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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).
StatStandardDeviationP (Function)
Calculates the standard deviation for a full series of values.
FileToArray (Function)
Fills an array of classes or structures with the content of an HFSQL data file or query.
NotifPushSend (Function)
Sends a push notification to a mobile device (iOS or Android).
TableFilteredColumn (Function)
Returns the list of columns filtered by the user in a Table or TreeView Table control.
InitialContent (Property)
The InitialContent property gets the initial content: of a List Box control populated...
Drag and Drop from the explorer
The Drag and Drop from the explorer consists in selecting one or more files in the Windows explorer...
DnDEvent (Function)
Indicates the procedure to run during an event of Drag/Drop....
DnDIsDataAvailable (Function)
Checks whether a specific type of data is available during Drag/Drop....
InitWindow (Function)
Initializes (or not) the controls to zero and runs the initialization processes of the controls...
DateValid (Function)
Checks the validity of a date between January 01 0001 and December 31 9999.
CriticalSectionEnd (Function)
Marks the end of critical section: the code will be run by another thread.
StatCorrelation (Function)
Calculates the coefficient of correlation between two series of values.
Software factory: Implementation
To implement the software factory on your WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile projects, you must:...
grGridlines (Function)
Displays or hides the chart gridlines.
grLineThickness (Function)
Retrieves and/or modifies the value of the line thickness in a line chart....
fDateTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates and times associated with a file or directory (date...
iNestedHeaderFooter (Function)
Prints (or not) the page headers and footers of nested report.
iSubstBlock (Function)
Substitutes one block of the report with another block while the report is printed.
dArc (Function)
Draws an arc of circle or an arc of ellipse: in an Image control, in an Image variable,...
dbgInfo (Function)
Returns a debug information.
Dialog (Function)
Displays a message box and returns the value of the button clicked by the user.
Functions for managing the Combinations and Enumerations
AddFavorite (Function)
Adds an Internet address into the list of favorites for the Web user.
Compilation statement: COMPILE IF
The <COMPILE IF> statement allows you to compile (or not) a WLanguage code according...
notificationCategory (Type of variable)
The type notificationCategory makes it possible to define all the advanced characteristics...