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Version: 2025

Integrating a WEBDEV site into a WINDEV application
By integrating a website into a window in a desktop application, you can share existing elements and boost productivity...
Types of help systems in a WINDEV application
There are multiple solutions to provide help to the users...
Convert your WINDEV applications into websites
A widespread need today is to transform Windows applications (or parts of applications) into dynamic websites...
Steps to develop an application
This diagram presents the different steps for developing an application with WINDEV...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current application...
"?" menu
WINDEV proposes a help menu adapted to your applications...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
FAA: Did you know?
Our surveys show that end users love AAFs (Automatic Application Features) and that these AAFs increase their satisfaction and efficiency when using the applications...
WDInst: set directory for tables and User Groupware files
The setup editor WDInst ("Tools...
History of versions
The history of setup versions is an advanced feature of the network setup...
Maximize (Function)
Displays a WINDEV window in its maximum size.
Restore (Function)
Displays a WINDEV window to its initial size.
The Camera control
The Camera control is used to view the video captured by a camera connected to the current computer....
HToFile (Function)
Copies a data source (file, query, view, ...) to a physical HFSQL file with the same description. This file is neither encrypted nor password protected.
sfUserInfo (Type of variable)
The sfUserInfo type is used to get information about a user...
Events associated with Button controls
List of events associated with Button controls...
fSize (Function)
Returns the size of a file (in bytes).
Camera control in a mobile application
The Camera control is used to......
ContactDisplay (Function)
Opens the form of a contact in the device's native contacts application (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows)....
appServerScheduledTask (Type of variable)
The appServerScheduledTask type is used to manage a scheduled task of WEBDEV Application Server through programming (for a site or a webservice).
Troubleshooting
This chapter presents the main problems (and their solutions) that can occur when using the WEBDEV Application Server...
WEBDEV Application Server remote control functions (prefix syntax)
The following functions are used to manage users and connections on a WEBDEV Application Server, using prefix syntax:
Events associated with Bar Code controls
List of events associated with Bar Code controls...
Events associated with List Box controls
List of events associated with List Box controls...
Libraries (.WDL file)
A library is a WDL file that contains all WINDEV or WEBDEV resources ......
LargeFontFactor (Function)
Returns the current enlargement ratio of a WINDEV window (only if Windows is in "large fonts" mode).
Importing elements into a project
All the elements handled by a project (window, report, classes, set of procedures, queries, ......
11. User Macro-Code: UMC in practice
Tutorial
A tutorial is supplied with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Sortable (Property)
The Sortable property is used to: Determine if a Table control column is sortable. Make a column of a Table control sortable or not....
SaaS
SaaS (acronym of Software as a Service) is a model for software distribution that consists in proposing an application in subscription via a Web site rather than via the purchase of a license......
Managing the programming errors
The security mechanism of WLanguage is enabled when a programming error occurs in an application......
BeaconDetectBackground (Function)
Notifies the application when the device enters or leaves the transmission range of a set of Beacons.
Project description: Files tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Deploying the application for iPhone/iPad
To be able to test and/or deploy the application on a device (iPhone or iPad), you must enroll in the iOS Developer Program....