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Version: 2025

Format (Property)
The Format property is used to define the data format of a data file.
<WLanguageCodeFormatting>.Format (Function)
Formats WLanguage code: coloring, normalized rewriting, indentation, translation.
Format of the content in the text file
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format...
<ANSI string>.Format (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
<Duration type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
StringFormat (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
fGraphicFilter (Function)
Returns the list of image formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
<DateTime type>.ToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
The formatted display control
This control shows dates, times and currency values with the corresponding display format...
SQLColumnFormat (Function)
Returns the different types of columns supported:
BitmapInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file:
  • format.
  • width and height.
  • number of bits per pixel.
  • area of transparency.
  • alpha channel.
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings that match the format.
<Unicode string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
zipFilter (Function)
Returns the list of archive formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected by the filter of fSelect.
ImageInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file:
  • format.
  • width and height.
  • number of bits per pixel.
  • area of transparency.
<Date type>.ToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
<ANSI string>.RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
RegexMatch (Function)
Checks whether a string matches the format defined by a regular expression.
DurationToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
DateToString (Function)
Converts:
  • a date to a string in the specified format.
  • a date time to a string in the specified format.
DateTimeToString (Function)
Converts a DateTime to string in the specified format.
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To share a project via the Source Code Manager, a repository must be created......
Cleaning the project
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The Thumbnail control
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The Multimedia control (WEBDEV)
...The Multimedia control is used to easily display a video in the browser....
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Include special characters in your captions via the iconic fonts....
Synchronizing the analysis with external databases
The analysis must be synchronized with an external database if it uses......
Special paste
The Special paste command is used to explicitly choose the format in which the clipboard content...
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WDSQL is used to convert the structure of an HFSQL database into SQL script......
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...The Funnel charts are often used to represent the steps in a sales process and to indicate...
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Creating and distributing Active WEBDEV Pages
To transform a page in Session mode into an Active WEBDEV Page:...
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When creating a report, the test of this report can be run from the report editor. You also...
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The Rich Text Area control
The Rich Text Area control is a Static control offering several layout possibilities......