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Version: 2025

Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
Changing an application to 64-bit
WINDEV allows you to develop 64-bit applications...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
Deploying an application that uses an external component
An application that uses one or more external components is deployed in the same way as a standard application...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
Creating and deploying the installation program: How do you do it?
Creating the setup program allows you to deploy a WINDEV application on the end-user computers...
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Setup by HTTP (Network setup via IP)
The network setup via HTTP consists in installing and updating a WINDEV application via an HTTP server (Live update)...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
MSIX installation packages
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Same source code for 32 and 64-bit applications
The 64-bit operating systems are starting to appear on the PCs and on the servers...
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
How to create a patch?
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
Generating and deploying 64-bit applications
WINDEV allows you to automatically generate and install a 64-bit application.
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
HTML Display control processes
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile include different WLanguage events associated with HTML Display...
The SMS structure
The SMS structure is a preset structure of WLanguage (no declaration is required)......
HChangeDir (Function)
Changes the path to a data file (i.e. directory in which the file will be handled).
HCopyFile (Function)
Copies an HFSQL data file (.fic, .ndx and .mmo files if they exist): from the HFSQL server...
WDConver : Overview
WDConver is a tool used to convert data to an HFSQL Classic data file from......
zipCreate (Function)
Creates an archive.
iParameterPreview (Function)
Configures the print preview: display a message regarding the resources of current computer....
Bar Code control properties
Bar Code controls can be manipulated using different WLanguage properties......
Calendar control properties
Several WLanguage properties can be used on the Calendar control found in a window or in a page......
Constants for managing the User Groupware
List of constants used by the functions for managing the User Groupware....
ReturnedValue (Property)
The ReturnedValue property is used to: Get and change the value returned by a window, page...
Using offline sites
WEBDEV allows you to specify that a site or a set of pages can operate in off-line mode (without...
The Slider control (in a window)
A slider control is used to select a value between two bounds......
MinValue (Property)
The MinValue property is used to: get and set the bottom value of a report based on a data...
Customizing the report viewer (preview)
You can display a print preview in the report viewer......
ScheduledTask structure
The ScheduledTask structure is used to define the characteristics of a scheduled task......
WINDEV 2024: New WLanguage features
In version 27, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced...
sfSeekUpdatedResult (Type of variable)
The sfSeekUpdatedResult type is used to find out the result of SFSeekModified...
FillType (Property)
The FillType property is used to determine the type of source used to populate Table, List Box,...
ByAddress (Property)
The ByAddress property is used to determine if a procedure parameter was passed by address.
ElementWidth (Property)
The ElementWidth property is used to: Find out or modify the width of the elements...
ElementHeight (Property)
The ElementHeight property is used to: Find out or modify the height of the elements...
PDFMergeWithPassword (Function)
Merges several existing and password-protected PDF files into a single PDF file.
DashSaveConfiguration (Function)
Saves the configuration of a Dashboard control in string format.
MarginWidth (Property)
The MarginWidth property is used to: Find out the horizontal margin between the widgets found...