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  • New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update " (version 304xxx)
  • New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update 3" (version 303xxx)
  • New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update 2" (version 302xxx)
  • New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update 1" (version 301xxx)
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New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update " (version 304xxx)
New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile 2025 (Update 4)
(both dongle-based and SaaS versions of WINDEV Mobile)

To upgrade from a dongle-based version to a SaaS version at no cost, visit https://windev.com/saas.

Environment
  • New skin templates with color palettes:
    Material 2 and 3, Phoenix and White & Black skin templates now available in palette mode. You can apply them to your existing projects to take advantage of all the new color palettes.
New features and improvements specific to WINDEV Mobile 2025 SaaS version (Update 4)

These features are only available in the SaaS version of WINDEV Mobile.
Note: To use these features, your project must be in "SaaS mode" (not available in dongle-based versions of WINDEV Mobile).
For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.

Environment
  • It is now possible to use the Direct2D graphics engine for the development environment. This makes description windows much faster.
Report editor
  • Creation of reports (MVP architecture)
    A report can be based on a class. This makes it easier to create reports in a project that uses an MVP architecture.
  • MyStoredValue keyword:
    The MyStoredValue keyword can be used in the filter code of a report linked to a data source (data file, query, etc.) to determine which object is being manipulated.
  • New chart: Nested proportional areas.
Window editor
  • Chart control:
    New chart: Nested proportional areas.
  • Smart controls:
    New Smart controls based on segmented buttons: Frequency, Filter by number of rooms, Clothing size input, Day/night theme selection.
Code editor
  • Web services
    A tooltip is now available for procedures imported from web services.
HFSQL Control Center
  • Find duplicates
    A key or non-key item may contain duplicates. You can now check for duplicates in a given item. The result of the search is the value of the item and the number of occurrences of this value.
HFSQL
  • New Linux driver for UnixODBC.
WDMSG
  • Images of extracted elements:
    Now, when strings are extracted from a window or control, an image of that window or control is generated. This image can be viewed in WDTrad.
  • Improved extraction and reintegration of resources for translation.

WLanguage programming
  • Manipulating windows
    A new variable type makes it easy to manipulate windows. This variable type allows you to:
    • find the different window creation options in one single place.
    • easily pass parameters to the window.
    • easily access the window controls by avoiding indirections.
  • MQTT:
    • The new IsConnected property of mqttSession variables allows you to get the status of an MQTT connection.
  • Updated functions:
    • HTMLNavigate now takes a page URL as a parameter. This page will be displayed in the HTML Display control.
    • The zipAddFileList function has been optimized for better performance.
    • gpwRemoteConnect function: The User Groupware can be initialized using an OAuth token (obtained with AuthIdentify).
WLanguage programming (iOS)
  • New function families:
    • OAuth server administration: New user management functions (creation, modification, deletion, etc.).
    • Shamir secret key sharing: New functions for generating shared keys and reconstructing the secret key.
  • OAuth 2.0 and MSGraph
    Login without additional authentication is now available to access MSGraph APIs. To do this, the Option property of OAuth2Parameters variables must be set to authMSEntraID.

WLanguage programming (Android)
  • Reactive procedures:
    Reactive procedures are executed when the value of a control or variable changes. This feature is now available for Android.
  • Named parameters:
    Named parameters are now available in procedure calls.
  • New set of functions to share Shamir secret keys.
New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update 3" (version 303xxx)
New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile 2025 (Update 3)
(both dongle-based and SaaS versions of WINDEV Mobile)

To upgrade from a dongle-based version to a SaaS version at no cost, visit https://windev.com/saas.

WLanguage programming for iOS:

New features and improvements specific to WINDEV Mobile 2025 SaaS version (Update 3)

These features are only available in the SaaS version of WINDEV Mobile.
Note: To use these features, your project must be in "SaaS mode" (not available in dongle-based versions of WINDEV Mobile).
For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.

