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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...
HModifyDatabaseProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of a database located on an HFSQL server.
EmailAddFolder (Function)
Adds a folder into the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using the IMAP protocol...
iBorder (Function)
Prints a border at specified coordinates.
ErrorChangeParameter (Function)
Configures the automatic behavior that will be implemented if an error occurs in the current...
HModifyDatabaseRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or to a group for a HFSQL Client/Server database....
TextToHTML (Function)
Converts text to HTML (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>, accented characters are replaced...
ArrayShuffle (Function)
Shuffles the elements of a WLanguage array.
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
Option,Test (External language)
In an information window, displays each call to the function and each status report returned...
TableChildCount (Function)
Returns the number of direct children for an element in a TreeView Table control.
GeneratePassword (Function)
Automatically generates a password with specific characteristics (size, characters used, ...).
EmulateActionBar (Function)
Emulates an Action Bar during the automated tests run on a mobile device (Android or iOS).
EmailGetIndicator (Function)
Retrieves the indicators defined on an email of IMAP session.
WinEditAllowed (Property)
The WinEditAllowed property is used to determine and configure the actions allowed on a control...
BackgroundTaskDelete (Function)
Deletes a background task (that was added by BackgroundTaskAdd).
INIRead (Example)
Usage example of the INIRead function
PDFNumberOfPages (Function)
Returns the total number of pages found in a PDF file.
iParameterExport (Function)
Used to configure the exports performed from the report viewer: parameters for sending emails....
Installing and starting WDTRAD
gpwFindUser (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of a user of the user groupware.
gpwModifyUser (Function)
Modifies a user in the database of user groupware.
AssistedInputOpen (Function)
Opens the list of values proposed by the assisted input for an edit control.
AssistedInputClose (Function)
Closes the list of values proposed by the assisted input for an edit control.
SysInstance (Function)
Returns the instance of a module.
Delete (Function)
Deletes an element at a given position: from a one-dimensional WLanguage array....