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 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

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).
sfUndeleteResult (Type of variable)
The sfUndeleteResult type is used to find out the result of SFUndelete...
HTTPSend (Function)
Sends an HTTP request and waits for the response from the HTTP server.
PageParameter (Function)
Returns the value of a parameter passed to the current page.
AnsiToUnicode (Function)
Converts: an ANSI string (Windows) to a UNICODE string. a buffer containing an ANSI string...
zipInfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of a file found an archive: The name of the file and its stored...
HashString (Function)
Calculates the Hash of a character string according to a specific algorithm.
iPrintBarCode (Function)
Prints a bar code (inside a rectangle).
SaaSChangePassword (Function)
Changes the password of the connected user.
MQTTConnect (Function)
Used to connect to a MQTT server (also called "Broker").
MQTTDisconnect (Function)
Allows you to disconnect from a MQTT server (also called "Broker").
Option (Property)
The Option property is used to configure how a Bar Code control is displayed.
grSurfaceDeleteMarkCaption (Function)
Deletes the captions of marks found in a Surface chart.
WDBal messaging: Overview
WDBal is a secure messaging, included in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
saasClient (Type of variable)
The saasClient type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a SaaS client account.
DashDisplay (Function)
Refreshes elements in a Dashboard control.
DashInitialConfiguration (Function)
Modifies the configuration of a Dashboard control (defined in the editor) before its first display.
Content of the Table control
A Table control can be based on a data file, based on a variable or populated programmatically......
Facebook constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing Facebook connections:...
Compilation options
The compilation options allow you to define the help system generation settings......
Detection (Property)
The Detection property is used to determine and change the automatic detection of incoming streams....
ThreadSendSignal (Function)
The current thread sends a signal to the specified thread in order to unlock it.
SQLChangeConnection (Function)
Modifies the current connection.
zipNbPart (Function)
Returns the number of sub-archives (parts) found in an archive in CAB, RAR, ZIP, WDZ, 7z, TAR...
The user version of query editor : Specific features
This help page presents the specific features of the user version of query editor......
fAttributeReadOnly (Function)
Gets and sets the read-only attribute of a file.