AI
  • New template
    A new model has been trained to further improve AI suggestions.
Project editor
  • Programming standard
    • A new programming standard allows you to use both types of vocabulary simultaneously in the environment (#DataFile/#Table).
      The programming standard applies to the WLanguage code of your application.
      A programming standard error is displayed if this standard is not respected.
    • Now, you can disable specific programming standard errors from the "Compilation errors" pane.
  • Technical documentation of the project
    The technical documentation of an analysis now indicates whether the items in an encrypted data file are marked as GDPR-compliant.
Report editor
  • Control Templates in reports
    Just like in pages and windows, Control templates are now available in reports.
  • Report viewer tooltip
    The Tooltip property lets you define a different tooltip for each control in a report.
    This tooltip is displayed at runtime in the report viewer.
Code editor
  • Debugger: Breakpoints
    You can now set breakpoints to run a "memory usage diff".
    This technique detects memory leaks.
  • Vocabulary in WLanguage
    The conversion of code into French or English takes into account the vocabulary chosen in the IDE (#Table or #DataFile).
  • Code line numbers: The number of the current line of code is now highlighted in the code editor. This makes it easier to identify the number.
Software factory
  • New action
    The "Delete an SCM branch" action is now available.
  • Rights management
    A rights management system allows you to secure access to the software factory.
    For example, the "Administrator" can define which users are authorized to create, modify and execute action plans.
SCM (Source Code Manager)
  • Local history: When an element is checked back into the SCM repository, the history of this element is automatically updated.
    This history allows you to keep track of changes you've made and undo certain changes, if necessary.
    It is now possible to create a local history. In this case, the history of changes made is saved locally, without being shared, directly on the PC.
    When the element is checked back into the SCM, you can keep the different versions of the element, or squash the different versions.
  • SCM Administrator:
    • Error logs: The SCM administrator can now log any errors encountered.
      In the event of a problem, Technical Support may ask you to forward the generated log file.
    • Repository backup: Full backups of the repository via the SCM administrator now generate a single archive file.
HFSQL
  • Password security policy
    To manipulate data in an HFSQL Client/Server database, users need to authenticate using login credentials. You can now implement a password security policy to define how long and how complex passwords should be, and how often they should be renewed (e.g. passwords must be changed every month).
    This policy can be defined and modified programmatically, or via the Control Center.
    A series of new WLanguage functions is available for this purpose:
    • HSecurityPolicyUnlockAccount: Unlocks a user account in case of unsuccessful login attempts.
    • HSecurityPolicySet: Modifies the server's security policy.
    • HSecurityPolicyGet: Retrieves the server's security policy.
    • HSecurityPolicyCheck: Checks that each account complies with the server's security policy.
    The new hSecurityPolicy type allows you to define and view the security policy.
  • New SQL functions:
    • LOCALTIME: Returns the server's local time (in date-time format).
    • LOCALTIMESTAMP: Returns the server's local time in the local time zone.
    • CURRENT_TIME: Returns the current time.
    • CURTIME: Returns the current time.
    • CURDATE: Returns the current date.
    • HOUR: Extracts the number of hours.
    • MINUTE: Extracts the number of minutes.
    • SEC_TO_TIME: Converts a number of seconds into duration.
    • SECOND: Extracts the number of seconds in an hour.

WLanguage programming
  • PDF documents:
    • You can now identify the protection options of a PDF file using the Protection property of pdfDocument variables. This property corresponds to a variable of type pdfProtection.
    • iParameterPDF can be used to define additional protection options.
  • Looping through a Table control:
    FOR EACH loops iterate over the rows of a Table control.
    When the user uses the AAF menu to filter rows, the loop will only iterate over displayed rows.
    To ignore the filter set by the user, simply use the NO FILTER instruction.
  • OpenAPI web services
    The oneOf, anyOf and allOf keywords are supported.
  • Archives in ZIP, WDZ and 7Z formats: Optimized file addition
    The zipStartAddingFile and zipEndAddingFile functions make it easier to add files to ZIP, WDZ and 7Z archives.
    Simply use zipAddFile between these two functions.
  • Navigation bar
    The views in the lower section of the Action Bar control can now be manipulated programmatically. Available properties are:
    • Image property to set or change the image associated with the view.
    • Visible property to show or hide a view.
  • New functions:
    • dDifferenceImage: Compares two images and returns a grayscale image and a percentage determining the differences between the images.
    • VaultSecretContents: Checks for the secret contents of the vault, i.e. determines if an application is executed using the secret contents.
    • VaultUseContentsForTestMode: Forces the use of vault contents specifically included for testing purposes.
    • FTPDirExist: Checks for a directory on an FTP server.
  • Updated functions:
    • Trace: Now, the Trace function displays a trace window on the mobile device when testing the application.
    • TraceStart: It is now possible to display a trace window when running an application on the deployment device.
WLanguage programming (iOS)
  • XAdES signature:
    You can now sign files using the XAdES standard with the XMLSign function, in conjunction with a variable of type xmlXAdESSignature.
  • Manage EXIF data
    It is now possible to read and write EXIF data. To do so:
    • the EXIF property of Image variables is now available for iOS.
    • the dSaveImageJPEG function can be used to write EXIF data associated with the image.
  • Reflection
    The description of a procedure allows you to retrieve the various syntaxes of a method.
  • New functions:
  • Updated functions:
    • ControlExist: New syntax for checking the existence of a control defined by a variable of type Control.

