NEW - PC Soft

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NEW - PC Soft
Faster
and safer
applications
thanks to
version 15.
New controls
Static and dynamic
audits
Software
Infrastructure
Supervisor
HyperFileSQL: live
maintenance
Install in push
mode
Easy creation and
use of Webservices
Android
Web Skins
Site referencing
100 New
WLanguage
functions
69 New Java
functions
45 New PHP
functions
168 New
LINUX functions
F aster and safer
applications thanks
to version 15.
Now.
Version 15 is packed with new useful and
cost-effective features.
New controls, speed, quality and
security improvements for your applications and your sites, improvement to your applications or sites
operation, maintenance without
user disconnection, support
for the Google Android operating system, installation in Push
mode, easy creation and operation of Webservices (SOA architecture),
support
for
Windows 7... version 15 instantly improves your applications.
The Web is not forgotten with
referencing of each single page of your
site, easy creation of graphic skins, a wizard to help you create SaaS applications,
and much more.
These 555 new features aim at satisfying
you from the first day you use version
15.
Easily increase the speed, quality
and security of your applications
and sites: switch to version 15
today!
ew Features Documentation.This document is intended for readers
that are already familiar with version 14 of WINDEV, WEBDEV and
WINDEV Mobile. If you are not familiar with them, do not hesitate to request these productsʼ (free) full documentation.
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COMMON NEW FEATURES
WINDEV, WEBDEV,
WINDEV MOBILE
NEW CONTROLS
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile are rich with controls.
The available customization of a single control would take hundreds of lines of code in other languages.
Easy to use, feature-rich, shielded from changes in Windows versions, benefiting from the "7 tab" technology, WINDEV controls
are, as you know, an incredible asset in all their aspects.
In version 15 new types of controls are being introduced and present you with new possibilities.
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A static control can be added to the dial
A gallery of dials is offered.
The dial images are in vector format, which allows them to be resized without unwanted visual effects, regardless of the size.
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Round progress bar
(dial)
This native control (you don't need to add any image to your project) lets you easily create eye-pleasing dials; the display is done
using vectors. A large number of ready-to-use templates are available, and a large number of settings can be configured in the environment and/or by coding.
• shape, color, size, position and needle head
• image for the needle's base
• values, mark and sub-mark format
• vertical or horizontal display of values
• image for the frame and the background
A dial may also display "LCD" type info without any needle.
You can insert static controls or edit controls between the background and the needle.
3 dials in an application (tour operator)
...See other progress bar page
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A dial is defined through the 7 tabs, and some settings can be
changed by programming.
A large number of dials are offered and can be used freely in your
applications (see also page 3).
Dial definition in the 7 tabs
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Saves time when creating dials.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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Your UIs keep getting better.
Dial ex amples
Note: the color of the icon bar is configurable in version
15. Here it is purple (!)
The environment in version 15: even more user-friendly, even more efficient
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Organizer control
New, extremely powerful type of control, the "Organizer" control
lets you display and handle organizers automatically.
This new control can saves you days of development
The display is done by day, week or month.
The time period, the first day of the week and the number of
days to display are configurable.
You can also configure: the colors, fonts, frames, anchoring, tooltip text, ...
The configuration is done in the 7 tabs and can be modified at
any time by programming (functions Organizer).
A new appointment type is introduced in WLanguage.
The link with the data files, other organizers or other applications
is easily done through coding.
Automated (optional) features are offered to the end user: move,
resize, add, delete, ...
Complete examples are provided with WINDEV 15: management
with a HyperFileSQL file, management with the Google Calendar,
management with Outlook .
An organizer example in "month" mode
Organizer: instantly useful features
Color, font, size, …
configurable for the
organizer
Customizable
style
View by day,
week, month
Several events
possible at the
same time
Movement by
scrollbar
Modifiable time
periods
Tasks moveable
by the user (with
the mouse)
Recurring event
Configurable mask
(AM-PM, …)
Period selection
and task entry by
the user
Time modifiable by
the user (with the
mouse)
Event over several days
Excerpt of the standard features offered for this new control
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Organizer "7-tab" configuration window.
These settings can then be modified from your program.
An organizer example in "day" mode
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Version 15: compatible with
all Windows versions
Displaying calendars was never this easy.
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Don’t change operating system,
don’t change equipment!
WINDEV 15 respects your investments.
All Windows versions are supported, during development and at
run time:
✔ Windows NT*
✔ Windows 2000
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✔
✔
✔
Windows 2003 (32 bits, 64 bits)
Windows XP (32 bits, 64 bits)
Windows Vista (32 bits, 64 bits)
Windows 2008
Windows 7
✔ Windows CE*
✔ Windows Mobile*
*: at run time
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Secure and optimize
deployment
ver and your applications (see the exhaustive list below in new
feature # 012): applications founds, connected users, load,...
SOFTWARE
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPERVISOR
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Audit of a server, a computer, an application,...
The "Software Infrastructure Supervisor" (SIS) is being introduced.
It favorably replaces the Topological Control Center.
The Infrastructure Supervisor will soon become a tool that you
won't be able to do without.
Thanks to the Infrastructure Supervisor, you master all your
WINDEV and WEBDEV applications once deployed.
The main page of the Infrastructure Supervisor
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Automated audit
An audit can be started at any time. This status report applies to
one specific resource (an application, a server, a computer, etc.)
and contains 2 parts:
• the potential problems
• a summary of the resource's settings.
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The infrastructure
revealed
At any time, the Infrastructure Supervisor knows how to generate
a summary report on the state of the computing infrastructure.
From the main page (SIS is provided in the format of a Web
page), you have access to all the information regarding your ser-
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It is then easy to analyze and resolve potential problems (before
they even occur); each piece of information displayed constitutes
a link to a detailed page about the issue.
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Summary of a resource:
here an application
From the summary page, you can view detail pages for each
piece of information, and at several levels.
Here, detail of the resources used by the Email
application
Summary page, which
provides access to several levels of detail
List of physical servers used
by the application. (You can
notice that the application accesses some unexpected servers). The number of
connections is shown graphically
Clicking the server's
name opens the server's
detail page. All the information about this
server is displayed.
Which applications,
which computers, which
users are using it.
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You can stop any server without any risk for the running applications.
The magical questions...
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Every developer, every project manager, every IT engineer would
like to get the instant and reliable answers to these questions:
• What applications are currently running on the server?
• If I stop this server, what will happen?
• Are some servers hosting applications whose version is outdated?
• What are the details of the errors that occur during applications'
execution ?
• How can I get an error dump on a live application that restarts
on its own?
• This application uses which server(s)?
• This application uses which resources?
• This application uses which resources (component, web services,
data files, ...) found on which servers? Sometimes, in "real life",
an application uses components that access unknown resources...
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Which components are
used by this application?
When an application gets bigger, older or simply when you join a
new team, this new feature lets you answer in one click the
"which components are used?" question. A component itself can
use another component, deployed on another server.
You improve application security by checking the accessibility and
compatibility of each component.
List of components used by the Email application
The summary report of SIS offers 5 choices that immediately answer these questions (and many more).
The Infrastructure Supervisor will change your life!
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
You know the resources used by each application.
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This component is used by
which applications?
You are the author of a component?
What are the client applications for each of the components
you've created?
When you want to make some changes, are you sure it won't impact some applications?
This new feature lets you list the applications that use a component and therefore prevent exception effects when making
changes.
This new feature also helps prevent the desintallation of components that were thought to be unused!
Life-changing features!
Version 15 of WINDEV and WEBDEV brings operating security and
serenity.
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If this server stops, what
happens ?
When clicking the "Applications affected by this server stoppage"
link the following window comes up: you know what will happen
if you stop this server!
List of applications using the CompoTracking component
See also new feature #10, which allows you to test the accessibility of components.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
If you want to make changes to a component, you instantly know
which applications are impacted.
List of applications that access this server and that may be
impacted by the server stoppage. When clicking an application, the details specify the access dates, the machines of the
users who connect,...
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• Server network resources the most used by applications
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Feature list
General :
• Most used WINDEV and
WEBDEV applications
• General status report from the
monitoring engine
• List of WLanguage errors that
occurred in network applications
• Users connecting to a server via
applications
• Distribution of network accesses
Most used resources by an application
• Status report of the checks performed by the monitoring engine on
the server
• Distribution of the network accesses performed on the server by the
application
• Distribution of the network accesses performed on the server by type
of resource
• Distribution of the network accesses performed on the server by
user/client computer
per server
• Distribution of network accesses per resource
• Changes of the total number of network accesses performed by
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• Distribution of network accesses per user
• Distribution of network accesses per client computer
Per application:
• Network resources most used by the application
Top 5 server accesses by user
• Trend in the total number of network accesses to the server
Here we notice that the application uses both files in
"client/server" mode and files opened in shared network
mode, which forbids the use of remote access...
Per user:
• Last WINDEV applications used
• List of client computers used
• Distribution per server of the network accesses performed by
the user (via WINDEV applications)
• Distribution per type of resource of the network accesses performed by the user (via WINDEV applications)
• Status report of the checks performed by the monitoring engine on
the application
• List of WLanguage errors that occurred in the application
• Distributed/used version numbers of the application.
Per client computer
• Last connected users
• List of WINDEV applications started from the computer
• Distribution per server of the network accesses performed by
the client computer (via WINDEV applications)
• Distribution per type of resource of the network accesses performed from the client computer (via WINDEV applications)
Here, 2 users use an older version. By clicking [Details] all
the computers sorted by version used are displayed, which
allows you to easily see which computer never updates...
• Distribution per server of the network accesses performed by the application
• Distribution per type of resources of the network accesses performed
by the application
• List of users (and client computers) of the application.
Per type of resource
• Last resources used
• Distribution per server of the network accesses performed on
this type of resource
• Distribution per application of the network accesses performed
on this type of resource
• Distribution per user/client computer of the network accesses
performed on this type of resource
Per server :
Statistics:
• Most used network resources
• Most accessed servers
• Most accessed resource types
• Application performing the most network accesses
• User/client computer performing the most network accesses
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Your applications' implementation is secured. The quality offered
to your end user increases.
Number of accesses to the server
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Secure your projects
STATIC PROJECT
AUDIT: INCREASE
SECURITY AND
SPEED
Using the audit tool is very easy.
The static audit is performed in the WINDEV 15 environment.
This audit analyzes the project's source and its elements.
Think about the fact that a (static or dynamic) automated audit in
WINDEV 15 makes updating cost effective. And you can run it whenever
you want, on all your applications
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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Lighter projects, less time lost figuring out what an element is
used for only to find out it is not used!
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Footprint visualization:
EXE, Install,...
The static audit analyzes a project and produces a report on the
project's state, as well as some optimization advices and performance improvement suggestions.
Some dead code and orphan element features were already available: the new static audit feature gathers a set of new indicators
useful for evaluating your projects' performance.
The static audit is offered at regular time intervals by the environment, which prevents you from forgetting to run it (configurable:
number of days, and/or project opening, and/or "GO" operations)
The content and the size of the .EXE files, libraries (.WDL) and installation files can be viewed in just one click.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Speed and security optimization advices for your existing projects.
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software security = sécurité des applications
Project cleanup
In addition to the search for dead code and unused windows, the
following elements are offered for cleanup:
• Unused variables
• Unused multilingual messages
• Simultaneous backup of a window's history in the editor (.wdw
file) and in SCM
• Unused styles
• Unused groups of controls
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Content of a WDL file: we can see instantly that the
"Earth.PNG" and "WinBckgd.GIF" images take too much
space. These images need to be checked!
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Content of a setup file: what does an index file
(ORDERLINES.NDX) do in a setup? Is it normal?
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Gives you a snapshot of the disk space used by a setup, an EXE,
so you can reduce their size and remove potentially useless files.
List of warnings for a project.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Specific advices to improve the security of your project.
Code metrics
This feature groups all the code metrics functions:
• Comments rate
• Use of assertions
• Number of lines per process (detect excesses)
• Use of WLanguage version 5.5 functions
• ...
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Standardization of the development.
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Potential dangers to the
project’s quality
The static audit generates a list of potential danger for the project. Here are some of the possible areas:
• SCM: elements checked out from the project for an extended
period of time (configurable, 30 days by default), and never
checked in
• Out-of-date template (for controls, windows, pages, reports,
etc.)
• Skin template used by the project missing on the machine
• Missing native access used by the project to access a third-party
database
• Project configuration containing several generations
• ...
Perform an audit on your application as
often as you want.
Reduce the size of your .EXEs and your
setup files.
Usually a "good quality" project has somewhere around 100 warnings, which should be eliminated
On a large size project, this number of warnings can be over
1,000.
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Easily increase the speed and security of
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Improve the speed
of your applications
The generation of the report can be requested by coding (dbgEnableAudit WLanguage function), or directly by the user ([Ctrl]
DYNAMIC
APPLICATION
AUDIT: INCREASE
PEFORMANCE
[Alt] [A] key combination ).
The report and the screen copies can be viewed from the environment. Of course, you need access to the source project to analyze. This file can be analyzed remotely.
The new version 15 provides an innovative and instantly useful
feature. Developers who tested this feature think it makes the
switch to version 15 worth it by itself.
This very important feature, which you won't be able to do without, is the "dynamic audit".
This new feature revolutionizes the fine tuning of application performance.
The dynamic audit is available in two modes:
• an "all automated" mode that analyzes in the background how
the application is used and prints a report containing the potential optimizations.
• an "expert" mode that allows the developer to dig down a specific area: memory, non-fatal errors, runtime warnings...
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Lets you follow the execution of an application on a computer.
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Automated audit
(running application)
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Memory footprint
At runtime, locally or remotely, now with version 15 you can analyze the memory footprint on a computer.
The developer can analyze the elements that take up the most
amount of memory and check that this is not due to a coding
error and/or a design error.
The developer can also check that the application properly frees
resources when needed.
