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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).
MemoryCurrency (Property)
The MemoryCurrency property is used to get and change the currency used when manipulating...
H.VisibleAutoIndexing (Variable)
Indicates whether the indexing window must be displayed during the automatic reindexing of HFSQL...
User (Property)
The User property is used to manage the user of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
XMLLast (Function)
Positions on the last element (tag or attribute) of the current tree level.
XMLFirst (Function)
Positions on the first element (tag or attribute) in the current tree level.
XMLDelete (Function)
Deletes the current element (as well as the entire branch) from an XML document.
PDFToText (Function)
Extract the text contained in an Document PDF.
EmailImportSource (Function)
Populates an Email variable using the content of its Source property or the different variables...
HDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all records from a data file, an HFSQL view or a query.
EmailGetAll (Function)
Retrieves all the emails found on a server.
pdfTextElement (Type of variable)
The pdfTextElement type is used to find out all the characteristics of a text element in a PDF...
DisplayCurrency (Property)
The DisplayCurrency property is used to get and change the currency used when entering...
HSortView (Function)
Sorts an HFSQL view by creating an index on a view item. This function uses the former view...
WinSize (Function)
WinSize: returns or modifies the window display mode (maximized, minimized or normal),...
ArraySort (Function)
Sorts a WLanguage array.
ListPosition (Function)
Displays a List Box or ListView control from a specified element or returns the index of the first...
ScreenFirst (Function)
Defines the next control that will be in edit in the current window.
FTPConnect (Function)
Connects the current computer to an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
HDescribeItem (Function)
Describes a file item through programming.
grStockAddData (Function)
Adds data into a stock chart (candlestick, barcharts or minmax).
iPrintImage (Function)
Sends the image file to print to the print buffer.
ArrayAddLine (Function)
Adds a row at the end: of a one- or two-dimensional WLanguage array. of an advanced...
TableDeleteSelect (Function)
Deletes the selected rows from a Table or Treeview Table control.
Debugging in PHP
A site generated in PHP can be debugged in standard WEBDEV mode......
WDAdminHF: Scheduled task
The remote HFSQL administrator is used to define the scheduled tasks......