WLanguage programming (Android)
  • * Maps in Map controls
    Google has implemented a new map style management mode.
    It is now necessary to use a map ID, which represents Google Map styling and configuration settings stored in the Google Maps Platform.
    WINDEV Mobile has adapted to this new map style management mode.
    • It is now possible to specify a map ID in the Map control description window.
    • In cases where a map ID is used, the MapChangeStyle and MapGetStyle functions have been deprecated.
    • The new MapIDGgl function returns or modifies the style of the map displayed in the Map control. This function enables you to use the new map styling mode defined by Google.
  • New functions:
    • HUpdateLink: Updates on the server all the links of an HFSQL Client/Server data file.

New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update 2" (version 302xxx)
This version contains:
Note: Text in blue corresponds to improvements available in Update 2 - Level 2 (version 302032).
New features and improvements in version 2025 (Update 2)
(both dongle-based and SaaS versions of WINDEV Mobile)

To upgrade from a dongle-based version to a SaaS version at no cost, visit https://windev.com/saas.

AI
  • Improved integration of project data
    AI retrieves information about the project in real time, saves this information locally to create the richest possible context, and uses this context to improve code generation and suggestion.

Environment
  • Image catalog
    Updated keywords for quick image retrieval. More keywords have been associated with each image, which allows for more efficient search.
  • Color palettes
    • Ability to define a main palette and multiple secondary palettes for a single project. Available in the "Style" tab of the project description window.
    • New color palette format for compatibility with skin templates.

Code editor
  • In some cases, the cursor could become less responsive after selecting an element.

SCM (Source Code Manager)
  • The version number of an element saved in text format in the SCM indicates whether this element was modified in a project with SaaS-exclusive features.

WLanguage programming for iOS:
  • Maps:
    There have been some changes to map functions in WLanguage, for compatibility with new map styling modes.
    • The MapChangeStyle and MapGetStyle functions have been deprecated.
    • The MapIDGgl function has been added. This function gets or sets the style used in the Map control. This function enables you to use the new map styling mode defined by Google.
  • OpenAPI web services
    The apiResponse type is used to get the result of a request sent to a previously imported REST API.
  • SOAP web service
    In some cases, the generation of a SOAP web service could generate an error.
New features and improvements specific to WINDEV Mobile 2025 SaaS version (Update 2)


Note: To use these features, your project must be in "SaaS mode" (not available in dongle-based versions of WINDEV Mobile).
For more details, see Using SaaS-exclusive new features.

Environment
  • Modern environment
    When installed for the first time, the WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile environment uses the newest options by default. These options include: prefix syntax, generic vocabulary (#Table), dark theme, modifier pane to the right, nullable types, etc.
  • Export/Import environment options
    It is now possible to export and import the options of the current environment. All the options defined for the various editors are taken into account. This feature can be accessed from the "Editor" tab of the general options of the IDE.
  • Date a project was last opened
    In the home window, when you select "Open a project", the list of recent projects shows when each project was opened for the last time.
    Dates are relative.
    For example, "last week" or "3 days ago".

Project Management Hub
  • Filter by multiple sprints
    You can now simultaneously view tasks, requirements and incidents associated with multiple sprints.

HFSQL Control Center
  • Data file reindexing
    Data files can be reindexed in the background on the server (asynchronous mode).
    The HFSQL Control Center can be closed with no impact on reindexing.
    Reindexing results will be available in the "Optimization" tab.
  • Keychain
    The HFSQL Control Center can be used to store passwords for analyses, connections and data files.
    These passwords are now securely stored using a keychain.
    They are inaccessible to other users.

Report editor
  • Image controls: Exif data (positioning and orientation) can be taken into account when printing a report.

