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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, ...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
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...
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
How to create a patch?
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
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)...
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...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
ToastDisplay (Function)
Displays a "Toast" message.
AlbumSave (Function)
Saves an image, a photo or a video in the photo album of the mobile device.
NFCSendTag (Function)
Sends a NFC tag to another device.
Multitask (Function)
MultiTask is used to: define a timeout, give control back to Windows, give control back...
SSHCommand (Function)
Sends a command to an SSH server. The session is automatically started and closed as soon...
MatError (Function)
Identifies the type of the last error caused by a Matxxx function (functions for matrix...
DelayBeforeClosing (Function)
Limits the display duration of a window or dialog box. If no user action is performed,...
RedisSubscribe (Function)
Subscribes to a Redis broadcast channel.
rssEnclosure (Type of variable)
The rssEnclosure type is used to describe and handle the attachment of an entry of RSS stream...
Multimedia functions
List of Multimedia functions...
CalendarSelectPlus (Function)
Selects a date in a Calendar control.
HexaToInt (Function)
Returns the numeric value of a hexadecimal string.
MutexCreate (Function)
Explicitly creates a mutex.
MutexStart (Function)
Locks the current thread while waiting for the mutex to be freed.
MutexEnd (Function)
Signals that the thread frees the mutex.
MutexDestroy (Function)
Explicitly destroys a mutex.
mlzDelete (Function)
Deletes a dynamic row from a Multiline Zone control.
geoGetArea (Function)
Retrieves the coordinates of the geographic area that corresponds to a given description.
Uncompress (Function)
Decompresses a memory block (buffer) that was compressed by Compress.
ControlTab (Function)
Returns the name of the Tab control that contains the specified control.
Transfer (Function)
Copies a block of bytes or a fixed-length string from a memory address into another one.
XamlDisable (Function)
Simulates the absence of .Net 3.0 framework.
iLastFile (Function)
Returns: the full name of the last file generated during the print (PDF, RTF, text,...
UTF8ToString (Function)
Converts a UTF-8 string to ANSI or UNICODE.
HTTPCreateForm (Function)
Creates an HTTP form.