Creating and generating an external component A component must be created from a project containing all the elements required for the component...... ComponentLoad (Function) Loads an external component. This component can be: an external component present in the current project. an external component independent of the current project.... Using an external component in an application A component can be reused at any time in any application...... Debugging an external component You have developed an external component and you want to debug it? The user of an external component sends an executable indicating that your external component does not operate? You are using your external component in another project and you want to debug it?...... Component (Property) The Component property configures the different components of a composite key. ComponentExecute (Function) Executes a global procedure present in an external component. This external component is loaded with ComponentLoad. <Component>.Execute (Function) Executes a global procedure present in an external component. This external component is loaded with ComponentLoad. Reuse code via external components WINDEV Tutorial: External components Reusing code with external components - 40 min Internal component An internal component is a set of elements from a project...... Component (Type of variable) The Component type is used to easily handle an external component. 12. External component An external component is a set of WINDEV elements: windows, reports, analysis, etc.... 11. External component 11. Internal components in practice Internal components in practice... 8. External component An external component is a set of WINDEV Mobile elements: windows, reports, analysis, etc.... Component and SCM WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily create and publish components...... SortType (Property) The SortType property is used to: Find out the sort direction defined for an item or for a component of a composite key. This item was defined in the data model editor or programmatically. Define the sort direction for an item or for a component of a composite key (when describing the item through programming).... KeyExpression (Property) The KeyExpression property is used to set the different components of a composite key. <Component>.Load (Function) Loads an external component independent of the current project. ComponentLocate (Function) Specifies the access path to an external component of project. ComponentLoadAll (Function) Recursively loads in memory all the external components used in the project. Translating the external components An external component is a set of WINDEV or WEBDEV elements that perform a specific action (send faxes, emails, etc.... Distributing an external component Once the component has been created, tested and generated, it can be distributed to other developers...... Procedure (Type of variable) The Procedure type is used to handle: the procedures or methods found in the project. the procedures or methods found in an internal component. the procedures or methods found in an external component.... Multi-product external components Components are a remarkably useful tool for development teams...... "Component.WDO" file When generating the external component, two files are automatically created in the EXE directory of the current project......