ONLINE HELP
 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2025

FAQ about Windows Vista and later
This help page presents a list of problems that may occur when using Windows Vista and later...
The UAC mechanism in Windows Vista (and later)
To increase security against worms and viruses, Windows Vista/7 implemented the UAC (User Account Control) mechanism...
Creating an executable: Manifest management
When running an executable, Windows Vista (and later) performs several checks regarding the rights of the current user via the UAC mechanism (User Account Control)...
Difference of behavior in Windows Vista (and later)
The test of your project was run using one of the Vista/7 test options...
Windows: What to bear in mind if your customers use Vista (and higher)
Windows Vista (and later) proposes several improvements...
Dim disabled windows
Your application opens several windows at the same time and you don't know which one to use?......
The archives
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several WLanguage functions allowing you to compress and merge your files into archives......
Creating an executable: Information and version number
The version information of an executable corresponds to the information visible in the Windows file explorer....
Nation (Function)
Defines or identifies the display language (captions, messages, ...) used for the windows, pages, reports and controls.
Configuring the server for the CGI/AWP protocol
To use WEBDEV, a Web server must to be found on the computer where WEBDEV is installed......
TileAdd (Function)
Adds a new tile customization for the current Windows Store Apps application.
InUniversalWindowsAppMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Universal Windows 10 App mode.
Lower (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to lowercase according to the region settings defined in Windows.
Multitask (External language)
Allows the programs currently run to process the Windows messages or runs a temporization.
Upper (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to uppercase according to the region settings defined in Windows.
HourglassNetwork (Function)
Displays or hides an endless gauge in the title bar of Android application windows .
Control template
A control template is a set of controls that can be re-used in several windows or pages......
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API...
Reset (Function)
Reinitializes: all the controls found in the current window or page (including the groups of controls, the supercontrols and the internal windows). the controls found in a group of controls, a supercontrol, an internal window or an internal page....
User Groupware: Multilingual applications
If your application is a multilingual application, the multilingual feature must also be managed in the windows/pages of user groupware......
ContactSelect (Function)
Displays the list of contacts found on the device (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows).
<Buffer type>.AnsiToUnicode (Function)
Converts a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string.
The Camera control
The Camera control is used to view the video captured by a camera connected to the current computer....
IconInstall (Function)
Creates an icon (associated with a program) in a group of Windows programs, with the associated command line.
WLanguage procedure called by ExplorerAccept
WLanguage procedure ("Callback") called by ExplorerAccept during a drag and drop operation from the Windows explorer.
HFSQL data files exceeding 2 gigabytes
By default, the HFSQL engine allows you to manage large data files (up to 2 gigabytes)......
Universal Windows 10 application: Deployment platform
Once the Universal Windows 10 app is generated, the wizard proposes to select the deployment platform......
WINDEV Mobile: Sharing WINDEV elements
The same WINDEV elements (analysis, queries, ...) can be used in a WINDEV application and in a WINDEV Mobile application......
Magnetic mouse: automatically moving the cursor on the default button
The mouse cursor can be automatically positioned on the default button when the window is opened......