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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).
fCopyFile (Function)
Copies one or more files (regardless of their attributes).
XMLParent (Function)
Positions on the parent element of current element (tag or attribute).
HErrorPassword (Function)
After the execution of a read or write function in a data file, used to find out whether an error...
oDriveConnect( Function)
Creates a connection to an Drive OneDrive.
dpDriveConnect( Function)
Create a connection to an Drive Dropbox.
GPSLastPosition (Function)
Retrieves the information about the last known device position.
GestureNbPointer (Function)
Returns the number of pointers in contact with the screen.
GestureCurrentPointer (Function)
Returns the pointer index (finger or stylus) that triggered the call to a process specific...
xmlSignatureInformationKeyX509 (Type of variable)
The xmlSignatureInformationKeyX509 type is used to define the information that must be included...
MinWidth (Property)
The MinWidth property is used to get and change the minimum width of a control or window.
ListCount (Function)
Returns the number of elements in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
fListFile (Function)
Lists the files found in a directory and returns the list of files.
XMLModify (Function)
Modifies the content of the current element found in the XML document.
grLabelFont (Function)
Modifies the font used for the category labels of a chart.
EmailReadNextHeader (Function)
Reads the header of the email found after the current email according to the protocol used (POP3...
ArrayInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a row at a given position: into a two-dimensional WLanguage array. into an advanced...
Creating the menus for the windows of the WINDEV RAD pattern
HFSQL server replication
The replication between HFSQL servers consists in automatically replicating the data from server...
Managing breakpoints
During a project test in the editor, breakpoints are used to automatically start the debugger...
MultimediaOpen (Function)
Opens a media file in a Multimedia control.
sfProcessSubmitRequest (Type of variable)
The sfProcessSubmitRequest type is used to describe a Salesforce record (also called a Salesforce...
sfDisconnectResult (Type of variable)
The sfDisconnectResult type is used to get the status report of SFDisconnect when disconnecting...
Default (Property)
The Default property is used to determine if a parameter has been passed to a procedure...
AppointmentReset (Function)
Reinitializes: the Appointment structure. the Appointment variable....
SaaSAdminConnect (Function)
Connects and authenticates the administrator of the SaaS Webservice.