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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...
LooperInsert (Function)
Inserts a row into a Looper control.
LooperDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all rows from a Looper control populated programmatically.
fSize (Function)
Returns the size of a file (in bytes).
DateDifference (Function)
Calculates the number of days between two dates.
ControlToSource (Function)
Assigns the control value to the source of a control link.
HDeleteFile (Function)
Deletes the HFSQL data files (.fic, .ndx, .ftx and .mmo files if they exist) from the server.
fClose (Function)
Closes an external file.
BufferToInteger (Function)
Extracts an integer from a binary buffer at a given position.
EmailBuildSource (Function)
Generates the source code of the email message to be sent from the variables in the Email structure...
Installing and starting WDTRAD
dbgCheckEqual (Function)
Checks whether the expressions are equal in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
ExceptionThrow (Function)
Artificially triggers the security mechanism of WLanguage by throwing an exception.
HState (Function)
Used to find out the state of a record.
HActivateServerTrigger (Function)
Re-enables a server trigger that was disabled by HDeactivateServerTrigger.
ThreadCurrent (Function)
Returns the name of the thread currently run.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
HTMLNavigate (Function)
Starts navigation in an HTML Display control.
LooperDisplay (Function)
Refreshes a Looper control based on a data file from a given position: the modifications performed...
ControlCurrent (Function)
Returns the name of the control currently in edit.
TimeValid (Function)
Checks the time validity.
FinPaymentNb (Function)
Returns the number of payments required to pay off a capital according to a given rate.
HTTPTimeOut (Function)
Sets the timeout for WLanguage functions that use the HTTP protocol (HTTPRequest, SOAPExecute,...
iPageHeightLeft (Function)
Calculates the available height (in millimeters) left on the current page while taking into account...
Easter (Function)
Returns the date of Easter for the specified year according to the western Christian calendar.
fRename (Function)
Modifies the name of a file.