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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).
grSeriesPointType (Function)
Modifies the type of point for a series found in a Line, Area, Scatter and Radar chart.
VerticalAlignment (Property)
The VerticalAlignment property gets and changes the vertical alignment of a control.
WDInst: including an "autorun" in a setup on CD
An "autorun" can be run (or not) when the setup CD is inserted into the drive of the setup...
XInitial (Property)
The XInitial property is used to: Get the X-coordinate: of a control (position...
YInitial (Property)
The YInitial property is used to: Find out the Y-coordinate: of a control (position...
HAlias (Function)
Creates a logical alias of a data file (or query) or cancels all existing aliases.
Project Management Hub: Configuration
All contributors must provide details about their work schedule so that project management tools...
Burner constants
List of constants used by the burner functions....
The Check Box control
A Check Box can correspond to......
WINDEV Mobile 2024: New WLanguage features
In version 27, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced...
HDeleteScheduledBackup (Function)
Deletes a scheduled backup from an HFSQL Client/Server server....
HModifyScheduledBackup (Function)
Modifies a backup scheduling.
GenerationNumber (Property)
The GenerationNumber property is used to get the generation number of the physical data file...
MongoExecuteCommand (Function)
Runs a generic command on a MongoDB database or on a MongoDB collection.
EncryptAsymmetric (Function)
Encrypts a buffer using an asymmetric encryption algorithm (RSA) that requires a public key...
BCToImage (Function)
Generates the image of a bar code.
BufferToPhrase (Function)
Converts a buffer to a mnemonic phrase using the BIP39 algorithm.
PhraseToBuffer (Function)
Returns the buffer encoded in a BIP39 mnemonic phrase.
InvalidInputShowIcon (Function)
Shows an error icon next to an Edit control to indicate that the input is invalid.
List Box, ListView and Combo Box control functions
List of functions for managing List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls...
Table control based on a data file
A Table control based on a data file is a control whose columns are bound to the items of a data...
MenuInsertOption (Function)
Inserts a new option at a specific position.
HDeleteScheduledOptimization (Function)
Deletes a scheduled optimization task from HFSQL Client/Server data files....
iAddBookmark (Function)
Adds a bookmark in the report viewer or when exporting to PDF.
grWaterfallColor (Function)
Indicates the color for a type of category in a Waterfall chart.