A dynamic audit is performed on a running application. The execution is done on a deployment machine or a test machine.
You don't need to be physically present on site when the audit is
run.
The audit generates a report (.waudit type file) containing the
runtime warnings, assertions, memory dumps, etc....
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The most common case is forgetting to free the result of a query.
Depending on the size of this query result (large memos, large
number of records ...), this can have an impact on the performance.
Class arrays, allocated elements, memory zones, memory tables,
images, and so on, are analyzed.
Remember that HCancelDeclaration, HDeleteView allow you to
free these resources.
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Non-fatal errors
An application may generate "non-fatal" errors. These are errors
generated by functions and whose status is not tested in the application.
For example, the execution status of a query, the failure to open a
configuration file, etc.
This type of function can return errors that are never processed.
These errors may only occur on some computers (due to their
configuration) and therefore make it hard to understand the application's behavior and to debug it.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Display all the non-fatal errors of an application, which often
helps in resolving special cases due to configuration differences.
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Assertions: defensive
programming
An assertion is a WLanguage function used to check whether a situation is normal when executing the application.
For example, when accessing an array, the Assert statement can
be used to verify that the program does not access an index larger
than the array size, or a procedure can check that the parameters
passed to it are within a valid interval.
When an error case is found, the assertion creates an error in test
mode but remains silent when deployed (except if specifically activated by the dbgActiveAssertion function).
There are a lot of possible uses, for one's own code or to check
the result of a function or a class written by somebody else.
The assertions are captured by the audit and printed in the audit
report.
Assertions do not slow down the application if the audit is not enabled because they are removed by the JIT feature.
Memory footprint at run time (instant)
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Provides a better view of an application's memory use, and therefore allows for potential optimizations.
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Execution warnings
Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of elements analyzed and returned
by a dynamic audit:
• Images not found
• Images whose path is inconsistent: for instance, network path
for a network program
• Use of a SWITCH function without any OTHER CASE statement
• WLanguage operation overflow
• Values truncated when displayed (which generate display of
"++++")
• Patch ignored: version, different configuration, ...
• Browsing combo box/list box not properly filled
• TableAddLine with too many parameters
• Multitask in threads and in timers (this function is not allowed
in a thread or a timer)
• ..State = visible
• ACU
• JITC disabled
• Activation of the performance analyzer
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Assertions let you develop more robust applications and let you
implement defensive programming heuristics.
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Detailed GO : audit from
the test mode inside the
environment
You can also start the dynamic audit on an application being tested directly in the development environment.
At the end of the execution (test) inside the environment, the
audit report automatically comes up.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Detection of potential coding errors and dangerous programming
practices.
A first easy step in improving your applications' performances.
HYPERFILESQL
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Maintenance:
don't disconnect users anymore
HyperFileSQL, the unmatched Database Management System,
reaches a very enjoyable maturity with version 15.
Not only, it is the only DBMS fully compatible with Windows,
Linux, Client/Server and Mobile, but it is also becoming better,
version after version.
Its speed and robustness make it a well suited DBMS for sensitive
applications.
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You're already familiar with the unique secure "auto mod" feature (Automatic Data Modifications after a change in the data
structure)
Thanks to this feature, the database structure is always up to date
and the developer or architect never has to worry about structure
changes.
This feature lightens up the work for the deployment team and
the DBA.
The benefits from this feature over one year amounts to weeks
saved!
But who has never had to disconnect users from an application in
order to roll out changes to the database?
Who hasn't delayed these modifications just so they wouldn't
need to disconnect users?
With version 15 this problem vanishes: the "auto mod" is done
live and doesn't require disconnection from applications using the
database.
The applications keep on running, read, write to the database during the "auto mod".
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Users keep on using their applications without having to disconnect making updating much smoother.
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Live reindexing
(Client/Server)
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Live “auto mod”
(Client/Server)
"LIVE" OPERATIONS (WITHOUT
DISCONNECTION)
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In version 15, you can reindex a file while live, be it for a reindex
on keys or to recalculate statistics on this index (in order to improve performance).
The applications keep on reading and writing in the database during the reindexing.
The schedule depends on the rate at which the data changes and
the importance of these changes; a complete monthly backup
and a differential backup every night might be a good schedule.
The backup does not lock the applications; it can be performed
live, automatically.
Backups can be scheduled.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Users continue to use their applications during the maintenance.
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Live automated performance optimization
Configuration of the differential backup
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Saves time and space. Lets you increase the frequency of the
backups and therefore your data's security.
HYPERFILESQL
ON MAC
The feature that calculates statistics on keys is triggered at regular
time intervals (configurable, every month by default) on databases
in client/server mode.
This insures greater speed when running queries and for accesses.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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Avoid forgetting, the most efficient keys are systematically used in
priority!
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HyperFileSQL Client/
Server client for Mac
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In version 15, you can define and change the password of a data
file while the application is running, by using the
HModifyPassword WLangage function.
As you probably already know, WINDEV lets you create Java applications that run on Mac (among other platforms).
In version 15, a HyperFileSQL client is available for Mac.
This means that you can write and read from a Mac, HyperFileSQL
data located on a network server without using any RMI server
(Mac with Intel processor, which has been the case for several
years).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Avoid disconnecting users.
Increased portability. Increased speed.
Live password change
(Client/Server)
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HyperFileSQL Classic can also be used with Java applications generated in WINDEV. The database can therefore be deployed on
the Mac's hard drive (Intel).
A differential backup lets you save only the parts of the file modified since the last full backup.
The consequence is that the size of the backups is reduced a lot
and therefore the backup speed increases.
The method usually applied is to perform complete backups at
scheduled times, and in between these times, perform differential
backups.
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HyperFileSQL Classic for
Mac
Differential backup (live)
(Client/Server)
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Ability to create autonomous Mac applications.
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IPv6 support
IPv6 (Internet Protocol 6) is the new coding standard for Internet
addresses.
The size of IP address encoding goes from 32 to 128 bits!
A machine can have IPv4 or IPv6 addresses, or both types of active addresses.
The management of the IPv4 or IPv6 type of addresses can be automatic (default) or defined by programming.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
HyperFileSQL is IPv6-ready!
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OTHER NEW
FEATURES
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Cluster: server farm
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Thanks to this new architecture, a set a physical servers appears
as a single server to the clients.
The potential failure of a physical server does not prevent access
to the database.
The servers automatically replicate each other in real time.
The read load charge is distributed on all the servers.
You can add and remove servers while live.
New supported SQL
commands
8 new SQL commands are supported in HyperFileSQL:
• LAST_INSERT_ID
• cbrt
• ceil
• degrees
• div
• radians
• random
• UUID
Quote signs for item names and file names are supported.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better interoperability in SQL; better retrieval of items coming
from other databases.
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OLE DB driver
To access in real time the HyperFileSQL data from an application
written in another language than WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV
Mobile, there is the ODBC technology. A driver is provided for this
purpose.
In version 15, whether in Client/Server or Classic mode, you can
now use the OLE DB technology.
An OLE DB driver is provided with your product and can be distributed freely with the applications you deploy.
If a server crashes, it automatically resynchronizes when it restarts.
When a user is connected to a server that fails, the user won't be
disconnected but automatically reconnected to a valid server.
This new feature is also very useful for SaaS infrastructures (see
new features # 576 and 578 on the subject).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better multi-environment interoperability.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Security: guarantee high availability. Distributes the read load over
all the servers, improves the speed.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Development comfort, speed.
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Dashboard
The dashboard evolves for better project overview.
The dashboard lets you start the static audit, preview it, as well as
start the project dynamic audit.
The display lights offer in-between states.
EDITORS
Main area of satisfaction for development and productivity in
WINDEV, the editors also evolve in version 15.
The evolution of the environment doesn't change your work habits, which means that you'll be immediately comfortable with
version 15.
No redesign, often to the detriment of efficiency, just important,
immediately useful improvements, easily integrated into the development process.
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Environment
The environment evolves without disrupting your habits.
Menus are easier to read (spacing, icon size), icons are more efficient.
The new dashboard look in version 15
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Makes you even more productive.
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Availability indicator for
multiplatform features:
PHP, Java, Linux,
Android...
As you know, WINDEV 15 and WEBDEV 15 allow you to develop
for several targets.
A new development environment, more useful, more efficient and faster
The "blue shade" shows that the property is not available on
the current platform
Menus: before, after: After, more readable!
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You can for example ask WINDEV 15 to generate a Java application.
Or WEBDEV 15 to create a PHP site.
Or WINDEV Mobile 15 an Android application.
The code editor shows whether a function is available on the chosen platform.
In version 15, when you create an application for a given target,
the features offered by the "7 tabs" are the ones available for the
target.
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• The alignment feature now lets you align controls among a
group.
• The [Alt] + [Arrow] keys used on a control move it based on the
0°, 90°, 45° axes (reminder [Ctrl] + [Arrow] copies a control).
• Navigation order: you can enter the order number directly in the
editor.
• Table: you can create an additional column by sliding/moving an
item.
Eliminate the risk of using a feature not supported on a given
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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Action repetition [F4]
A UI compilation error is generated in case of incoherence in a
control.
The error is detected for each project language in the case of a
multilingual project.
This allows you to find bugs before they actually occur!
List of new identified errors (non exhaustive list):
Truncated captions:
• Check box option too long
• Table column title too long
• Vertical pane caption too long
• Toolbox pane
Referencing external objects:
• Popup combo box with unfound window
• Control referencing an internal window of a non-found component
Caption empty in a language:
• Missing caption in one of the languages (all controls)
• Empty tooltip in one language (all controls)
• Empty help message in one language (all controls)
Other errors:
• Error on the empty window title in all the languages
• Addition of the property's name on the control link errors
• Break on a column/attribute that has been deleted (table control
and looper control)
• Break on an unfound item/variable (table control and looper
control)
• Duplicate shortcut on "&"
• Duplicate "&" in the caption when also used as a shortcut
• Window too large compared to the size defined in the project
options
This new feature lets you re-execute one or more actions performed in the editor onto another element or a set of elements.
For example, you decide to make an edit control mandatory; you
check the corresponding box in the "7 tabs". If you want to perform this same operation on another control, simply select the
control and press [F4] !
This "magic key" works in many cases:
• In multi-selection: select 5 edit controls, then press [F4], the previous action is applied to all 5 controls.
• On heterogeneous controls: in caption modification mode, a
button is selected. Pressing [F4] repeats the modification of the
button's caption.
• Relative management: I move a control 40 pixels to the right, I
select several other controls, I press [F4]: the result is a relative
40-pixel move of these controls.
The [Shift][F4] key combination repeats all the actions from the
time the control is selected. For example: I select a control, I enlarge this control, I make various changes in the "7 tabs", other
changes in the modifier, I select another control, [Shift][F4] repeats
all the modifications performed since the first control was selected.
To manage some special cases, UI errors can be disabled.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Your UIs are clean from their first version.
Please do it again: svp, refaites-le
This feature speeds up control modification in the editor.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Time saved when making repetitive changes in the editor.
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Clipart catalog: 9 image
mode, animated image mode
The image catalog now offers images in "9 image" mode: these
are images than can be enlarged without deformation.
The animated images are now stored with their number of states.
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Table: Resizing with the
mouse
The resizing of tables in the editor via the mouse becomes very
useful.
Notably, you can resize the height of column headers now.
You can also duplicate table columns.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easier table editing.
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Documentation editor
The documentation editor in version 15 takes into account
• the internal components
• the report templates.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
More complete documentation
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WDSQL: passwords
supported
WDSQL is a query editor for developers (comes with the product).
Version 15 lets you use files that contain passwords (in client/server mode).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Catalog improvement, new types of illustrations easily usable in
your applications.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Lets you create more queries.
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Toolbar: configurable
color
UML
The background color of the editor toolbars is configurable. This
customization allows for better ease of use.
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UML: improvements
UML support evolves in version 15.
Activity diagram: ability to define the initial state and the final
state.
Class diagram: property management, with reverse-analysis and
code generation, like for attributes and methods.
The background color of the icon bar is easily configured
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Icons readable in any configuration; allows for the expression of
your artistic taste; lets you differentiate between various versions.
More complete UML support.
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External components :
possible single instance
When generating the component, you can specify whether this
component will be instantiated only once, regardless of the number of uses.
This allows you to pass a class instance from one component to
another.
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Internal components:
custom-folders
You can include custom-folders in internal components.
Reminder: you can include an analysis in an internal component,
which allows you, among other things, to manage several analyses in a single project.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Allows for class sharing; gain speed and memory, because loaded
only once.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better element organization.
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Miscellaneous
Internal components:
dependencies management
• You can force the use of a WDK included in the external WDL
• Improvement in the management of unique contexts in internal
components.
FULL COMPATIBILITY WITH
THE EARLIER VERSIONS
WINDEV 15 preserves your existing code.
No migration step is required between WinDev 7.5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
14 and WinDev 15: simply recompile the application and it will
work in version 15.
It is the same for switching from WebDev 7, 9, 10, 11,12 or 14 to
WebDev 15, as well as for WinDev Mobile. Just recompile.
The existing components (version 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 14) work directly (without needing to be recompiled) with applications built
using version 15.
The dependencies of an internal component
When including an internal component into a project, the editors
list the internal and external components needed for running this
component, if they're not already found in the project.
The dependencies of an internal component can be viewed.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
All the dependencies of an internal component are identified.
Version 15 can directly open a project in version 7.5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
or 14. Older projects (version 5.5, 4.1, etc.) can be migrated.
And of course, several different versions of your environment can coexist on your PC; a version 15 license also runs older versions (14,
12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7.5, 5.5, etc.)
Version 15 is of course compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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SCM (SOURCE
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SCM: Project diff and
merge
The use of SCM is highly recommended, whether it is for sharing
project elements or simply to manage branches and backups.
As you know, SCM doesn't only manage the source code, but it
also manages all the elements of your project: windows, pages,
reports, and so on.
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In version 15, you can compare 2 versions of a WDP file (project).
