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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).
gCircle (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters containing a circle or an ellipse.
IWListAdd (Function)
Adds a new internal window to the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window control.
RealToDateTime (Function)
Converts an 8-byte real to a date and time.
Spreadsheet control in a report
The spreadsheet is one of the most often used business tools. You have the ability to create...
Description of ParallelTask (Type of variable)
The Description of ParallelTask type is used to define the characteristics of a parallel task.
dPolyline (Function)
Draws a line composed of multiple segments.
9. Hardware and software requirements
Chrono (Type of variable)
The Chrono type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a stopwatch.
sysNotificationButton (Type of variable)
The sysNotificationButton type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of Button control...
Writing to the Free Technical Support
When you encounter a problem, try to isolate it and to reproduce it by using the minimum number...
AutoBrowse (Property)
The AutoBrowse property is used determine if the browse operation performed in a List Box, Looper,...
TableInputSearch (Function)
Enables input in the the search area in the column title of the Table or Treeview Table control.
Events associated with an Ad control
WINDEV Mobile manages the following events by default (in order of appearance in the code editor):
BurnerCancel (Function)
Cancels the current burn process.
SQLFetch (Function)
Goes to the next row (i.e next record) of the query result.
ComponentLocate (Function)
Specifies the access path to an external component of project.
GglDriveConnect( Function)
Creates a connection to an Drive Google Drive.
Report data source
...The reports can be created with the data coming from:...
MenuInsertMenu (Function)
Inserts a menu before another menu in a window.
DeleteColumn (Function)
Deletes a column at a given position from the advanced array property (array of gglCalendar events,...
NbReceived (Property)
Returns the number of parameters actually received by a procedure.
SaaSWriteSiteParameter (Function)
Saves a specific information for a SaaS site in the configuration of a client account.
grSurfaceAltitudeColor (Function)
Defines the color used for the altitude (Z axis) of a surface chart.
OCRExtractTextBlock (Function)
Returns all the text blocks of an image.
Memo (Property)
The Memo property is used to determine if an item is of type memo.