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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).
HTTPAddParameter (Function)
Adds a parameter to an HTTP form.
grGradient (Function)
Enables or disables the display of color gradients in a chart.
zipNbFile (Function)
Returns the number of files found in an archive (in CAB, RAR, ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
LooperSelectPlus (Function)
Selects a row in a Looper control.
Chart management functions
...Chart management functions...
HRestoreBackup (Function)
Used to restore: an immediate backup (performed by HBackup or via the HFSQL Control Center),...
TraceStart (Function)
Opens the trace window or saves the trace information in a text file.
Decrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string that was encrypted by Encrypt.
Clipboard (Function)
Retrieves the text or image found in the system clipboard.
HMode (Function)
Changes the mode and the method for locking data files.
fDecrypt (Function)
Decrypts a file that was encrypted by fCrypt.
Multimedia constants
List of constants used by the multimedia functions....
MatStack (Function)
Compresses the memory footprint occupied by a matrix.
StackInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of a stack: types of elements and number of elements.
QueueInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of a queue: types of elements and number of elements.
ListInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of a WLanguage list: types of elements and number of elements.
SeekProcedure (Function)
Seeks a procedure identified by its name. The procedure found can be run directly.
OrganizerWorkingHour (Function)
Used to indicate the specific working hours per day in an Organizer control.
PDFOpen (Function)
Opens a PDF document and loads it in a pdfDocument variable.
PDFClose (Function)
Closes the PDF file loaded in memory in a pdfDocument variable.
SysXRes (Function)
Returns the horizontal screen resolution.
MemKeyVal (Function)
Returns the value (added or modified by MemAdd or MemModify) of the current element in a memory...
MemAdd (Function)
Adds an element to a memory area.
FinError (Function)
Returns the number of the last error caused by a Finxxx function (financial functions).
HInfoFileProperty (Function)
Allows you to find out the properties of a data file located in an HFSQL server.