Author: Pete Halsted

WinDev Dashboards

This week we will be covering the new v19 WinDev Dashboard features. This was one of the Devcon presentations, so those that attended Devcon have had the benefit of this information for over a month now! In this webinar we will go over all the functions available via the Dashboard features. And look at the … Continue reading WinDev Dashboards →

Combobox issue with & Character

We ran into an odd one this morning. Location names were not showing up correctly in a combo box control. Freezer R&D was showing up as Freezer RD It appears that the combo box control has some logic to create hot keys for the choices using the & character, just like there is for captions. … Continue reading Combobox issue with & Character →

Simplified SWITCH Statement

Just a quick one today that might help you clean up some code somewhere. I have a process where we are importing some glossary terms for 5 different languages. All of the logic is identical except for the LanguageID. So I have a simple FOR loop that runs 5 times, the problem is that the … Continue reading Simplified SWITCH Statement →

Multiple Return Values from a Function

One of the new features of v19 is the ability to return multiple values from a procedure. That came in real handy for me this week! While working on the JQuery Slider date selection control that some of you have seen, I needed to be able to find the begin and end dates for a … Continue reading Multiple Return Values from a Function →

Structured Array Short Hand

I used structured arrays a lot! No I mean A LOT! In fact, I generally have a class called FixedLookups that contains several Hardcoded Structured Arrays for things that are necessarily user configurable, but still easier for me to code a combo box using a structured array instead of hardcoding into control properties via the … Continue reading Structured Array Short Hand →

A Couple of WebDev Tips

This week we are going to look at a couple of WebDev tips. First we will look at some issues with AJAXExecute and the values of edit controls, and then we will look at how to avoid a long report timing out when you run it from WebDev. First let's talk about AJAXExecute. AJAXExecute allows … Continue reading A Couple of WebDev Tips →

Uncle Pete’s Corner – Edit in Place Table Control with Disabled Fields based on Logic

We are switching gears to WinDev this week, and a fairly simple requirement. Having an Edit-In-Place table that some of the controls are disabled based on logic. I know it sounds pretty straight forward, but there are a few gotchas that can get in your way at times, so we will take a look at … Continue reading Uncle Pete’s Corner – Edit in Place Table Control with Disabled Fields based on Logic →

Structured Arrays Primer – Part 2

We ran out of time last week when covering structured arrays. This week we will wrap up with Seeking on Structured arrays, some additional syntax that is available to use for structured arrays, and then get wild and crazy and talk about associative structured arrays. With a few more real world examples. After this week you … Continue reading Structured Arrays Primer – Part 2 →

Structured Arrays Primer – Part 1

I have a problem. And I hear the first step is admitting you have a problem. So you are my witnesses I am admitting I have a problem. So just what is this problem? pcSoft has turned me into an Array Junkie. It started off like all addictions do, I tried a few normal arrays … Continue reading Structured Arrays Primer – Part 1 →

Using XML to Store Options in Database instead of Individual Fields

We all have those projects where there is some dynamic portion that requires end user configuration. Those areas of the database always seem to be in churn because there is always one more field to add to control some aspect of the configuration. Or you have that project where the data you will be storing … Continue reading Using XML to Store Options in Database instead of Individual Fields →