Code editor
  • The code editor supports not only WLanguage code, but also JAVA, PHP, etc.
    Now, the code editor also allows you to open and edit any type of text file.
    This feature lets you edit ".wl" or ".wx" files used by your application.
    You can also edit Python, C++, C, YAML, etc.
    The code editor will highlight the code using the colors of the associated programming language.

HFSQL:
  • Optimized notification system to avoid excessive messages.
  • New functions:
    • HExecuteAsynchronousProcedure: Executes a stored procedure asynchronously.
    • HReindexAsynchronous: Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server data file (".NDX" file).
    • HCheckMemoAsynchronous: Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
    • HCheckIndexAsynchronous: Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the Client/Server data file (.FIC file).
    • HStatCalculateAsynchronous: Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
    • HListReindexingHistory: Lists the operations performed on current data files, over the last 24 hours, or on the last 1000 files. These operations include reindexing, recalculation of statistics, memo verification, index verification, etc.
  • New type:
    • hReindexingHistory: Gets all the details of previous asynchronous optimizations: reindexing, index verification, memo verification, statistics, etc.


WLanguage programming for iOS and Android
  • FTP server management
    You can now define a variable of type ftpConnection to optimize FTP functions. All FTP functions now support this variable type.
  • Bottom sliding window (Bottom sheet)
    It is now possible to:
    • Pass parameters to the bottom sliding window (OpeningParameters property).
    • Define a procedure called when the bottom sliding window is hidden (OnHide property).
  • Drawing functions
  • SSH functions
  • Email functions
Specific features for Android
  • Chart control:
    The Scatter chart is now available for Android applications.
  • Test a project via the "Go" icon
    You can now test and debug an Android project on a device directly connected to a Wi-Fi network.
  • WLanguage programming
    • Scatter chart functions are now available:
      • grScatterAddDataXY: Adds data to a Scatter chart.
      • grScatterSeriesColor: Initializes the color of a series in a Scatter chart.
      • grScatterSeriesLabel: Initializes a data series label in a Scatter chart.
      • grScatterGetDataXY: Gets data from a Scatter chart.
      • grScatterLinkPoint: Connects data points in a Scatter chart.
      • grScatterPointSize: Defines the size of a point in a Scatter chart.
    • OAuth2Parameters variables:
      The ClientCertificate and ClientCertificatePassword properties are now available.
    • OpenIDParameters variables:
      The ClientCertificate and ClientCertificatePassword properties are now available.
New features and improvements in WINDEV Mobile "Update 1" (version 301xxx)
New features and improvements in version 2025
(both dongle-based and SaaS versions of WINDEV Mobile)

To upgrade from a dongle-based version to a SaaS version at no cost, visit https://windev.com/saas.

Environment:
  • File explorer: You can now choose the desired file explorer without leaving the environment. You can change these settings in the IDE general options ("Directories" tab).
  • Color palettes:
    • Ability to adjust opacity of colors from the palette.
    • Images in monochrome mode.

Window editor
  • Button control:
    Ability to make long text scroll automatically.
  • Segmented Button control:
    • Value property: Ability to identify and change the buttons selected in a Segmented Button control in "Check Box" or "Radio Button" mode.
    • Grayed property: Now available for Segmented Button control options.
  • Cell control:
    You can adjust the opacity of the background of a cell in the control description window ("UI" tab) or via the Opacity property.
  • Static Text control:
    Ability to make long text scroll automatically.
  • Tab control
    • Image associated with the text:
      • Ability to set a margin between the image and text displayed in the tab.
      • Monochrome mode.
    • You can customize the borders of active and inactive tabs.
  • Image Editor control:
    • Positioning and orientation EXIF data is now automatically taken into account.

Help editor
It is now possible to insert a diagram created with the diagram editor into a help page.

Vaults:
  • Project tests: You can now select the type of secret strings to be used in test mode (secret content or test content).
  • Application generation: You can now select the type of secret strings to be used to generate the executable (secret content or test content).

MVP programming
You can now provide a model class that will be used to generate MVP models. This approach automatically implements the code that must be present in all generated models.

SCM (Source Code Manager)
  • Same check-out/check-in UI
    Now the same interface is used, regardless of the number of elements being manipulated.
  • Branch and directory deletion is now faster.
    To take advantage of this optimization, use the latest version of the SCM repository. For more details, see SCM: Repository versions.


Git / GitHub / GitLab
  • New properties in text format are available for both controls and windows. It is now possible to see changes in these properties in the comparison tools.
  • The history of a given element includes the changes made by the current user as well as those made by other users.