In SCM mode, this allows you to instantly compare 2 versions of a
project.
The modified options, the added configurations, and so on, appear instantly.
This feature is also available outside SCM (for a project saved on
an external disk for instance).
SCM: backup by incremental diff
In this mode, instead of saving each version of each elements,
SCM saves only the binary differences in
respect to the previous version. This
saves about 75% space for each backup
on average. The restore speed is up to
30% faster.
This leanness is welcomed when working over the Internet.
A project diff
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Faster and more compact backup.
Ability to easily see the modifications made to a project.
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SCM: Stored query and
stored procedure diff
The analysis Diff now takes into account the stored procedures,
the stored queries and the triggers.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Increased support.
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SCM speed is increased slightly, especially for remote accesses.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Speed.
SCM: database merge
This new feature lets you merge several databases. This allows
you to share legacy code.
All the links, history and rights are kept and included in the
consolidated database.
The merge can be partial: a project or a set of projects.
The former database is always kept. We recommend you archive
it, which is offered by default by the merge wizard.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Increase resource sharing among teams.
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Install in push mode
• View the version numbers of the installed application on each
computer
• Trigger updates
• View installation status reports
PROGRAM DELIVERY, INSTALLER
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Remove the need for a physical presence at the end-user computers. Avoids operations, avoids oversights and errors.
In version 15, the already very powerful installer evolves quite a
bit, and offers new features that will soon become indispensable.
The deployment of applications is secure and becomes more flexible with version 15.
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Install in push mode
With version 15, installing an application on 2,500 PCs without
getting out of one's chair is possible … and easy.
In this mode, instead of each user starting the installation himself
on his machine, a remote software administrator will do it for
him.
If ActiveDirectory is used, the defined groups can be used by the
administrator.
The push-install administrator provided with version 15 allows you
to:
• View the computers and groups of the network
• Define the computers on which to install the application
• Start the installation through a push, potentially at a scheduled
time
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Remember that when using an application on a client computer,
the application automatically checks that it is in phase with the reference version, and performs the necessary updates itself.
The user can also take the initiative and change the current version on his machine. This option can be disabled.
The "?" menu offers the list of versions.
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Multi-site installation via
HTTP
Reminder on how a "network" installation works: a reference installation is available in a shared directory of the network.
The client computers install the application from this reference
installation.
When the reference installation is updated, the client computers
automatically update themselves.
With the multi-site installation, a Master installation is put online
on a server accessible through HTTP. This master installation lets
you deploy the same network install onto different sites. Once the
network install is installed on the targeted sites, in a shared directory of their network, each client computer can install the application from the reference install (can be combined with the "push"
Choosing a previous version on the end user's computer
This feature is also available in push mode.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Ability to go back automatically at any time.
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Single use
password
New WLanguage functions let you manage the
remote activation of a program or an update.
An initial key (a serial number) is generated
upon request (KeyGenerateInitialKey)by the
application on the client computer.
This key is unique: it depends on parameters specific to the machine and the time of the request.
The client can then perform an activation request (via Internet) by
contacting the application's provider.
The supplier can generate an activation key based on the initial
key (KeyCalcActivationKey).
The client will be able to activate his application by entering the
initial key/activation key pair; the pair’s validity can then be tested
with the KeyCompareKey function
method).
If the Master install is updated, the update is automatically propagated onto each client site containing the corresponding reference install. Then each client computer retrieves the update, like
with a standard network installation.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Limits the volumes to download. Removes access spike to the server. Computers without Internet access can remain up to date.
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Restoring version n-x
Who has never had to urgently reinstall the previous version of an
application? This capability is now offered for the network. On
the reference server, you can configure the number of consecutive
versions to keep (in number and/or weight).
The administrator decides at any time which one is the reference
version (it doesn't have to be the most recent version, you can reserve the most recent version for beta testers for example)
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software
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplifies the management of paid versions and updates.
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AAF
As you know, the AAFs, Automatic Application Features, are an
incredible benefit for applications developed with WINDEV. The
end user has access to a large number of very useful features without the developers having to do anything!
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WINDOWS AND
LINUX SERVICES
Let's remember that a "service" is an application without any UI
that runs constantly in the background, even when no user session is open (not to be confused with a Web service, see new feature #102 to 106).
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Creating windows and
linux services
The content of all the controls in a window can be copied/pasted
in a single operation.
WinDev 15 lets you create Windows services (in 32 or 64 bits),
and Linux Daemons.
A new menu option lets you create a "service" type configuration.
The menu choice for creating services
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easily create services.
Avoids a lot of operations and limits the errors.
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New processes for
services
Ctrl G : moving inside a
multiline control
In a multiline control, the end user may need to go to a specific
line, e.g. line 42.
Instead of counting the lines, he can just press [Ctrl] [G] and
"42".
In the code editor, new processes have been added to manage
the starting and stopping of services, execution in a loop,...
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Saves time when moving inside a control.
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Sorting combo boxes and
lists
The end user can sort combo boxes and list boxes.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better readability.
Coding is simple thanks to preset events
Creating and using a service has never been this easy!
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified programming.
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REPORTS
Easily install services
Services created with WINDEV 15 are installed automatically
through the installer.
It has evolved to accommodate the parameters for starting and
managing services:
• service description
• configure the starting command
• start mode: automatic, manual or disabled, differed
• error processing method: system event log, service restart
• behavior after the first, second and other failures
• user account under which to run the service
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Automatic multi-column
reports
The creation of a multi-column report becomes native and very
easy in version 15.
Either through the "7 tabs" or through the wizard, creating a
multi-column report is done in just a few clicks.
Just specify the number of columns in the "Format" tab
A Windows service created with WINDEV 15
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified setup.
In the report editor...
...At run time
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When running, the report contains the defined columns.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Create multi-column reports very simply.
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Archiving/Duplicata
For legal reasons, you may need to keep an exact copy of a report, an invoice for instance.
On the other hand, given the volume of data to process, some reports, such as statistics for instance, may take some time to generate.
The new "Duplicata" feature lets you solve this problem easily.
When printing a report, its exact copy can be generated and kept.
You can then reprint this report's copy.
The data are not reprocessed, which protects the report from modifications, and makes its reprint instantaneous.
No need to be crunching data again to get the statistics from January 1st to December 31st 2007!
The creation of a Duplicata is done through programming (new
iParameterDuplicate function), or directly from the print preview window via a new button.
Duplicata files have a .dpl extension.
A duplicata keeps the annotations, as well as the values entered
in the report's edit controls.
This feature can also be used with programmed reports (created
using the iPrint family of functions).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Speed gain, judicial security, avoid printing and storing in paper
form.
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Data binding
Data binding is available in all the reports.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified programming.
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a report from another
analysis thanks to
internal components
The report generator allows you in version 15 to create reports
that will run in Linux.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified report creation for Linux.
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Internal components are now shown in the report generator. Therefore you can print reports located inside an internal component,
which can be based on a different analysis.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Unicode support
Using Unicode type items is now taken into account natively in a
report control, by link and by programming.
Organize your projects better. Easily print and use reports from
other analyses.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better support for non-Latin languages.
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Work directory
Here, we see that the first 2 parameters are required, the following 2 are optional, and that other syntax are available
(presence of the small arrow)
The directory for the reports used by "Reports& Queries" can be
modified by programming (fReportsAndQueriesDir function).
It is simpler to manage customized reports created by the end
users.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified operations. Possible management of several versions of
the same report.
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When rolling over the parameter, detailed help information
comes up
Miscellaneaous
• Writing direction: support for the ..TextDirection, property
that works in similar ways as windows. This avoids having to
maintain 2 reports in order to support languages that write
from left to right and the ones that write from right to left.
• The speed of the iPrint family of functions has been greatly
improved in Linux.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
More fluid code entry, more complete help.
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Assisted entry for
properties
QUALITY CONTROL
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Properties are now supported by the assisted entry technology of
the code editor.
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Miscellaneous changes
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Even faster coding.
• Bug reproduction project management;
• Transfer forms from one bug list to another;
• Attach dump files to a form.
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A non intrusive tooltip...
The code editor assists you continuously.
You are for sure familiar with the tooltip that comes up when entering code.
It could happen, in older versions, that this tooltip would hide
some pieces of important information found in the code window.
Thanks to this version 15 improvement, the tooltip is now always
ideally located, and never in the way.
The information displayed is also more complete.
It may happens that an application fails on a physically remote
user computer.
If you don't want (or can't) perform remote debugging (standard
WINDEV feature), or if you're not available at the time of the failure, you can request that the application creates a dump file that
you will be able to analyze at a later time on your machine.
This dump file allows you to point:
• to the line of code that triggered the failure
• with the content of the variables
• with the call stack.
This provides information that can be precious when trying to fix
this bug.
The dump file can be associated with an incident report in the
Quality Control Center. It can be accessed later without disturbing
the end user.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Offline bug fixing on a remote machine.
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e-mail: Secure SMTP
The WLanguage 5GL is the cornerstone of WINDEV, WEBDEV and
WINDEV Mobile.
The SMTP protocol is a standard protocol for sending e-mails.
In version 15, its "secure" mode is supported.
This is especially useful for using the SMTP server of Gmail (for
sending e-mails with a Gmail sender's address).
The messages sent are found in the Gmail inbox of the sender.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Secure e-mail transfers.
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are all the components
used by the application
accessible ?
An application may call a large number of components, some of
them not very often. For example, an end-of-year batch process
can call a component … once a year. How to make sure that each
component used by the application is available and accessible?
That the server where it resides hasn't been stopped, or moved?
With the new ComponentLoadAll function, the risks disappear!
This function allows you to test, at the beginning for instance,
that all the components called by an application are available.
If this is not the case, an error is returned by the application.
This function is recursive, does not trigger any fatal errors and lets
you run or not the declaration code.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Continuity and security when live.
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name in Unicode
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e-mail: IMAP protocol
Two modes are available for reading e-mails: POP3 and IMAP.
The POP3 protocol is supported in WINDEV since the beginning.
In version 15, the new IMAP protocol is supported natively.
The benefit of this protocol is to be
able to view and manage an account
from several clients (desktop PC,
home PC, Smartphone, …) while keeping the clients synchronized.
For example, an e-mail read on the
Smartphone will also be shown as
"read" on the desktop PC.
Secure IMAP is supported.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Support for a very useful protocol.
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The “f” family of functions (fSelect, fOpen, fRead,...) lets you
manage text and binary files.
In version 15, these functions accept a file name (and path) in
Unicode format.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Useful for Windows international versions: Chinese,...
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Did you know? An Open function (on a window) can return a
value: True or False, the automatic identifier of the selected record, all the entered controls,...
The 3 ways you can return this value are:
• The ..ReturnedValue property
• The Close function(«»,ValueToReturn)
• The Result function in the window closing code.
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advanced type.
• detailed description
• behavior in case of an error
• differed start (Windows Vista and higher).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better structure information.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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classes,...
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communication
A variant accepts array, class, structure type variables.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Useful in Automation, depending on the type of information returned.
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Excel: up to 1 million
rows
A new set of functions for handling shared memory zones is introduced.
These memory zones are accessible from several processes. This
allows for the implementation of interprocess communication.
The fMemCreate function allows you to create a shared memory
zone, and define the rights for the other processes (read-only,
read-write).
The fMemOpen function lets you open it from another application .
You can also use these memory zones from other languages.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Native interprocess communication.
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manage files with up to 1 million rows (1,048,576 exactly). The
65,000 rows limit doesn't apply anymore.
Support for large Excel files.
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Class with independent
HyperFileSQL context
In OOP, each instance of a given class can have its own
HyperFileSQL context. Several different instances will have their
position managed automatically.
You don't need then to save their position or to create file aliases
for this purpose!
The "Done" procedure of the template has a gray background, the overloaded version is underneath
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
You don't need to use the "hSavePosition" function anymore.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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serialization
Useful for n-tier architecture (SOA, etc.).
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The service advanced type
Cookie management.
Three new properties are introduced for this type:
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You can execute HTTP requests from several versions. In version
15, if the server returns a cookie, its content can be accessed by
programming.
This cookie can be returned to the server in the case of future requests.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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All the advanced types of WLanguage support serialization and
deserialization.
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Https requests:
Managing authentication
certificates
An authentication certificate is an encrypted file, found on a client
computer, that allows a server to make sure of the identity of the
client.
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Chaining of properties
You can now chain the calls to properties.
For example, Control..Font..Bold
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Clearer code.
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You can allow automated assigns into arrays.
There are 3 array management modes now:
• Secure mode: a WLanguage error comes up when reading or
writing outside the array's boundaries (version 14 mode).
• Automatic incrementation of 1 unit. Writing an element just
after the maximum bound of the array is allowed. Reading a
non-existing N+1 element triggers an error
• Automatic incrementation without any checks.
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incrementation
In secure mode (https), it is now possible to specify by programming (without any action from the end user) the authentication
certificate to use when sending requests.
This new feature is also available for Webservice calls (see new
feature # 103 to 106).
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Getting a color
Save code lines.
A new WLanguage function very useful on a daily basis:
GetColor.
This function returns a color (RGB) that shows well in the application.
The order in which the colors are returned is the same for each
call.
This is useful to display harmonious backgrounds for instance.
NEW WLANGUAGE
TYPES
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Automatically using a set of pleasing colors. No more "firecracker
red" in UIs!
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A new native type is introduced in WLanguage to simplify the
connections with servers of the following types:
• POP
• IMAP
• LotusNotes
• Exchange
• ...
You can now program:
• The LDAP-base User Groupware supports the configuration of
the base DN.
• Data binding on several properties
FOR ALL MAIL UNREAD of Myconnection
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified e-mail programming.
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e-mail: structured type
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Databinding
Very useful in OOP, data binding is supported in .Net mode in version 15. This technology allows for a large reduction in the number of lines of code needed for assign statements.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified programming.
