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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).
zipExtractFile (Function)
Extracts a file from an archive and automatically decompresses it to a physical location...
TimePicker (Function)
Opens the system time picker.
Printing the content of a table (AAF)
A Table control proposes an automatic popup menu allowing the user to perform several operations...
Drop-down button
The drop-down button expands: a context menu. a popup window....
Automation object
The Automation keyword is used to declare an automation object...
dEndDrawing (Function)
Deletes all the drawings made since the last call to dStartDrawing.
ExecuteProcess (Function)
Starts the execution of a process programmatically, i.e. without the user having to perform...
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings...
ControlClone (Function)
Creates a new control from an existing control.
HWrite (Function)
Writes a record into a data file without updating the indexes corresponding to all keys used...
SQLGetCol (Function)
Retrieves the content of the specified column from the query result, for the current line.
zipAddFileList (Function)
Adds a list of files (of any type) into an archive in ZIP, CAB, WDZ or 7z format and compresses it.
Multiline Zone control properties
A Multiline Zone control and the lines of a Multiline Zone control can be handled in a window...
Constants for external files
List of constants used by the functions for managing external files....
2. Creating files in the analysis
WINDEV Tutorial: Creating a WINDEV project and its analysis Lesson 2 - Creating files...
SaaSIsConnected (Function)
Defines whether the connection to the SaaS web service is still established.
Radio Button control functions
The following functions are used to manage the Radio Button controls......
MongoGridFSGetFileByID (Function)
Retrieves (on the local computer) a file identified by its identifier and found in a MongoDB file...
MongoCreate (Function)
Creates a connection to a MongoDB server or cluster.
MongoAdd (Function)
Adds one or more documents into a collection of MongoDB database.
MongoGridFSDeleteFile (Function)
Deletes a file identified by its name from a MongoDB file system.
LeapYear (Function)
Indicates whether the specified year is a leap year or not.
iDocumentCanceled (Function)
Used to find out whether the current print was canceled by the user.
fCreate (Example)
Usage example of the fCreate function
The Multimedia control
The Multimedia control is used to play multimedia files......