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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...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
.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...
Changing an application to 64-bit
WINDEV allows you to develop 64-bit applications...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
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...
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,.
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
Generating and deploying 64-bit applications
WINDEV allows you to automatically generate and install a 64-bit application.
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
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).
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).
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
Debugger: Running a project step by step
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application......
User Groupware and Client/Server data files
An application that uses the User Groupware can be used with an HFSQL database in Client/Server...
Defining specific character sets in HFSQL data files
When an application is used to display or save data in HFSQL files, this data is entered...
WBAdminListConnection (Function)
Returns the list of current connections on a WEBDEV Application Server.
4. User Groupware
User Groupware...
Distributing Reports & Queries
This help page presents the operations that must be performed in order for a WINDEV application...
Single Page App
A "Single Page App" is a Web application (Internet or Intranet) whose all pages are grouped...
AppOpenForm (Function)
Opens: the form of an application on Android (Play Store), iOS (App Store) or Windows (Windows...
Window templates
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create window templates......
Configuring Automatic Update
Automatic Update is an application that allows you to automatically or manually update...
WDReplic: Overview
the same application......
fDataDirUser (Function)
Returns a directory path for the data of the current user of the current application.
GPSInfo (Function)
Returns the information about the location provider used by the application for geolocation...
InfoVersion (Type of variable)
The InfoVersion type is used to find out the characteristics of a specific application version.
InVGAMode (Function)
Indicates whether the application is run in VGA mode on a mobile device.
ScreenSize (Function)
Returns the size (in inches) of the diagonal of the screen on the device where the application...
PhotoRunApp (Function)
Starts the native camera application of the device in order to take a photo.
ScrollbarIsVisible (Function)
Used to find out whether the scrollbar of a control in a WINDEV application is visible.
AppServerRunScheduledTask (Function)
Immediately starts the execution of a scheduled task on a WEBDEV Application Server.
dbgConnect (Function)
Used to connect a remote debugger to an application, service, Webservice, etc.
CameraPhoto (Function)
Captures a photo via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
WLanguage procedure called by AppDetectUPDAvailable
Procedure ("Callback") called by AppDetectUPDAvailable when an update for the active application...
InSysNotificationMode (Function)
Used to determine if the application is launched from an interactive notification in "Windows 10".
gpwGetUserInfo (Function)
Retrieves information about the current user (application that uses the User Groupware).