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.Net 4.0 compilation
Version 4.0 of .Net is supported by WINDEV 15.
You can create .Net 4.0 assemblies.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Support for all versions.
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Support for built-in types
Programming e-mails becomes easier in version 15 with the introduction of the "email" type.
This type allows for very intuitive programming. For example:
MyOutlookSession is EmailOutlookSession
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Mail is Email
FOR ALL Mail UNREAD OF MyOutlookSession
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Assemblies that use built-in types can be used in version 15.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Increased support.
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• FOR EACH is available for the iEnum
See also new features #78 and 79, secure SMTP and IMAP management.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified e-mail programming.
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new types
Email
EmailSessionNotes
EmailSessionSMTP
HScheduling
xmlAttribute
xmlNode
EmailAttach
EmailSessionOutlook
EmailSessionIMAP
EmailSessionPOP3
hScheduledOptimization hFileParameter
InfoVersion
Processus
xmlDoc
xmlNamespace
zipArchive
zipArchivedFile
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified programming.
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Easy Webservices
(SOA, n-tier,...)
WEB SERVICES :
SOA AND N-TIER
WINDEV and WEBDEV have been supporting XML and Webservices for several versions.
Version 15 revolutionizes the use of Webservices.
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Easy use of webservices
(Note: the Webservice may have been created with WINDEV,
WEBDEV or any other language).
In version 15, the structures of the WSDL file automatically become native types of WLanguage.
The sent or received Webservice data is handled with a native syntax (see new feature # 108 and 109).
The code editor offers assisted entry and compilation errors for
Webservice operations. Data binding is available.
Of course, the access methods used by the previous versions are
still supported (for backward compatibility).
In version 15, you can also select an authentication certificate to
call a Webservice.
The setup of service oriented architecture is made easier.
Webservices available on Windows Azure are accessible.
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Webservices are easily created. Simply define a set of procedures
that make up the Webservice interface.
The complex types (structures, XML content, …) are supported.
The WDSL description files are automatically generated.
In version 15 a new technology is offered for the Webservices servers.
This new technology is based on the robust, standard, WEBDEV
application server.
This new technology allows you to increase the availability of the
Webservice as well as its speed.
Several requests can be executed simultaneously, in separate processes, which guarantee the security.
Webservices can be consumed by any type of application, created
in WINDEV, WEBDEV or any third-party language.
A (free) 10-access application server is provided with your product. An unlimited server is also available.
Of course, the lsapi technology used in previous versions is still
supported.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better load support.
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webservices
Easy creation of
webservices
Webservice creation possible in WINDEV and WEBDEV.
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The installation procedure is generated automatically.
Easy and performing use of Webservices.
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webservices
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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Available XSD description
file : strict compilation
If the XSD description file is provided, the code editor parses this
XSD file and creates the corresponding native types, in a strict
way.
The compilation will check that the tags handled meet the description defined in the XSD, and will generate compilation errors
in case of non respect of the syntax described in the XSD. The
only tags and attributes that can be handled are the ones defined
in the XSD.
The management of XML files is made much easier.
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XML File :
simplification and
power
The compiler detects the XML syntax errors
An XML file, or a set of XML files, can be provided with or without a description file, file that has an XSD extension.
If the XSD file is not available, the code editor parses the XML
data file, and figures out its structure in order to create the corresponding native types.
This allows you, for instance, to handle the data of an XML file representing a library in this format:
If XML files are created, the compilation will also check that the
structure respects the XSD.
Data binding is available for these types.
Of course, the access methods used by the previous versions are
still supported.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Strict compilation, avoid runtime errors.
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Assisted entry is available for these types.
XML File : data binding
In all cases, data binding is available. This allows you to
save hundreds of lines of code!
Below: automatic filling of a treeview
table from an XML file (1 line of
code!)
On the left side
of this screen copy, an XML file,
and its handling,
in the code editor: Easy!
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Progress bar in taskbar
When an applications displays a progress bar, it can also update
the progress in the taskbar's icon (application in the foreground,
background or minimized).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better information view.
Windows 7 provides its share of new features.
Version 15 is compatible with a large number of Windows versions (since Windows NT) and notably with the "Windows 7" version.
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Start menu and quick
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Adding buttons to a
thumbnail
In Windows 7, an application comes up as a thumbnail in the
taskbar. WINDEV 15 lets you add clickable buttons in this thumbnail.
The list of last opened projects is available via the "Start" menu
and via the quick launch icons.
You can pin down projects.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better summary information.
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Application bar icons :
modifiable
The icon of an open application can be modified by the application. For example, display an updated counter (number of unread
e-mails, …) or draw attention. The icons must be prepared in advance for this use.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Faster opening of favorite projects.
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Dock able window
Dockable windows can be moved smoothly.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Improved ease of use.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Dynamic icon changes.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
An even more efficient documentation.
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The documentation for WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile is
available also in community mode for version 15.
What does this mean?
Simply that the products' documentation can be enriched in real
time by the developer community.
You want to clarify a function?
Provide an example?
You've found a trick and you'd like to share it?
You know how to optimize an operation?
You're a vendor and you want to provide information about the
interoperability of your hardware or provide examples?
All this is now possible with the community documentation!
In order to make sure that the information is accurate, PC SOFT
validates the additions.
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Easier access
The help can be consulted on any machine equipped with Internet access, without the product needing to be installed.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Universal documentation access.
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Easier viewing
Viewing the documentation through your own Internet browser
allows you to keep your habits. For example, marking some
pages, using shortcuts, several tabs, …
Of course, consulting the help in traditional mode (not connected
to the Internet) is still possible.
Adding comments
Each user can add comments to the documentation pages. His
own explanations, some examples, some links,...
The comments are moderated.
I read
the doc
I know a
trick
The documentation displayed from the Internet
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Standardization of the viewing.
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Indexing by the Internet
search engines : Google,...
The documentation is referenced by search engines.
This allows you to benefit from the search management behavioral habits.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Other approach to information gathering.
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®
WINDEV controls remain a strong benefit.
In version 15, new types of controls are introduced.
(See also the “Organizer” and “Progress bar” controls in new features # 001, 002 and 003).
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Range slider
This new type of native control (you don't need to add an image
to your project), allows for easy interval selection and zoom by
the end user.
There're plenty of examples: dates, zoom percentage, image
size,...
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WINDEV 15 benefits from the 118 common new features (see
page 3 to 36).
Read about these important new features for WINDEV 15!
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WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile are rich with controls.
The available customization of a single control would correspond
to hundreds of "controls" in other languages.
Easy to use, feature-rich, insulated from Windows changes,
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You can select a mask on a static type control.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
A Range Slider control
Readability of the displayed data.
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TreeMap
A runtime example: selection of an area to display
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Implementation without any coding.
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HTML edit
The HTML edit control allows for an easy interaction with
WEBDEV. The data entered in the back office can be exploited by
the front office and vice versa.
An automatic representation of the data.
Here a list of costs; each area can be clicked
This new type of control lets you dynamically represent data, treeview in a weighted way.
To fill this control, simply enter the name of the element, its
weight and its tree path if needed.
This type of control is very useful to show volumes of data in a
user friendly way.
The treemap presents an advantage for showing a large number
of data (more than 100 and up to 1 million).
The areas are clickable; this allows you to display some details
when clicking for instance.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
This new type of control quickly becomes indispensable.
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Displaying and editing in HTML.
Here in an e-mail: display the e-mail received,
enter the answer in HTML
HTML input without any programming.
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Formatted static control
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with file mask:
assisted edit
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A new capability for edit controls in version 15, is to offer assistance when entering file names and path names.
The edit control is filled out automatically based on characters entered, file names and directory names available on the computer.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easier input of file paths.
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Icon in PNG 256x256
format
A new feature very appreciated by end users: the ability to
change the background color (or the border color) of a control
when the cursor enters this control. The user knows immediately
which control expects an input. Therefore he is more efficient.
Negative values, required input, … are also easy to find for the
user.
You can mark a static control with a star or a red dot, like on the
Internet!
The alpha layers of icons is supported now.
This allows for a sharper display of the icons in the Windows 7
and Windows Vista file explorer.
The clipart catalog generates this format on demand.
The application icon also supports this format.
The icons for the executables are created on all the formats
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Some nice icons in any resolution.
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Optimization of control
display
The display of a large number of controls in a sophisticated window (overlay, transparency, …) has been optimized and is now
instantaneous.
Here some highlighted controls: the edit control where we're
located, a control with a not respected minimum value, and
2 controls with required input (star)
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Prevents potential flickering.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
The user immediately spots the relevant controls.
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The image control in version 15 supports, in addition to the current formats, the SVG vector format.
BMP
SVG
In small, the reference image, larger, the reference image
shown in SVG format or in a Bitmap format.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Regardless of their format, these images never loose in definition
quality.
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In addition to the new features described above, a large number
of other new features are introduced for controls:
• Support of ..tooltip for the table cell controls
• Management of clicks in table breaks and looper breaks.
• Edit control (including RTF): ability to insert links with custom actions (not necessarily http links).
• Display of a tooltip to see the entire static control in the case of
a truncated control: list, treeview, combo box and table.
• Table break: possible configuration of the image for the "+"
button.
• OpenOffice spelling checker: it now works without any delays
for the using application.
• Vista type radio button: ability to define the color of the secondary caption and to configure the vertical alignment.
• Calendar: possible configuration of the image for the "Next"
and "Previous" buttons
• Tab: ability to insert a Carriage Return in pane captions
• Check box control: it now supports data binding
• Treeview table, collapsed/expanded icon image: possible customization
• The TableAdd function has been optimized.
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JAVA: new type
The Buffer type of WLanguage is supported by the Java generation.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Additional types for Java.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Among the new features available in version 15 for Java UIs,
you'll benefit from:
• Management of the required input attribute in edit controls
• Date edit control with calendar
• New input masks supported: IP Address, v6 IP Address, SIREN
number, SIRET number, Ethernet MAC address, e-mail address
conforming to RFC2822, Roman numeral, French postal codes,
Bank account number, Visa card number, American Express card
number, French social security number, ISBN number, ISBN (13)
number, zip codes, banking identity number, multiple e-mail addresses, multiple e-mail addresses conforming to RFC2822,...
Makes switching existing code to Java easier.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
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JAVA: cooperative
environment
When developing a project intended to be generated in Java, the
environment ("7-tab" window) points out the potential features
that should not be used in this mode; this allows for a better
adaptation of the applications.
(see new feature # 037)
Even more robust UI in Java.
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JAVA: 4 new properties
New types of controls are now supported by the Java generation:
• Calendar
• Container column
4 new properties are introduced for Java in version 15:
- ..Tooltip on table cell
- ..Multiselection
- ..StartDate
- ..EndDate
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easier programming.
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JAVA: new syntax
New controls (calendar, container column, etc.) in Java,
here at run time on a Mac
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
The following WLanguage syntax are also supported for Java generation:
• Multiple assignment (syntax for filling arrays/classes/structures
using [])
• Optional concatenation
• Pass parameter by copy (LOCAL keyword)
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
New syntax in Java.
Increase in UI features for Java.
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DateTimeLocalToUTC
Converts a date and time expressed in local date and time
(time zone, daylight savings) into universal time (UTC).
DateTimeByDefault
Lets you define the default value for variables of Date,
Time and DateTime types.
DateTimeUTCToLocal
Converts a date and time expressed in UTC date and time
(Universal time) Into a local date and time (time zone,
daylight savings).
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The number of WLanguage functions supported with Java generation is increased by the functions below (non-exhaustive list, 69 new functions)
dbgEnableAssert Enables or disables defensive programming.
dbgAssert
Used to find out and note the potential errors through a
defensive programming mechanism.
Deserialize
Deserializes a buffer or a character string containing the
data from a class, a structure, an array (including associative arrays), a queue or a stack and their elements.
Identifies the opacity of a pixel in an image that supports
the Alpha layer.
AnimationPlayOnControlProperty
Animates the modification of a property between two values.
dPixelOpacity
ScrollBarShow
Displays or not a scroll bar in a WinDev
control (edit control or list box).
dRectangleGradient
CalendarOpen
Opens a popup window displaying a calendar in a date type edit control.
CalendarPosition
Returns the displayed month in a calendar control.
CalendarSelect
Returns the date selected in a Calendar control.
InAJAXMode
Draws a rectangle in an image control.
Identifies whether the code is executed directly from a
process in AJAX mode or from a procedure called using
the AJAXExecute or AJAXExecuteAsynchronous functions.
InAWPMode
Used to find out whether the running page is an AWP
page.
InMCUMode
Identifies whether the executed code comes from a user
macro.
InStoredProcedureMode
Identifies whether the code is executed on a HyperFileSQL
server.
CalendarPicker
Opens a modal dialog box with a calendar to enter a date.
CalendarSelectMinus
Deselects a date from a multi-selection calendar control.
CalendarSelectOccurrence
Returns the number of selected days in a calendar control.
CalendarSelectPlus
Selects a date in a Calendar control.
StringStartsWith
Checks whether a character string starts with one of the
specified strings.
InServiceMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from a service.
StringEndsWith
Checks whether a character string ends with one of the
specified strings.
InSimulatorMode
Allows you to find out whether the application is started in
the "simulator test mode" of WinDev Mobile.
StringToArray
Fills a 1 or 2 dimensional array of the specified type with
the character string passed as parameter.
InAutomaticTestMode
Enables you to find out whether an automated test is currently running.
CurrentColumn
Returns the subscript of the current subscripted column
into a memory table or a browsing table, or the column
number of the column being edited into the specified
browsing or memory table.
EnumMenu
MakeInteger
Builds a 4-byte integer from two 2-byte integers.
CSVToArray
Fills a 1 or 2 dimensional array of the specified type with
the CSV format character string passed as parameter.
fChangeSize
fMoveFile
Returns the name of the Nth option or sub-option of the
window's main menu, or the name of the Nth option or
sub-option of a custom popup menu (created using
WinDev).