WLanguage programming for Android:
  • Android 13 requirements:
    Starting with Android 13, specific permissions are required to access shared audio, video and image files. These permissions are now automatically added when the Android application is generated. If these permissions are present in the application, you will need to provide a justification in the Google Play console.
    Depending on the actions performed, the generation wizard allows you to remove these permissions. In this case, the application will only be able to access its own media files. To access shared media files, use URISelect.
  • Nearby sharing:
  • Google account:
    • The new DisplayedName property of gglAccount variables allows you to get the username of a logged in user.
  • Bar code decoding no longer uses the Zxing library, but ML Kit's barcode reading API.
  • JSON Web Tokens (JWT):
    • JWTParameters variables are now available for Android applications.
    • The different syntaxes of the AuthIdentify function that manipulate JSON Web Tokens are now available for Android applications.
  • Attachments in PDF files:
    • The parameter used to define the attachment relationship type ("AFRelationship" value required by Factur-X) is now supported.
  • iInitReportVerso: Initializes the parameters of a report to be printed on the verso side of another report.
  • DayOfYearToDate: Takes the number of a day in the year and returns the corresponding date in "YYYYMMDD" format.
  • SQL Query variables: You can now define an SQL Query variable that uses another SQL query variable as source.

WLanguage programming for iOS:
  • Support for XML arrays serialized as a sequence of elements:
    The psdXMLArrayRepeatedElements constant is used to manage the serialization and deserialization of XML arrays that have been serialized as a sequence of elements (Serialize and Deserialize).
  • PDFExtract: Creates a new PDF document from individual pages extracted from an existing PDF file.
  • Monochrome property: Enables or disables monochrome mode on Image controls.
  • SQL Query variables: You can now define an SQL Query variable that uses another SQL query variable as source.
New features and improvements specific to WINDEV Mobile 2025 SaaS version

These features are only available in the SaaS version of WINDEV Mobile.
Note: To use these features, your project must be in "SaaS mode" (not available in dongle-based versions of WINDEV Mobile).
For more details, see Using SaaS-exclusive new features.

Code editor:
  • Empty lines in the code:
    Now you can use a simple refactoring option to remove empty lines of code from a WLanguage process or event.
  • Sorting procedures and methods:
    By default, procedures and methods are sorted according to the order in which they were created.
    Now, you can sort them alphabetically.
  • Copying WLanguage code to a third-party tool:
    • Now, copied/pasted code always uses light theme colors.
      This means that code copied in dark theme won't be pasted with a dark background.
    • Copied/pasted code now supports plain text and HTML.
      If you paste code in an application that supports HTML (e.g. Thunderbird or Outlook), it will be pasted directly using HTML formatting.
      Syntax highlighting uses the colors from the light theme.
  • A new wizard for the RegexMatch function allows you to generate the desired code just by answering a few questions.
  • New shortcuts:
    Use Alt + mouse wheel and Alt + Shift + Mouse wheel for faster scrolling.

Report editor
  • Planning reports: You can now display weeks according to ISO 8601 ("ISO 8601 format" in the "General" tab of the Planning control description in a report).

Charts
  • To draw line charts without the segments (leaving only the points), simply pass the LineNone constant to grSeriesLineType.

WLanguage programming for iOS and Android
  • OAuth 2.0:

Electronic signature
  • Ability to use a certificate on a smart card (RSA signature only).
    CertificateSelect and CertificateList functions can now be used to select and list a certificate present on a smart card.
    The different signature functions can use a certificate present on a smart card.

Continuous integration - Software factory
  • New action to change the save format of project elements from "Text" to "Binary" (and vice versa).

SOAP webservices
  • You can now import SOAP webservices with descriptions containing multiple services with the same name. This functionality is particularly useful for web services associated with the Spanish electronic invoicing system.

SCM (Source Code Manager)
  • Detection of SCM repository format.
    When an old format is detected, a message is displayed in the "SCM" widget of the dashboard.
  • The static audit now detects this problem.
Reminder: It is strongly recommended to keep the SCM repository up to date with the latest version, to benefit from improved security, new features and optimizations. Older versions slow down performance.
Tools
  • Static audit:
    • Detection of multilingual strings using obsolete technology.
    • Source Code Manager (SCM) repository: Detection of outdated formats.
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