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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).
ThreadPriority (Function)
Returns or modifies the priority level of a thread.
Zoom (Property)
The Zoom property gets or sets the zoom value: in an Image control. in a Map control....
zipExtractFileList (Function)
Extracts and decompresses a list of files found in an archive to a physical location.
BackgroundImage (Property)
The BackgroundImage property is used to identify and modify the background color of an element:...
The Button control
The Button control allows the user or the Web user to run a specific action with a simple click......
zipAddDirectory (Function)
Adds all the files found in a directory and in its subdirectories into an archive and compresses them.
Constants for managing projects
List of constants used by the functions for managing projects....
HorizontalAlignment (Property)
The HorizontalAlignment property gets and changes the horizontal alignment of a control.
Managing the HFSQL contexts in the windows and in the reports
An HFSQL context contains information relative to the data used......
MongoModifyAll (Function)
Modifies documents in a collection of a MongoDB database.
MongoModifyOne (Function)
Modifies a document in a collection of MongoDB database.
MongoDeleteOne (Function)
Deletes a document from a collection in a MongoDB database.
Debugging a connection to an HFSQL server
The stored procedures and the triggers are debugged from the environment, with real execution...
DecryptAsymmetric (Function)
Decrypts a buffer with a private/public key algorithm with RSA encryption....
Handling Scheduler controls programmatically
A Scheduler control can be......
Types of Edit controls
Discover WINDEV Mobile
WINDEV Mobile tutorial: WINDEV Mobile overview Discover WINDEV Mobile - 10 min
The Carousel control
The Carousel control is used to display an animated menu made of images......
URL Rewriting
URL Rewriting is a technique used to improve SEO......
SendKey (Function)
Simulates the keystrokes and the mouse actions.
1. WLanguage
WINDEV Tutorial: WLanguage basics Lesson 1 - WLanguage - 5 min
7. Debugger
WINDEV Tutorial - WLanguage basics Lesson 7 - Debugger - 30 min
iCalendarToScheduler (Function)
Imports data in iCalendar format into a Calendar control.
MongoGridFSGetFileInfo (Function)
Allows you to get information about a MongoDB file (gridFS).
5. Android and iOS windows: Characteristics
WINDEV Mobile offers the possibility to configure the characteristics of the windows....