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Version: 2025

Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
.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...
Changing an application to 64-bit
WINDEV allows you to develop 64-bit applications...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
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...
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,.
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
Generating and deploying 64-bit applications
WINDEV allows you to automatically generate and install a 64-bit application.
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
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).
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).
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
WDADMINEXE : Information about last available update
of the application......
Remote WEBDEV administrator: Saving and restoring a WEBDEV site
The remote management tool is used to manage the backups of your dynamic WEBDEV sites....
10. UMC: User Macro-Code
CriticalSection
... of a code (procedure, line of code, etc.) to one thread at a given moment in an application.
Nation (Function)
Defines or identifies the display language (captions, messages, ...) used for the windows, pages,...
5. User Groupware in practice
Managing short URLs automatically
For the standard dynamic sites (with context), the access to the site can be done via a "standard"...
WEBDEV: Scheduled tasks and delayed tasks
WEBDEV allows you to implement tasks on the server directly......
The Spreadsheet control: Available formulas
At run time, in the Spreadsheet control, the end user directly enters the calculation formulas......
License agreement - HFSQL Client/Server
AWP without UI
Bootstrap, Angular, React, Vue......
Creating an executable: Operating mode and library
The operating mode of an executable allows you to define whether the executable can be used by one...
ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and HFSQL Client/Server - License agreement
OLE DB driver for HFSQL Classic and HFSQL Client/Server - License agreement
AppVersionInfo (Function)
Returns information about a version available on the setup server.
Use Facebook authentication (prefix syntax)
Facebook is the world's most popular social network. It is commonly used by companies to reach...
ToolTipTitle (Property)
The ToolTipTitle property gets and sets the text displayed in the tooltip associated...
WDAPI overview
WDAPI simplifies the use of Windows APIs in a WINDEV application......
Animation management functions
WINDEV proposes several WLanguage functions for managing animations......
Manipulating an HTML Display control in the code
The HTML Display control is used to display a Web page in an application......
Configuring the assisted universal replication
If your application uses assisted universal replication via a .WER file, the setup creation wizard...
OLE DB provider for HFSQL
The OLE DB provider on HFSQL is used to access an HFSQL database (Classic or Client/Server)...
Background tasks
Continuing to run a process when the application is in background is very useful on mobile......
Reintegrating translated text into a project
Once the translation of framework libraries ("......