next data file record according to a browse item.
MapGetPosition (Function)
Returns the geographical position of the point located in the center of the map currently displayed in a Map control.
iXPos (Function)
Used to manage the horizontal position (X-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
<Map>.DisplayPosition (Function)
Centers the map displayed in a Map control on a geographical position or on a specific location.
HPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of the data file according to a browse item.
ScrollbarMaxPosition (Function)
Retrieves the maximum position of one of the horizontal or vertical scrollbars found in a control of a WINDEV application.
PagePosition (Function)
Scrolls a page up to position a control in the visible section of the page (top) in the browser.
Changing the characteristics of window controls
The characteristics of the controls can be viewed and/or changed in...
GesturePosX (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the pointer (finger or stylus).
HLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
Handling the framesets
The different operations that can be performed on the framesets are as follows......
Creating the menus for the windows of the WINDEV RAD pattern
Control templates and inheritance
When a control template is applied to a page or to a window, all controls and code found...
Report templates and inheritance
...When a report template is applied to a report, all the controls and code found in the template...
Display (External language)
Displays a value in a control or assigns a value in a variable.
Manipulating Dashboard controls programmatically
To programmatically manipulate Dashboard controls, WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include...
Manipulating Map controls programmatically
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to programmatically manipulate Map controls....
Tile (Type of variable)
The Tile type is used to defined all the advanced characteristics of a tile for an application...
iPrintReport (Function)
Prints a report created with the report editor.
Dialog (Function)
Displays a message box and returns the value of the button clicked by the user.
Creating a window skin template
sfUserInfo (Type of variable)
The sfUserInfo type is used to get information about a user...
New Features brochure - Version 27: New WEBDEV features
New features in WEBDEV 27 presented in the New Features brochure....
Control constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing controls...
The "Internal report" control
...The "Internal report" controls are used to print several reports (secondary reports) in a single...
Handling an element of a TreeView control programmatically
This help page explains how to handle the elements of a TreeView control either directly or via...
Choosing the action associated with a WEBDEV button
Whatever the type of button, it is possible to associate an action with it......
Handling a Looper control through programming
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to handle a Looper control by programming......
Diagram Editor (WINDEV): ribbon and panels
The Diagram Editor includes many features accessible via......
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to......
Consuming a web service
WINDEV Tutorial: Consuming a web service Consuming a web service - 10 min
Flexbox control description: Details tab
The "Details" tab of the Flexbox control description window allows you to define how the control...
Creating an SSL certificate that can be used with SocketCreateSSL
To create an SSL server with SocketCreateSSL, you must use a signed certificate containing...
Chart control: "Details" tab
Regardless of the editor (window, page or report), the "Details" tab found in the description...
Image control in a window
This help page presents the characteristics of an Image control found in a window...
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