Changes the size of an external file.
Moves a file from one directory to another.
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WinScreenRectangle
Returns the coordinates of the screen that contains a window.
FileToMemory
Automatically initializes the values of the members of a
structure or a class with the values of the items for the
current record of a file.
fMoveDir
Moves a directory and its contents.
fParentDir
Returns the parent directory of the specified directory.
fSeparator
Standardizes the separators used in a file path.
HashString
Calculates the Hash code of a character string based on a
set algorithm.
HashFile
Calculates the Hash code of a file based on a set algorithm.
HashCheckString
Checks the Hash code of a character string based on a set
algorithm.
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HashCheckFile
Checks the Hash code of a file based on a set algorithm.
CurrentSubscript
Based on the specified control, returns the row number of
the current row displayed in the table, or the option number of the check box that has focus.
NextSubscript
Returns the number of the next row displayed in the current table.
InitWindow
Initializes the controls to zero (or not) and launches the
initialization processes of the window's controls.
BankHoliday
Specifies whether a day is a holiday or not.
BankHolidayAdd
Specifies that a day or a list of days is a holiday.
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copies. The "HL" model offers an additional level of security, and
also allows you to provide the application directly on the key.
If you want to protect the use of the programs you create with
this type of key, new WLanguage functions allow you to do so
natively.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
New key technology available.
Empties the list of all the holidays.
MemoryToFile
Automatically initializes the memory value of a file current
record's items with the value of the members of a structure or a class.
Message
Displays (or erases) a message in the status bar of the
current window or current browser window.
MultitaskRedraw
Immediately redraws the window's controls that require a
graphic update.
Occurrence
Returns the number of occurrences of a control in a window, page or group of controls.
EmulateInput
Performs an input in a control through emulation,
checking that input is possible in this control.
EmulateMouse
Simulates a mouse event (left click, right click, double
click, etc.)
Input
Displays a message asking the user to enter some information.
sComputeCrc16
Checks a character string before and after transmission
between WinDev applications/WebDev sites.
sComputeCrc32
Calculates the Cyclical Redundancy Check code (CRC) of a
buffer.
SelectColor
Opens MS Windows standard color selection screen and
selects the specified color.
Serialize
Transforms the following elements into a specific format:
a structure (and its sub-elements), a class (and its subelements), an array(including associative arrays), a
queue, a stack.
Sound
Plays a sound in WAV format.
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100 new WLanguage functions are introduced in WINDEV, for
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OrganizerAddAppointment
OrganizerChangeZoom
ArrayToString
Converts a 1 or 2 dimensional array into a character string.
ArrayToCSV
Converts a 1 or 2 dimensional array into a character string
in CSV format.
CommonLength
Returns the number of character common to two strings,
starting from the beginning or the end.
LengthToString
Converts a size given in bytes into a character string formatted in kilobytes, megabytes or terabytes.
VariableReset
Resets the variable to its initial value.
zipExist
Lets you find out if an archive exists.
zipExtractFileList
Extracts and automatically decompresses a list of files
found in an archive to a physical location.
zipListFile
Returns the list of files found in an archive.
zipCompressionLevel
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Adds a new event to the organizer control.
Modifies the time period displayed in an organizer control
(Day/Week/Month).
OrganizerTimeDisplayed
Configures the minimum and maximum time displayed in
Day/Week mode.
OrganizerInfoXY
Returns the subscript of the event at a given position.
OrganizerDisplayedDay
Configures the 1st day displayed in an organizer control.
OrganizerListAppointment Returns the array of events that occur between two given
dates.
OrganizerDeleteAppointment Deletes an event from the organizer control.
OrganizerDeleteAll
Deletes all the events of an organizer control.
OrganizerDisplayPreviousPeriod
Moves the time period displayed in the previous
area (for example, previous weeks).
OrganizerDisplayNextPeriod Moves the time period displayed in the next area (for
example, next weeks).
OrganizerZoom
Returns the current time period of an organizer control.
AppliActiveVersion
Activates a version on the reference installation server.
AppliVersionInfo
Returns information about a version available on the installation server.
AppliInstallVersion
Installs a specific version of the application.
AppliListVersion
Lists the versions available on the reference installation
server.
AppliDeleteVersion
Deletes a version on the reference installation server.
KeyGetIdentifier
Retrieves the identifier that was used to generate the initial key.
StringStartsWith
Checks whether a character string starts with one of the
specified strings.
StringEndsWith
Checks whether a character string ends with one of the
specified strings.
LoadImageSheet
Loads an image sheet into memory in order to use it later
with the gImage function.
ChronoPause
Pauses a stopwatch.
ChronoResume
Restarts a stopwatch that was paused by the ChronoPause function.
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KeyCalcActivationKey
KeyCompareKey
KeyGenerateInitialKey
Calculates the activation key based on the initial key.
Compares an initial key with an activation key.
Generates the initial key (license number) for the activation system.
COMCallMethod
Calls a method of a COM object.
COMCreateInstance
Creates a COM instance.
dbgEnableAudit
Enables the runtime audit.
dbgStartMemoryDiff
Starts a diff operation on the memory used by the application.
dbgEnableAudit
Triggers a runtime warning to send back to the runtime
audit.
dbgWriteCommentAudit
Writes a comment to send to the runtime audit.
dbgAuditStatus
Retrieves or modifies the runtime audit's status.
dbgEndMemoryDiff
Ends a diff operation of the memory used by the application.
dbgAuditOption
Retrieves or modifies the runtime audit's options.
dbgSaveDebugDump
Creates a dump of the application's status.
dbgSaveMemoryDump
Returns a memory dump for the application.
diffApply
Applies the difference buffer to a specific buffer.
diffCreate
Compares two buffers and creates a buffer containing the
differences between these two buffers.
GetColor
Returns a color that goes well with the specified color.
GetGUID
Returns a GUID (globally unique identifier).
EmailGetAll
Retrieves and reads all the e-mails found in the session.
InServiceMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from a service.
InPHPSimulatorMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from the
PHP simulator mode.
ErrorBuild
Formats and displays an error message.
fCreateLink
Creates a link on a file.
WinInitialized
Specifies whether the end of initialization code of a window has been run.
FileToArray
Fills an array with the content of a data file or the content
of a HyperFileSQL query.
EndService
Stops the execution of the current service.
fMemCreate
Creates a shared memory zone.
fMemExist
Tests if a shared memory zone exists.
fMemOpen
Opens a shared memory zone.
fParentDir
Returns the parent directory of the directory passed as parameter.
fSeparator
Standardizes the separators used in a file path.
HAddScheduledOptimization Adds an optimization task of the HyperFileSQL Client/Server data files.
HAddScheduledBackup
Adds a schedule for a complete or differential backup.
HaspHLLogin
Establishes the connection with a Hasp HL key.
HaspHLCryp
Encrypts a character string using the algorithms of the
Hasp HL key.
HaspHLLogout
Closes the connection with a Hasp HL key.
HaspHLUncrypt
Decrypts a character string using the algorithms of the
Hasp HL key.
HaspHLWrite
Writes data into the internal memory of the Hasp HL key.
HaspHLInfo
Retrieves the technical data of a Hasp HL key.
HaspHLRead
Reads the contents of the internal memory of the Hasp HL
key.
HChangePassword
Changes the password of a HyperFileSQL Client/Server
data file.
HListScheduledOptimization Lists the optimization tasks of the HyperFileSQL
Client/Server tables.
HListScheduledBackup
Lists the complete and differential backups that have
been scheduled.
HListServer
Lists the HyperFileSQL servers installed on a machine.
HDeleteScheduledOptimization
Deletes an optimization task of the HyperFileSQL
Client/Server data files.
HDeleteScheduledBackup Deletes a schedule for a complete or differential backup.
HTTPCertificate
Modifies the client certificate used by default to identify
oneself on a server.
HTTPListCertificate
Lists the client certificates found on the machine to identify itself on a server.
iPrintDuplicate
Prints a duplicata created either directly with the iDestination function or automatically with the iParameterDuplicate() function then recovered with the
iLastFile(iDuplicate) function.
InfoBuild
Formats and displays an information message.
iColumnNum
Returns the column number of the current column (multicolumn reports).
iParameterDuplicate
Configures the automatic creation of duplicata.
LogWriteEvent
Writes an event into the Windows event log.
ExeRemoteRun
Starts the execution of a remote program and/or under a
different user account.
SpellAddDictionary
Adds a word into the dictionary.
SpellSuggest
Lists the possible words that can correct a misspelled
word.
SpellCheck
Specifies whether a word is properly spelt (i.e. it is found
in the dictionary)
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NerworkDomainName
Returns the content of the clipboard in Unicode format.
Returns the name of the domain to which the computer
belongs.
ServiceDelay
Delays the execution of a service loop.
SysRecentDocAdd
Declares a recently opened document to the Windows
shell.
SysIcinAddImage
Adds an icon on top of the application's icon in the taskbar.
SysIconDeleteImage
Deletes the icon found on top of the application's icon in
the taskbar.
SysRecentDocList
Returns the list of recently opened documents.
SysThumbnailAddButton
Adds a button in the application's thumbnail.
SysThumbnailDeleteButton Deletes a button in the application's thumbnail.
SysThumbnailDeleteAll
Deletes all the buttons in the application's thumbnail.
TableBreakSubscript
Returns the subscript for the break header and footer for a
data break in a table.
TreeMapAdd
Adds a piece of data to a TreeMap control.
TreeMapInfoXY
Returns the piece of data displayed at a given position in
a TreeMap control.
TreeMapSearch
Searches for the subscript of a piece of data in a TreeMap
control from the path provided in the TreeMapAdd function.
TreeMapSelectDirectory
Visually selects an entire directory from a TreeMap.
TreeMapDelete
Deletes an element from a TreeMap.
TreeMapDeleteAll
Deletes all the data from a TreeMap control.
UUDecode
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
UUEncode
Encodes a character string in UUEncode format.
XMLInitialize
Initializes an XMLDoc type variable from a URL, a file or a
buffer.
XMLOpen
Opens an XML document from an XML file on disk.
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The "?" menu, which can be included automatically in your applications, offers some new choices:
• create an image of the memory footprint (see new feature #
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• activate the runtime audit (see new feature # 018)
• go back to an older version of the program (see new feature #
058)
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
New features in your applications, without any coding.
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New skin templates
Several new skin templates are offered in version 15.
Another new skin template offered in version 15
A new skin template offered in version 15
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy creation of efficient applications with a sophisticated look.
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Applications developed with WINDEV Mobile 15 are compatible
with the Windows phones.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Windows Mobile is more relevant than ever.
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Read about these important new features for WINDEV Mobile 15!
Version 15 of WINDEV Mobile is in sync with WINDEV and
WEBDEV, and lets you easily share projects.
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In Windows Mobile 6.5, the Start menu is presented graphically
as a honeycomb.
The install of a WINDEV Mobile 15 application can request to be
included in this presentation.
The CreateShortcut WLanguage function lets you create shortcuts in the honeycomb and in the menu of previous versions.
HAddScheduledOptimization
Adds an optimization task of the HyperFileSQL Client/Server data files.
HAddScheduledBackup
Adds a schedule for a complete or differential backup.
HChangePassword
Changes the password of a HyperFileSQL Client/Server
data file.
HListScheduledOptimization
Lists the optimization tasks of the HyperFileSQL Client/Server
tables.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
HListScheduledBackup
Lists the complete and differential backups that have been
scheduled.
HListServer
Lists the HyperFileSQL servers installed on a machine.
HDeleteScheduledOptimization
Deletes an optimization task of the HyperFileSQL Client/Server data
files.
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HDeleteScheduledBackup
Deletes a schedule for a complete or differential backup.
InfoBuild
Formats and displays an information message.
iColumnNum
Returns the column number of the current column (multicolumn reports).
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ClipboardUnicode
Returns the content of the clipboard in Unicode format.
UUDecode
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
KeyGetIdentifier
UUEncode
Encodes a character string in UUEncode format.
XMLInitialize
Initializes an XMLDoc type variable from a URL, a file or a
buffer.
XMLOpen
Opens an XML document from an XML file on disk.
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Retrieves the identifier that was used to generate the initial key.
StringStartsWith
Checks whether a character string starts with one of the
specified strings.
StringEndsWith
Checks whether a character string ends with one of the
specified strings.
LoadImageSheet
Loads an image sheet into memory in order to use it later
with the gImage function.
ChronoPause
Pauses a stopwatch.
ChronoResume
Restarts a stopwatch that was paused by the ChronoPause function.
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KeyCalcActivationKey
Calculates the activation key based on the initial key.
KeyCompareKey
Compares an initial key with an activation key.
KeyGenerateInitialKey
Generates the initial key (license number) for the activation system.
dbgEnableAudit
Enables the runtime audit.
dbgStartMemoryDiff
Starts a diff operation on the memory used by the application.
dbgTriggerWarningAudit
Triggers a runtime warning to send back to the runtime
audit.
dbgWriteCommentAudit
Writes a comment to send to the runtime audit.
dbgAuditStatus
Retrieves or modifies the runtime audit's status.
dbgEndMemoryDiff
Ends a diff operation of the memory used by the application.
dbgAuditOption
Retrieves or modifies the runtime audit's options.
dbgSaveDebugDump
Creates a dump of the application's status.
dbgSaveMemoryDump
Returns a memory dump for the application.
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The PNG image format is now supported by WINDEV Mobile 15.
This format allows you, among other things, to manage transparency inside images.
Increased compatibility.
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Returns a color that goes well with the specified color.
GetGUID
Returns a GUID (globally unique identifier).
EmailGetAll
Retrieves and reads all the e-mails found in the session.
InServiceMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from a service.
InPHPSimulatorMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from the
PHP simulator mode.
ErrorBuid
Formats and displays an error message.
WinInitialized
Specifies whether the end of initialization code of a window has been run.
