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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).
FilterWithBounds (Property)
The FilterWithBounds property is used to determine if bounds have been specified for the filter...
diffCreate (Function)
Compares two buffers and creates a buffer containing the differences between these two buffers.
AnimationPrepare (Function)
Prepares the animation on a control, a group of controls or a window.
AnimationPlay (Function)
Plays an animation when a control, a group of controls or a window is modified.
CharactUnicode (Function)
Returns the character corresponding to the specified Unicode code.
ShortcutKey (Property)
The ShortcutKey property gets and sets the keyboard shortcut associated with a control.
CheckBoxAdd (Function)
Adds a new option into a Check Box control.
StartVisibleRange (Property)
The StartVisibleRange property is used to: get and change the first visible date or time...
EndVisibleRange (Property)
The EndVisibleRange property is used to: find out and modify the last visible date or time...
zipFilter (Function)
Returns the list of archive formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected...
DisplayedSection (Property)
The DisplayedSection property is used to identify and change the portion of the image displayed...
MySource (Reserved word)
MySource is used to handle the current data source (file, view or query) associated with a report...
CalendarButton (Property)
The CalendarButton property is used to determine and specify whether a Date Edit control...
KeyExpression (Property)
The KeyExpression property is used to set the different components of a composite key.
HugeFile (Property)
The HugeFile property is used to configure the maximum size of a data file.
NbRecRead (Property)
NbRecRead is used to find out the number of records read: selected both by the source of the report...
NbKeyItem (Property)
The NbKeyItem property is used to get the total number of key items (including composite keys)...
On/Off button in a window
The on/off button is a button that operates like a check box......
WDHFDiff: Overview
WDHFDiff is a tool used to compare HFSQL data files......
xlsNbRow (Function)
Returns the number of rows found in an XLS file.
MaxThumbnailWidth (Property)
The MaxThumbnailWidth property is used to get or change the maximum width of a thumbnail...
AllModifiableWithReportsAndQueries (Property)
The AllModifiableWithReportsAndQueries property is used to determine if a report can be modified...
ImageInfoSave (Function)
Saves the modifications performed on the Exif tags of an image by ImageInfoModify.
EncryptAsymmetricEnveloped (Function)
Performs an asymmetric encryption of an envelope.
Creating and using a REST Webservice
A REST WebService is a program hosted on a server containing functions accessible via HTTP...