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Project functions
List of functions for managing projects
Associating documents with the project
To describe a project in detail, you can associate documents with it...
Testing a static project
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site...
Making a backup of a project
It is possible to regularly make a backup of the different elements of a project...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
Project configuration
Project configurations allow you to adapt the same project to multiple "targets"...
Project image gallery
The project image gallery allows viewing all the images of a project in a single click...
Handling the versions of a window, report, query or project
When creating and developing the different elements of a project (window, query, report, project, ...
Environment of the project editor
The main elements of the project editor are as follows:
Recompiling the project
The project compilation is a process used to...
Importing elements into a project
All the elements of a project (windows, reports, classes, sets of procedures, queries...
Project Management Hub: Schedule management
The project contributors can manage their tasks directly from the schedule or from the task list...
Creating a Java project
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language...
Project elements
The project includes windows, reports, queries, help files, sets of procedures, ...
Cleaning the project
After months or years of development and maintenance, the directory of your project often contains several files that are not used anymore but that you don't dare delete...
Renaming a project
Renaming a project is used ton modify the name of the project. All the elements linked to the project before it is renamed are kept.
Project Management Hub: Presentation
The Project Management Hub is used to organize and schedule a project, from design to delivery...
Importing a WINDEV/WINDEV Mobile project and its elements
A WINDEV project and all its elements compatible with WINDEV Mobile (analysis, windows, classes, sets of procedures, queries, ...
Duplicating a project
Duplicating a project allows you to have two identical projects with the same name but found in different directories...
Project with multiple analyses
A single WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project can now use multiple analyses (data descriptions)...
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Common project
Projects are often cross-platform...
Transforming a WINDEV project into Mobile: a detailed audit
Transforming WINDEV applications into Mobile is very easy...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ...
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created...
Project compilation: Warning, Error, Information, Programming standard...
When developing a project, the project is compiled on a regular basis.
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Restoring a project backup
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to regularly save the different elements of your project in an archive file (ZIP extension)...
Events associated with the project
List of events associated with the project
Debugger: Step-by-step project execution
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application...
Testing and debugging a project on the development computer
The test of the entire project allows you to simulate the start of the application with the executable...
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
Creating an application that manages the Euro
The method for creating an application supporting the switch to the Euro is as simple as the method for creating a WINDEV application.
The "Favorites" pane
The "Favorites" pane gives direct access to the favorites of your project...
Business rules
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manage the business rules...
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
Share your projects via Git
Git is a source code manager...
Managing pinned projects
The home window of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allows you to manage the pinned projects when opening an existing project...
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Code statistics
The code statistics affect...
Exporting elements to a directory
All the elements handled by a project (window, report, classes, set of procedures, queries, ...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Using several libraries in an application
A library is a WDL file that contains all the resources...
Testing a Mobile application
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run when launched by the user...
Time management
For each element (windows, reports, ...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current 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...
Automated tests on an executable
WINDEV allows you to test a project using the corresponding executable...
HOpenComplementaryAnalysis (Function)
Opens a new database schema, but keeps the main database schema of the application.
Debugging without using a debugger
In some cases, running a program or a site with or without the debugger can produce different results...
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
Opening a help file (CHM, HTML or PDF)
There are several ways to open a help file...
Custom-Folders
"Custom-Folders" simplify the organization of projects, allowing you to group the elements of your application by themes...
Window for quick selection
You are searching for a project element? You only know part of its name? Press [CTRL]+[E] to open the quick selection window...
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
FishEye
The "FishEye" effect is used to enlarge a section of editor graphs (analysis graph, UML graph, ...
Test of a WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile application
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile feature multiple methods to test applications...
Site testing: the different types of tests available
WEBDEV includes multiple methods for testing your sites...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
Integrating a WEBDEV site into a WINDEV application
By integrating a website into a window in a desktop application, you can share existing elements...
Debugging in Android
All developers appreciate the possibility to debug an application directly on the device......
Tutorial
A tutorial is supplied with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Modal windows
The window that opens another window is called parent window; the window opened by the parent...
Handling a database from a Java application
You can start developing your application as soon as the WINDEV project is defined as being a Java...
Domotics: Overview
The home automation via power-line carrier (X10) has now become reality......
WDBal messaging: Overview
WDBal is a secure messaging, included in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Setup wizard: Steps for creating a WINDEV application setup program
The setup program creation wizard allows you to define all the settings of your setup program....
Audits
The audits provide a set of features used to automatically improve the project quality...
Custom-Notes
The custom-notes allow you to write down any ideas you want to remember, notes you must not forget, ......
Report based on a variable (Data binding)
A report based on a variable is used to directly print the information found in a WLanguage...
Java application and WINDEV
A Java application is an application entirely compiled in Java......
Testing an iOS application on a mobile device
When developing an application for iOS (iPhone or iPad), WINDEV Mobile allows you to test...
<Component>.Execute (Function)
Executes a global procedure present in an external component. This external component is loaded...
Managing Responsive Web Design in your Web pages
From now on, the Web sites can be viewed on several platforms......
Enlarging a window
Modern UIs generally use larger windows and larger fonts in the different controls......
Python: Native calls
WLanguage allows for native Python calls......
Automated test created by the user
WINDEV allows the user to record a test scenario in order to send it to the quality service...
Skins
The skins are used to standardize the visual aspect of a site and they allow you to easily change...
Conditional target-code
The code editor allows you to enter a specific code for each environment (WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV...
ComponentExecute (Function)
Executes a global procedure present in an external component. This external component is loaded...
WDINT, WDTRAD and WDDIXIO: Translation tools
3. Application development cycle
Development cycle of a WINDEV application....
Table, List Box and Combo Box controls bound to queries
A Table, List Box or Combo Box control can be used to display the content of a data file...