FileToArray
Fills an array with the content of a data file or the content
of a HyperFileSQL query.
fMemCreate
Creates a shared memory zone.
On a device equipped with a touch screen (Smartphone, etc.), the
user can browse through tables directly by using his finger, without having to use the scrollbar.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better user-friendliness.
fMemExist
Tests whether a shared memory zone exists.
fMemOpen
Opens a shared memory zone.
fParentDir
Returns the parent directory of the directory passed as parameter.
fSeparator
Standardizes the separators used in a file path.
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Android (also)
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Better support of touchfriendly smartphones
The detection of the runtime platform's characteristics when creating the project is improved.
Specifically, the new generation of touch-friendly Smartphones is
detected and taken into account.
For example, on these Smartphones, menus are displayed at the
bottom of the screen and are touch-friendly.
The emulator evolves to support these new characteristics.
The emulator allows testing in horizontal or vertical screen orientation.
A large number of WINDEV Mobile features are also optimized for
this mode.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Intuitive support for touch-friendly Smartphones.
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Develop 10 times faster …
for Android!
WINDEV Mobile 15 lets you
create applications
targeted for the Google Android operating
system.
A large number of controls are supported.
The controls are systematically created in the Android style.
The local database that can be used with Android is SQL Lite. File
links ("7 tabs") are supported, as well as the WLanguage functions of the "H" family.
The creation of Android applications is based on the Java generation in WINDEV; the development is done in WLanguage of
course.
The telephone orientation (vertical or horizontal screen) is supported through the anchoring method.
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The management for finger-scrolling of list boxes and looper
controls is taken into account.
The multilingual feature is available.
When performing a GO, you can choose your runtime target: the
emulator or the telephone (which must be connected for the test
in this case).
The packaging of applications with their signatures is supported.
WINDEV Mobile 15 is intended for creating new applications for
Android, using the available controls and functions (list following).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Support of a new system.
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Controls supported
in Android
Version 15 of WINDEV Mobile offers the following controls for
developing for the Android platform:
• Static
• Edit control
• Radio button
• Check box
• Button
• List box
• Looper control
• Combo box
• Image
• Menu
• Tab
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Ability to create controls for applications that will run on the Android operating system.
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supported in Android
The following WLanguage functions are available for developing
applications in Android (non-exhausted list).
Abs
arcSin
Round
Charact
StringFormat
StringToDuration
FieldExist
ChronoStart
Complete
Cos
CSVToArray
DateIsValid
DateValid
DateToDay
DateToWeekNumber
GetIdentifier
ScreenFirst
InJavaMode
OnTestMode
IntegerToTime
IntegerToMonthInAlpha
EnumElement
IsOdd
BinaryAND
age
ArcTan
Asc
StringCompare
StringCount
StringToArray
PreviousField
ChronoEnd
CompleteDir
CoTan
DateDifference
DateTimeDifference
DateToString
DateToDayInAlpha
UncompleteDir
Right
InComponentMode
Mode
InPHPMode
InWebMode
IntegerToDay
IntegerToWeekNumber
Error
IsNumeric
ExceptionThrow
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ArcTan
Warning
StringBuild
StringToDate
CurrentField
FieldFirst
ChronoValue
Confirm
SelectionColor
Today
DateSys
DateToInteger
DateToMonthInAlpha
Dimension
DurationToString
InReportsAndQueriesInPocketMode
IntegerToDate
IntegerToDayInAlpha
EnumControl
ErrorInfo.
IsEven
ExceptionInfo
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WinChangeAlias
WinInput
EndProgram
Random
TimeSys
TimeToInteger
HCancelAlias
HLinkMemo
HChangeConnection
HCopyRecord
HDescribeConnection
HOut
HExtractMemo
HFilter
HFreePosition
HRead
HReadFirst
HReadSeekFirst
HNbRec
HGetCurrentPosition
HReset
HSeekFirst
HSavePosition
HFoundinfo
InitRandom
ListAdd
ListInsert
ListPosition
ListSelectCount
ListDeleteAll
Now
MatCopy
MatWrite
MatInvert
MatReadLine
MatNbLine
MatFill
Max
MemLast
MemExist
MemSetPosition
MemSeek
MemDelete
MemFound
Min
BinaryNOT
OKCancel
YesNo
ParentObject
LoWord
PositionOccurrence
Reset
HourGlass
Sin
ArrayCopy
ArrayCount
ArraySort
Size
NextTitle
DataType
ExecuteProcess
WinInactiveEffect
WinBackgroundImage
Left
TimeDifference
TimeValid
HActivateFilter
HCancelDeclaration
HForward
HChangeName
HCreation
HLast
HErrorInfo
HClose
HFilterStartsWith
HListConnection
HReadLast
HReadSeek
HReadNext
HOpen
HPrevious
HSeek
HBackward
HNext
INIWrite
Reverse
ListSeek
ListModify
ListSelect
ListSelectPlus
ln
Upper
MatCreate
MatError
MatRead
MatMultiply
MatFloatAdd
MatDelete
MemAdd
MemCurrent
MemModify
MemPrevious
MemRetrieve
MemDeleteAll
MemKeyVal
Lower
NumToString
BinaryOR
Open
DecimalPart
HiWord
Power
Replace
NoAccent
ArrayAdd
ArrayInfo
ArrayDelete
ArrayToString
Tangent
Trace
Val
Exp
CurrentWin
Close
gLinkActivate
TimeIsValid
TimeToString
HAdd
HAlias
HCancelSeek
HChangeKey
HBuildKeyValue
HCreationIfNotFound
HDeactivateFilter
HExecuteQuery
HConnectionClose
HFilterIdentical
HListItem
HReadPrevious
HReadSeekLast
HModify
HConnectionOpen
HFirst
HSeekLast
HRestorePosition
HDelete
INIRead
ListMoveLine
ListCount
ListSelectMinus
ListDelete
Log
MatAdd
MatDeterminant
MatExist
MatReadColumn:
MatNbRow
MatFloatMultiply
MatTranspose
MemCreate
MemOut
MemCount
MemFirst
MemNext
MemSort
Middle
WindowCount
WeekNumber
BinaryXOR
Easter
IntegerPart
Position
Root
RepeatString
NoSpace
ArraySeek
ArrayInsert
ArrayDeleteAll
ArrayToCSV
CurrentTitle
TypeVar
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The main evolution areas of WEBDEV 15 are as follows: security,
look, referencing and SaaS.
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The sales benefits of using videos has
been clearly established now.
In order to make inserting videos in
sites developed with WEBDEV 15
easier, a new control is introduced.
Among the supported formats:
Flash (Flv), QuickTime (Mov), Microsoft (Wmv), …
The read, pause, fast forward,
and so on features are supported.
Common new
features
WEBDEV 15 benefits from
the common new features (see page 3 to 36)
of version 15.
Read about these new
important features for
WEBDEV 15!
Benefits provided by this version
15 new feature:
Easy display of videos.
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HideShow control
The use of videos has increased tremendously on web
sites: description of a product for sale, operating manual, use example,...
Commonly used control on Web sites, it is now a native
control in WEBDEV 15.
It lets you expand and collapse a display area, by pushing
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The display area can contains controls of different types: text,
image, list,...
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This new type of control lets you display a set of objects as a scrolling list.
A scroll bar comes up automatically if needed.
Each object can be made off several controls.
The "Linear Looper Control" allows you to create user-friendly
menus.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Grouping by categories, lets you create smaller pages.
Interactive presentation of a list of objects.
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Evolved upload control
WEBDEV already had an edit control that could take the standard
HTML "upload" characteristics (so the web user could send files
to the server).
Version 15 brings a true "upload" control richer in features: file
picker, multi-selection, progress bar, … are supported out of the
box.
The size of uploaded files is not limited anymore.
The upload can be performed in the background or on schedule.
This feature requires the Flash player (version 7 or higher) on the
web user's machine.
In version 15, the looper control in Ajax mode evolves.
Among the new features:
• the looper control becomes multi-column
• the row height can be changed
• breaks are supported
• rows can be hidden at run time.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature :
Looper controls even more "web 2.0"!
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Evolution of the existing
controls
The following controls evolve in version 15:
• Looper control: the repetition direction can be set (horizontal or
vertical).
• Rich HTML edit control and chart control: you can select the options to display in the toolbar.
• Image control: a new display mode allows for display in real
size, dynamically, without any distortion of the image.
An upload progress bar
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Spelled-out “date” edit
control
2 other examples of upload progress bars
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
The web user waits while watching a progress bar of his upload.
Unlimited upload file size.
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The "Date" control offers a new mask in version 15: spelled-out
dates: "DDDD MMMM DD YYYY".
The mask is generated in browser mode: the web user can enter
a date in any format and when exiting the control, the result will
be displayed spelled out.
The date will be returned to the program in the format specified
in the 7 tabs (numeric, …).
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Polish your sites' look...
automatically
The DateToString function, in browser mode, lets you convert a
date from a numeric format to a spelled-out date. For example,
“3/17/10” becomes “Wednesday March 17 2010” or “Wed
March 17 2010”.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better date display.
NEW POSITIONING
MODE: RELATIVE
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based on the size changes of adjacent blocks. The page formatting is automatic and dynamic.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
relative positioning cell
control
All the elements in a page are always aligned in respect to each
other when running.
This new type of control of WEBDEV 15 allows for automatically
and dynamically positioning in a preset area.
If an element of the area has its size modified (image, etc.) or if it
is closed by the user, the other elements are dynamically repositioned, based on the specified settings.
The internal cell automatically adjusts within the dimension limits
of the external cell.
You can configure the alignment of the internal cell inside the external one, as well as the revolving margin.
ANIMATION
EFFECTS,
AUTOMATIC
TRANSITION
The Web sites offer more and more transition effects between
elements: the images that are loaded come up small then increase
in size, some other ones glide from the side, …
Version 15 lets you add this type of effects in your sites without
modifying the graphical elements.
These animations are created by the AnimationPlay function
of WLanguage.
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Movement with speed
variations
When moving an image or a cell (a section of a page, which may
contain text and/or images) from one point to another, the movement speed may vary; start slow and arrive quickly, or start quickly
and slow down (landing).
A site … All the information and all the images are dynamic and can be modified anytime when running. Some cells
may become hidden.
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Dog-eared page
This effect folds the page's corner.
When rolling over the dog-ear, a section of the page underneath
is automatically revealed.
Display with acceleration effect
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy graphical effect.
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Clipping display effects
This animation allows a page's section or an image to be revealed
and/or hidden progressively.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy graphical effect .
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... and here's what it looks like when the mouse rolls over it:
a cell or an image is displayed automatically
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Fade in
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
This effect gradually modifies the background opacity between 2
colors or 2 images.
A fade in with the graphic background is possible...
Easy animation.
GRAPHIC
SKIN,
GRAPHIC CHARTER
The look of a WEBDEV 15 site is mainly defined by a combination
of 3 elements:
• the style book
• the skin
• the page template.
Example of fade in from one image to another
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy to perform animation.
The style book includes:
• a style sheet
• images
The skin contains:
• a choice of color palette
• some images
The page template
• defines the page layout from elements in the style book.
The site's look is now easily modified using these concepts.
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Style book
The "style book" concept lets you change the styles of the
images, of the buttons, bands, cell background, etc...
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Skin
The concept of skin lets you change the color palette of a site, without changing the style book.
A site using a given style book
A site using a given skin
The same site using a different style book: note the shape of
the buttons that has changed, the look of the left tab,...
The same site using a different skin: note the colors that
change
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Use styles and images that are stylistically compatible.
Use an harmonious color palette.
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Several page templates
per style book
Other important change, that opens new formatting possibilities:
the ability to use different preset page templates in the same site.
The template will use the current skin and style book by default to
create the page.
Choice of the table's aspec
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Several types of preset pages.
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Change the style book
skin in edit mode
In edit mode, you can change the skin and the style book dynamically, without affecting the formatting.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Modify the site's look in one click.
Choice of the table's colors
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
CREATE PAGES
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“Good-looking” arrays by
default: HTML arrays and
tables
In version 15, creating a gradient background only takes a few
clicks.
Simply use the "Border/Background" tab in the 7 tabs.
This gradient background can be present for all the controls: edit,
cell, static and as page background.
When creating an HTML array or table, the editor offers some
preset looks.
The control will be immediately created with a polished look.
The elements that vary are:
• cell background color
• background color of the first row and first column
• presence, color and aspect of the separators
• font
• ...
The colors suggested by default are in agreement with the site’s
skin (see new feature # 332).
The "7 tabs"
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Presence of gradient background without having to manage any
images or external tool.
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Automatic frames
Version 15 offers a large number of parameters for frames, for all
the types of controls.
A frame can have rounded corners, square corners, beveled corners, 3D effects, shadow, …
The colors offered depend on the site’s skin (see new feature #
332).
WEBDEV optimizes the size of the generated images.
Frames can be used with any controls ("Border/Background" tab).
Extensible frames are supported.
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PDF reports in Linux
In version 15, the reports created with the report generator run in
Linux.
The result is a PDF file, created on the server, that the user can
download, view or print on his own computer.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
The power of the report generator becomes accessible from a
Linux host.
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Charts in Linux
In version 15, the charts created via the "Chart" control run in
Linux.
The chart automatically comes up in the page.
All the types of WEBDEV charts are supported
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
The power of the chart generator becomes accessible from a
Linux host.
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Drawing: family of
functions in Linux
... then we choose the color. The color offered by default
matches the project's skin
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy frame customization.
The drawing family of functions (dPoint, dBackground,...) is available for sites hosted on Linux.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Ability to draw in Linux.
