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Bar Code functions
The following functions are used to manage bar codes:
BCDecode (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a QR Code bar code.
iPrintBarCode (Function)
Prints a bar code (inside a rectangle).
VideoStopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding a bar code in a Camera control.
<Camera>.StartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
Camera field: decode bar codes (prefix syntax)
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture...
Reading bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create applications for reading bar codes...
BCCalculateControlCharacter (Function)
Returns the check code of a bar code.
Decoding bar codes using a Camera control
In iOS and Android, bar codes can be decoded via the Camera control using BCCapture...
VideoStartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
Printing bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to print bar codes.
CameraStopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
BCCapture (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a bar code by using the device camera (Android, iPhone, iPad).
Managing bar codes
The use of bar codes to identify and manage products has become essential...
<Camera>.StopDecoding (Function)
Stops decoding a bar code in a Camera control.
BCToImage (Function)
Generates the image of a bar code.
CameraStartDecoding (Function)
Starts decoding bar codes in a Camera control.
DDEDisconnect (Function)
Deletes a connection between the current program and a recipient.
DDEItem (Function)
Identifies the item affected by a DDE event.
DDETopic (Function)
Identifies the subject of conversation associated with a DDE connection.
DDERecipient (Function)
Identifies the recipient of a DDE connection.
OLELoad (Function)
Initializes an OLE control with an OLE object.
OLECopy (Function)
Copies the object found in an OLE control into the Windows clipboard.
OLEActivate (Function)
Edits an OLE object contained in an OLE control.
OLEPlay (Function)
Used to: retrieve the list of available operations (other than edit) from a server, perform an operation....
OLEServer (Function)
Lists the OLE servers registered toward the current system.
RequestRefreshUI
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event).
HLockFile (Function)
Locks a data file and restricts the access to this data file for all other sites or applications.
zipClose (Function)
Closes an archive.
ExecuteRefreshUIParent
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the parent.
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.
ControlToSource (Function)
Assigns the control value to the source of a control link.
PicClose (Function)
Closes the image found in an Image Editor control.
RequestUpdateUIParent (Function)
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent. This function is kept for backward compatibility.
ControlCreate (Function)
Creates a new control (of any type) in a window through programming.
<Source>.LockRecNum (Function)
Locks a record and restricts the access to this record for all the other applications.
Encrypt (Function)
Encrypts a character string in binary format or in ASCII format.
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)......
Context menu of windows (AAF)
The popup menu of the windows (right mouse click on the window) contains the following options......
HLockRecNum (Function)
Locks a record and restricts the access to this record for all the other applications.
DDELink (Function)
Creates a hot link with a data.
DDEString (Function)
Returns the information retrieved by DDERetrieve.