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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).
FolderImageWidth (Property)
The FolderImageWidth property is used to get and change the folder image width in TreeView...
The Looper control: Custom synchronization
How to manage the synchronization between: the page displayed in the browser. This page...
InitialVisible (Property)
The InitialVisible property is used to determine if: a control was visible during the first...
Label report
The report editor allows you to create "Label" reports......
Managing ports (serial ports, parallel ports, USB ports, etc.)
Several devices can be managed directly via a management of the ports used by these devices...
MultimediaVolume (Function)
Returns or modifies the sound volume of the multimedia file played in a Multimedia control.
EmulateMouse (Function)
Simulates a mouse event (left click, right click, double click, ...).
xlsDeleteWorksheet (Function)
Deletes a worksheet from the Excel document.
ManageHTML (Property)
ManageHTML is used to configure the management mode of the HTML format in a full-text index.
ManageRTF (Property)
ManageRTF is used to configure the management mode of the RTF format in a full-text index.
grGetData (Function)
Retrieves a data from a chart.
grAxisVisible (Function)
Configures how the axes are displayed in Line or Column charts.
Frequently asked questions about Automatic Update
Frequently asked questions about the update search mechanism....
mongoResult (Type of variable)
The mongoResult type is used to find out the result during a search performed in a MongoDB...
LinkedFile (Property)
The LinkedFile property is used to set the characteristics of a link.
ModificationRule (Property)
The ModificationRule property is used to configure the modification rule (integrity management)...
ExceptionEnable (Function)
Re-enables the current exception process if the exception was corrected.
NbDescribedThumbnail (Property)
The NbDescribedThumbnail property is used to get the number of thumbnails expected for an item.
Printing duplicate copies
For legal reasons, it may be useful to keep an identical copy of a report (an invoice for example)....
Overview of HFSQL Cluster
HFSQL Cluster is a database server intended to be deployed on several servers......
HTMLToRGB (Function)
Converts the HTML color into RGB color.
File Description (Type of variable)
The File Description variable is used to programmatically describe data files.
Constructor and destructor
When creating a class in the code editor, the Constructor and Destructor methods are automatically...
Empty (Property)
The Empty property is used to determine if: a Looper, Table, List Box or Combo Box control...
X (Property)
The X property is used to: Get the X-coordinate of a control, Table control column or window...