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dRectangle
dRectangleGradient
dSaveImage
dSaveImageBMP
dSaveImageGIF
dSaveImageJPEG
dSaveImagePNG
dPen
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168 NEW
FUNCTIONS
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168 new functions available in Linux
ScreenToSource
EnumControl
Linux development now benefits from 168 new functions:
Cancel
Warning
Beep
FieldAlias
ControlClone
CurrentField
FieldError
FieldExist
ControlGrayed
ControlInvisible
PreviousField
FieldFirst
NextField
ControlDelete
ControlOver
ControlVisible
LoadImage
LoadImageSheet
Confirm
dArc
dCircle
dChangeMode
dCopyBlt
dChord
dStartDrawing
dEndDrawing
dBackGround
Dialog
dLine
SetFocus
dPoint
dFont
dPolygon
dSlice
Closes the current window and executes the code of the
CANCEL type button.
Displays a custom message in a system warning window.
Emits a beep.
Identifies, modifies or restores the file link of a control or
a set of controls.
Creates a new control. This new control is a copy of an
existing control.
Returns the name of the control being entered.
Customizes the value displayed in the controls in case the
value cannot be displayed.
Tests whether a control exists (or a group of controls) in a
window, a page or a report.
Grays out a control or a group of controls. During this operation, an animation on the controls can be performed.
Hides a control or a group of controls in a window. During
this operation, an animation on the controls can be performed.
Indicates the control to input before the current control.
Returns the name of the first control in the specified window's navigation order.
Identifies the control that will receive input next.
Permanently deletes a record from a window, a page or a
report.
Identifies the control over which the mouse cursor is located.
Shows a control or a group of controls in a window. During
this operation, an animation on the controls can be performed.
Loads an image into memory in order to use it later with
the gImage function.
Loads an image sheet into memory in order to use it later
with the gImage function.
Displays a message in a standard dialog box offering the
answers "Yes", "No" or "Cancel" and returns the user's
answer.
Draws the arc of a circle or the arc of an ellipse in an
image control.
Draws a circle or an ellipse in an image control.
Change the mode of the drawing used by the drawing
functions (dLine, dRectangle, etc.).
Copies an image found in an image control into another
image control.
Draws the chord of a circle (intersection between an ellipse and a straight line) in an image control.
Indicates that the drawing functions that are going to be
used are intended for the specified image control.
Draws the chord of a circle (intersection between an ellipse and a straight line) in an image control.
Declares the background color of rectangles, circles, etc.
Displays a message box and returns the value of the
clicked button.
Draws a line in an image control.
Gives focus to a window or a control.
Draws a point in an image control.
Declares the font that will be used by dText.
Draws a polygon in an image control.
Draws part of a circle or part of an ellipse in an image
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Error
WinAdaptSize
CurrentWin
WinInput
WinStatus
WinOutHeight
WinOutWidth
WinOutXPos
WinOutYPos
WinBackgroundImage
WinInHeight
WinInWidth
WinInXPos
WinInYPos
PreviousWin
WinScreenRectangle
WinRedraw
WinSize
WinUsefulSize
Close
FileToScreen
grAddData
grStockAddData
grLoadParameter
grColor
grSeriesColor
grCreate
grCreateFont
grGradient
grDraw
grDestinationControl
grDonutHolePercentage
grClearPict
grLineThickness
control.
Draws a rectangle in an image control.
Draws a rectangle in an image control.
Saves an image onto the hard drive.
Saves an image into a BMP format file or into memory.
Saves an image into a GIF format file or into memory.
Saves an image into a JPEG format file or into memory.
Saves an image into a PNG format file or into memory.
Declares the default color and style for drawing lines, rectangles, circles, etc.
Draws a text in an image control.
Defines the next control that will be in input mode in the
current window.
Automatically initializes the memory value of a file's items
with the corresponding value of the controls.
Automatically initializes the memory value of a file's items
with the values of the WLanguage variables.
Returns the name of the Nth control of the chosen element.
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
Adapts the size of the window to the contents of the
controls.
Identifies the window where data entry is being performed.
Identifies the window containing the WLanguage code currently being executed.
Gets or modifies a window's status.
Returns the full height of a window.
Returns the full width of a window.
Returns the horizontal position of the upper left corner of
a window in respect to the upper left corner of the screen.
Returns the vertical position of the upper left corner of a
window in respect to the upper left corner of the screen.
Modifies the background image of a window and specifies
the display mode for this image.
Returns the internal height of a window (without the title
bar or the frame).
Returns the internal width of a window (without the
frame).
Returns the horizontal position of the upper left corner of
the inside area (without the frame or the title bar) of a
window in respect to the upper left corner of the screen.
Returns the vertical position of the upper left corner of the
internal zone (without the frame or the title bar) of a window in respect to the upper left corner of the screen.
Identifies the window that was current before the window
that is currently in data entry mode.
Returns the coordinates of the screen that contains a window.
Immediately redraws the window's controls that require a
graphic update.
Returns, modifies the display mode, the height or width of
a window.
Returns the useful size of an internal window with automatic scroll bars.
Closes a WinDev window (returning a value if expected).
Automatically initializes the controls with the values of the
items associated with the current record.
Adds a piece of data to a chart.
Adds a piece of data to a stock chart.
Restores a chart's drawing parameters.
Returns and initializes the color of various chart elements.
Initializes the color of a series or section of a chart.
Creates a chart of the specified type.
Creates a font for charts.
Activates or deactivates the use of color gradient in a
chart.
Draws a chart based on the specified parameters.
Defines an image control as the chart's target.
Modifies the percentage corresponding to the radius of
the hole in a donut type chart.
Erases a chart's rendering (inside an image control or inside a window).
Retrieves and/or changes the line thickness setting of a
line type chart.
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grCategoryLabel
Initializes the label for a category of data (or a sector) of a
chart.
grSeriesLabel
Initializes the label of a chart's data series.
grExist
Tests if a chart exists in memory.
grGraduate
Specifies the frequency of the vertical/horizontal marks of
a chart vertical/horizontal d’un graphe.
grColumnSpacing
Specifies the amount of space before and after each data
category in a bar chart or in a minimum/maximum stock
chart.
grIncreaseData
Adds a value to a chart's data.
grInfoXY
Returns some information about the series found at chart's point.
grLegend
Specifies the legend of a chart and its
position.
grLabel
Specifies various additional legend parameters.
grSmoothing
Smoothes out a line type or scatter type
chart using the cubic splines method.
grAutoRefreshCategoryLabel
Identifies or defines whether the category labels are updated each time the
chart is drawn.
grAutoRefreshSeries
Identifies or defines whether a series Is updated each
time the chart is drawn.
grMask
Formats the data displayed by the grLabel function or by
the grTooltip function.
grScatterAddDataXY
Adds a piece of data to a scatter type chart.
grScatterSeriesColor
Initializes a series color for a scatter type chart.
grScatterSeriesLabel
Initializes a series' label color for a scatter type chart.
grScatterLinkPoint
Specifies whether to link the data points of a scatter type
chart.
grScatterPointSize
Defines the size of the data points of a scatter type chart.
grOrientation
Modifies the orientation of a chart axis.
grOrigin
Modifies the starting and ending graduation on the horizontal or vertical axis of a chart.
grParameter
Gets and modifies a chart parameter.
grLabelFont
Modifies the font used for a chart's category labels.
grLegendFont
Modifies the font used for a chart's legend.
grTitleFont
Modifies the font used for a chart's title.
grAxisTitleFont
Modifies the font used for a chart axes' titles.
grGridLines
Displays or hides the grid in a chart.
grRaised
Adds a 3 dimensional effect to your chart.
grSaveParameter
Saves a chart's parameter in a compressed format string.
grPieStartAngle
Specifies the starting angle for the first slice of a pie chart,
a semi-circle chart or a donut chart.
grPiePullOut
Pulls out a section or all sections of a chart.
grSourceCategoryLabel
Defines the source of the category labels.
grSourceSeries
Defines the source of a series.
grOverlayChart
Displays two charts of different types in the same chart.
grDeleteSeries
Deletes a data series from a chart.
grDeleteAll
Erases a chart drawing and deletes the chart.
grImageSize
Defines the size of the image containing the chart.
grTitle
Modifies the label and/or the position of a chart title.
grAxisTitle
Defines the title of one of the chart's axes.
grType
Identifies or modifies a chart type.
iConfigureReport
Configures the printer by directly opening the configuration window (WinDev and WinDev Mobile).
Iconize
Minimizes a WinDev window.
iEndReport
Forces the report printing to stop.
iForceComplement
Forces the printing of a body complement block.
iNestedHeaderFooter
Prints (or not) the page header and footer of the nested
report.
iPageHeightLeft
Calculates the available height remaining on the current
page, taking into account the margins defined.
iPrintBlock
Forces the printing of a block of the report currently being
printed.
iPrintBodyComplement
Forces a body complement block to print, specifying the
height of the complement block.
iPrintReport
Prints a report built with the report editor.
iInitReportQuery
Initializes the query linked to the report (case of a query
with parameters).
iInitReportQueryConnection Initializes the query linked to the report (case of a specific
connection).
iListNestedReports
Returns the list of nested reports being printed.
Info
Displays a custom message in a system information window.
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iParameterReport
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or a PDF file.
Configures the printer by directly opening the configuration window.
iReportPrintingStatus
Returns the status of the current print job.
iSubstBlock
Substitutes another block for a report block, while the report is printing.
iPageEnd
Forces a page break while a report is printing.
Maximize
Displays a WinDev window in its maximized size.
Multitask
Pauses and returns control to Windows and/or WLanguage.
MultitaskRedraw
Immediately redraws the window's controls that
require a graphic update.
WindowCount Calculates the number of windows of the current application that are open.
OKCancel
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that offers
the "OK" and "Cancel" answers and returns the user's
choice.
YesNo
Displays a message in a standard dialog box offering the
answers "Yes" and "No" and returns the user's answer.
Open
Opens a WinDev modal window.
OpenChild
Opens a non-modal child window.
OpenSister
Opens a non-modal sibling window.
ParentObject
Identifies the "parent" of a graphical object: control, column, window, page, ...
Reset
Reinitializes all the controls or a group of controls in the
current window or the current page.
ReturnToCapture
Allows you to resume input in the specified control, window or page.
Restore
Displays a WinDev window in its initial size.
HourGlass
Transforms the mouse cursor (stylus cursor) into an hourglass and vice versa.
Input
Displays a message asking the user to enter some information.
ServiceRefresh
Asks a service to read its configuration information.
ServiceControl
Sends a control message to a service.
ServiceUninstall
Uninstalls a service.
ServiceInstall
Installs a service using the information provided in the
members of the Service variable.
MouseXPos
Returns the horizontal (X) position of the mouse cursor in
respect to the control or window.
MouseYPos
Returns the vertical (Y) position of the mouse cursor in
respect to the control or window.
SysEnvironment
Returns the operating system's environment variables for
the current machine.
Delay
Temporarily stops the execution of a program.
CurrentTitle
Modifies the current window's title and the title bar.
NextTitle
Modifies the title of the next window to open.
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The application RAD offers ready-to-use site templates.
These sites are now offered in “Modifiable RAD” format, which
allows analysis modifications to be automatically applied to the
pages.
Site customization is now much easier.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy evolutions in RAD.
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Chrome, Opera and Safari
When testing a site, the "GO" mode offers to test the site on
each of the browsers installed on the machine.
This way it is easy to test a site in Internet Explorer, Firefox,
Chrome, Opera, Safari.
There are a large number of new PHP features in version 15: simplified multilanguage, simplified XML management, new native
accesses, simplified n-tier architecture, exceptions and errors management, … Version 15 is a good match for PHP!
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PHP: cooperative
environment
When developing a project intended to be generated in PHP, the
environment ("7-tab" window) points out the potential features
that should not be used in this mode; this allows for a better
adaptation of the applications (see new feature # 037).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Makes switching existing code to PHP easier.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Interactive test easy on all the browsers.
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PHP: thumbnail control
Automatically check the
complete site configuration before doing “GO”
The thumbnail control automatically manages the display of an
image and its thumbnail in a single control. The thumbnail control
is available in PHP.
When clicking the “GO” button, before starting the actual test of
the site, WEBDEV 15 checks the configuration of the different elements needed to run the site on the browser.
Among the checked elements:
• configuration of the Web server;
• configuration of the WEBDEV application server;
• configuration of the AWP protocol (if used);
• ...
This is useful for identifying the type of error: site configuration or
programming.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Detection of potential configuration errors.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Eliminates code lines.
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PHP: generated image
control
The "generated image" control is used to display an image coming from a memo item in a database for instance.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
New code display capabilities.
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PHP: evolution of the
controls
The following controls evolve:
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• Menu: new server click process
New processes for tables and looper controls
• row display process
• filtering process
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better compatibility.
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PHP: new supported type
The connection type is supported in version 15.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better compatibility.
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in queries
6 new properties are introduced in PHP:
..StoredValue
..Connection
..Image
..Thumbnail
And on queries:
..Name
..Type
Optional parameters (the absence of a parameter is interpreted as
a "null" value for this parameter) are accepted in database queries.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
More flexible language.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Simplified programming.
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PHP: native access
PHP already benefits from native accesses to third-party databases
such as MySQL and AS/400. In version 15, native access to Oracle
and PostgreSQL are introduced.
ExceptionInfo
ExceptionPropagate
FileToMemory
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Open to third-party databases.
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Management of exceptions and errors (in PHP 5)
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New syntax are now supported in PHP:
The MySource keyword is supported.
The indirection parameters are supported, which allows for optimization of the indirection.
New syntax for FOR EACH are supported:
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Changes the value of the separators (for decimal places or
thousand places) used in numeric masks for localization.
Retrieves a debug information.
Deserializes a buffer or a character string containing the
data from a class, a structure, an array (including associative arrays), a queue or a stack and their elements.
Reinitializes the variables in the e-mail structure.
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from the
PHP simulator mode.
Triggers a non-fatal error.
Propagates a non-fatal error that could be processed by
the calling code, if non-fatal error management is enabled
for this piece of code (in the code editor, or by using the
ErrorChangeParameter function).
Retrieves information about the current exception.
Propagates an exception.
Automatically initializes the values of the members of a
structure or a class with the values of the items for the
current record of a file.
Returns the name of an external file currently open.
Creates and opens a temporary file.
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fMoveDir
fDirSize
HashString
HashFile
HashCheckString
HashCheckFile
HTMLToText
ImagePosX
ImageYPos
LanguageToCharset
LanguageToNation
MemoryToFile
Nation
NationToLanguage
ControlTab
PageUse
Serialize
TableEnableFilter
TableDisableFilter
TableColumnSubscript
TablePosition
TableToText
TableToXML
Use
WinDevVersion
WindowsVersion
XMLWrite
XMLExecuteXPath
XMLRead
XMLResult
LooperRecNum
LooperPosition
LooperToXML
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Moves a directory and its contents.
Returns the size of a directory in bytes.
Calculates the Hash code of a character string based on a
set algorithm.
Calculates the Hash code of a file based on a set algorithm.
Checks the Hash code of a character string based on a set
algorithm.
Checks the Hash code of a file based on a set algorithm.
Converts an HTML string or HTML buffer into a text string.
Returns the horizontal (X) position of the mouse cursor in
respect to the given image contro.
Returns the vertical (Y) position of the mouse cursor in
respect to the given image control.
Returns the character set corresponding to a language.
Returns the country (nation) corresponding to a language.
Automatically initializes the memory value of a file current
record's items with the value of the members of a structure or a class.
Defines or identifies the display language (labels, messages, etc.) used for windows, pages, reports and
controls.
Returns the language corresponding to a nation.
Returns the name of the Tab control that contains the specified control.
Displays a WebDev page in the Web user's browser and
closes all the current page contexts.
Transforms the following elements into a specific format:
a structure (and its sub-elements), a class (and its subelements), an array(including associative arrays), a
queue, a stack.
Adds a user filter to a table column.
Cancels a user filter on a column or on all the columns of
table.
Returns the index of a table's column.
Displays a table starting from a specified row or returns
the index of the first row displayed in a table.
Creates a character string using the data from a table
(Treeview table, browsing table or memory table).
Creates an XML file using the data from a table (treeview
table, browsing table or memory table).
Opens a WinDev window and closes all the other windows
that were previously opened.
Returns the version number for the WD140VM DLL of
WinDev or WebDev.
Returns the execution mode of Windows.
Creates or modifies an XML element, or the attribute value
of an XML element.
Executes an XPATH query in an XML document.
Returns the value an XML element, or the value of an XML
element’s attribute.
Gives the result of an XPATH calculation query.
Returns the number of the current record in a file Looper
control.
Moves the scroll bar of a memory looper control to display
a specific row or returns the index of the first row displayed in a memory looper control.
Creates an XML file with the data of a looper control
(browsing looper control or memory looper control).
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Browser events on
controls
In browser code, in version 15, you can perform an action on any
JavaScript event (even if the origin of this object is not WEBDEV).
For example: resizing the browser, or moving a scroll bar.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Even more granular management of events in the browser.
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New functions in WEBDEV
KeyCalcActivationKey
KeyCompareKey
KeyGenerateInitialKey
Calculates the activation key based on the initial key.
Compares an initial key with an activation key.
Generates the initial key (license number) for the activation system.
KeyGetIdentifier
Retrieves the identifier that was used to generate the initial key.
StringStartsWith
Checks whether a character string starts with one of the
specified strings.
StringEndsWith
Checks whether a character string ends with one of the
specified strings.
ChronoPause
Pauses a stopwatch.
ChronoResume
Restarts a stopwatch that was paused by the ChronoPause function.
COMCallMethod
Calls a method of a COM object.
COMCreateInstance
Creates a COM instance.
dbgEnableAudit
Enables the runtime audit.
dbgStartMemoryDiff
Starts a diff operation on the memory used by the application.
dbgEnableAudit
Triggers a runtime warning to send back to the runtime
audit.
dbgWriteCommentAudit
Writes a comment to send to the runtime audit.
dbgAuditStatus
Retrieves or modifies the runtime audit's status.
dbgEndMemoryDiff
Ends a diff operation of the memory used by the application.
dbgAuditOption
Retrieves or modifies the runtime audit's options.
dbgSaveDebugDump
Creates a dump of the application's status.
dbgSaveMemoryDump
Returns a memory dump for the application.
diffApply
Applies the difference buffer to a specific buffer.
diffCreate
Compares two buffers and creates a buffer containing the
differences between these two buffers.
GetGUID
Returns a GUID (globally unique identifier).
EmailGetAll
Retrieves and reads all the e-mails found in the session.
InServiceMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from a service.
InPHPSimulatorMode
Returns True if the execution in progress is run from the
PHP simulator mode.
fCreateLink
Creates a link on a file.
FileToArray
Fills an array with the content of a data file or the content
of a HyperFileSQL query.
fMemCreate
Creates a shared memory zone.
fmemExist
Tests if a shared memory zone exists.
fMemOpen
Opens a shared memory zone.
fParentDir
Returns the parent directory of the directory passed as parameter.
fSeparator
Standardizes the separators used in a file path.
HAddScheduledOptimization Adds an optimization task of the HyperFileSQL Client/Server data files.
HAddScheduledBackup
Adds a schedule for a complete or differential backup.
HChangePassword
Changes the password of a HyperFileSQL Client/Server
data file.
HListScheduledOptimization Lists the optimization tasks of the HyperFileSQL
Client/Server tables.
HListScheduledBackup
Lists the complete and differential backups that have
been scheduled.
HListServer
Lists the HyperFileSQL servers installed on a machine.
HDeleteScheduledOptimization Deletes an optimization task of the HyperFileSQL Client/Server
data files.
HDeleteScheduledBackup
Deletes a schedule for a complete or differential backup.
iColumnNum
Returns the column number of the current column (multicolumn reports).
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Reference each page of your
sites in Google, Yahoo...
The benefit of the 2nd form of URL is that the page is better referenced by search engines; here the "MTN-Rockrider" item will be
referenced directly by the search engine, and a user searching for
this item will see this page in the result.
JSEvent
Associates a browser function with an event on a browser
object.
JSEndEvent
Deletes the association between a WLanguage browser
function and the event.
ExeRemoteRun
Starts the execution of a remote program and/or under a
different user account.
ClipboardUnicode
Returns the content of the clipboard in Unicode format.
NerworkDomainName
Returns the name of the domain to which the computer
belongs.
SaaSConnect
Lets you authenticate yourself with a SaaS server.
SaaSDisconnect
Lets you disconnect from a SaaS server.
UploadCurrentFile
Identifies the file being uploaded.
UploadStart
Starts an asynchronous upload in an upload control.
UploadDelete
Deletes a file from the list of files to upload.
UploadDeleteAll
Deletes all the files from the list of files to upload.
UploadSizeSent
Specifies the size sent by the upload control.
UploadCurrentFileSizeSent Specifies the size sent by the upload control for the current file.
UploadSizeCurrentFile
Specifies the total size to send by the upload control for
the current file.
UploadSize
Specifies the total size to send by the upload control.
UUDecode
Decodes a character string in UUEncode format.
UUEncode
Encodes a character string in UUEncode format.
XMLInitialize
Initializes an XMLDoc type variable from a URL, a file or a
buffer
XMLOpen
Opens an XML document from an XML file on disk.
Before, After...
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better natural (free) referencing of your sites' pages.
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Better page referencing
Displaying a page accepting parameters was only possible
through programming.
Version 15 of WEBDEV now allows you to specify these parameters directly from the "7 tabs".
The link to the page to display can be referenced now (with its
parameters) by the search engines.
REFERENCING IN
AWP MODE
Site and page referencing is a vast subject. It was discussed during
the last Tech TDF, and it’s a subject that gathered tremendous interest (result of the post presentation polls).
WEBDEV already offers a large number of automated aids to automatically reference your sites' pages via the referencing wizard.
A large number of parameters are used for referencing, and
among these parameters, the content of the page's address line.
This version 15 brings new automated features that will improve
the referencing of your sites and pages.
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URL rewriting in AWP
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What we're all looking for: a WEBDEV site's page in first
position in Google
In version 15, you can change the syntax of the URL for each
page directly from the WEBDEV 15 environment, independently
from the Web server.
For example, the following URL:
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better link referencing.
http://www.mysite.com/EN/MyCatalog.awp?
Category=MTN&Product=Rockrider
can be changed to:
http://www.mysite.com/EN/MTN-Rockrider.awp
or
http://www.mysite.com/EN/MTN/Rockrider.awp
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Warning/advices to
optimize link referencing
If the WEBDEV 15 code editor detects in the code of an application a call to PageDisplay that could be replaced by an editable
link (see above), it displays a warning to suggest the modification,
and allows for a better referencing this way.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Help with link referencing.
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better referenced menu
In a menu, the opening of a page can now be defined from the 7
tabs, without using any server code (PageDisplay).
Simply define the page in the "Action" choice of the "General"
tab.
WEBDEV 15 then generates a referenceable link.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better menu referencing.
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It was already possible to request not to reference a page in the
page's definition. In version 15, you can request not to reference
a page directly from the referencing optimization wizard.
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Classic mode
URL rewriting
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Multiple non-referencing from the wizard.
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In version 15, you can hide the name of the application server in
an AWP site's URL (see new feature # 569), but also in a classic
mode site.
A URL that was displayed as:
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Referencing the "–" and
"_" signs
In a URL, the search engines usually interpret the "-" sign as a separator, and the "_" (underscore) sign as being part of a word.
A page name containing these signs may not be referenced properly!
"MTN-Bike" will be different from "MTN_Bike" (here, MTN-Bike
is suggested as page name since both MTN and Bike will be referenced).
When WEBDEV 15 detects this sign, a warning is generated to insure that the term used for referencing is the one you want.
If a space is detected in a page name, it will need to be replaced
by a "-" or "_" sign.
becomes:
This rewriting option is activated in the project's parameters. It is
the new default option in classic mode.
This works on web servers from Apache and IIS starting with version 7.
Also available in AWP mode (see new features # 569).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
URL easier to read.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Better referencing.
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Create SaaS applications
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy SaaS implementation.
SAAS
SaaS (acronym for Software as a Service) is a software delivery
mechanism.
Customers don't pay to own the software itself but to use it.
Data are stored on the software provider's servers and not on the
company's computer anymore.
Version 15 of WEBDEV provides the necessary tools to set up
SaaS solutions.
The SaaS administrator lets you describe the use authorization.
The management of the customer accounts lets you define the
site's use rules: authentication, number of authorized connections, connection time, …
This management is done directly from the administrator’s interface, or via WLanguage functions (new Saas family).
When used, the site checks the connection's authorization and
the user's rights via a set of WLanguage functions.
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The administrator software can work without any human intervention, which allows for the creation of accounts in real time.
The WLanguage functions available to manage the accounts are
(non-exhaustive list):
• creation and deletion of accounts
• account modification: add users, use time, number of users, …
• initialization of a database by cloning of a reference database
• definition of the connection to the database
• ...
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Automation of the rights management.
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SaaS authentication APIs
SaaS administrator
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The administrator software can work with or without human intervention. It lets you create company accounts, user accounts
based on an initial setting.
The interface is offered in Web mode.
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find:
• Connection and disconnection
• Company identifier
• Company password
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• User identification
• User password
• Verification of the IP address
• Maximum number of connections
• Maximum connection time
• Authorized connection times
• ...
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Any WEBDEV application
server is also a webservice server
New feature of version 15, the WEBDEV application server is also
a Webservice server (see new features # 103 to 106).
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easy SaaS.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easier hosting of Webservices.
IPHONE
DEPLOYMENT
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iphone: displaying page in
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PHP and static sites:
Targeted deployment on
Free, OVH,...
The special iPhone section of the 7 tabs has a new choice in version 15. It is the ability to display a page in full screen.
An additional metatag is available to manage the full screen
mode.
The installation of PHP sites or static sites on the Free or OVH providers is made easier in version 15.
The relevant wizards are specific to each provider.
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Easier deployment.
STATISTICS
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New statistical tool
Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
Display immediately adapted.
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A new statistical tool is provided with WEBDEV 15.
It works on sites developed in classic mode or in AWP mode.
Here are the main features of this new tool:
Dashboard
It provides a global view of the site over a given period:
number of visitors, number of pages seen, average number of
pages per visitor, number of visitors per day, dates of the last log
import, keywords used in search engines to find the site.
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Benefits provided by this version 15 new feature:
The statistics home page
Search network
Enables you to find out what searches are performed in the most
common search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, Orange, AOL, etc.)
that directs users to your site.
The results are detailed per search engine and per keyword for
the given time period.
Technical data
Displays the technical data about visitors (browser used, operating
system used) for the given time period.
Traffic
This module lets you see the site and page's traffic between 2
dates (traffic over the year, by month, by week, by date, by day of
the week and by time).
Geographical view
Lets you find out the geographical distribution of the users. The
breakdown is done by visitor country.
Visitors path
Lets you view the navigation followed by your users on your site,
the amount of time spent on each page and the total time spent
navigating the site.
Planning
You can plan the import of a site's log on a one-off basis, daily,
weekly or monthly.
Others:
All the modules of the statistics tool also display charts to provide
a better view of the data.
You can send a status report of the log import by e-mail.
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Easily follow your sites' activity. Also works in AWP mode.
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And many other new
features
...And many other features, that we let you discover when you receive your version 15.
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WEBDEV 15: the elegance of the design, the efficiency of the code, the success of your sites.
Technology doesn't wait :
order your version 15 today
Version 15 of our products has been announced. New versions are announced now so you can plan on them when developing, and so you don’t spend time developing features that will be included in the product. Some functions may not be available right away when the version is shipping, but will be offered later as downloads. Also note that additional improvements and new features other than the ones described in this document may be available in the new version. WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile are professional software. Despite the care taken in creating this
document, it is not contractual. Screen shots and lists are for information purposes only. Do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information or to get a confirmation about a feature. All
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