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Version: 2025

Activating an application or a site
When distributing an application or a site, you may want to offer both a full version and a limited version...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
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...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
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...
ListDLL (Function)
Returns:
  • runtime List of libraries (".DLL" files) used by the current WINDEV application, WINDEV Mobile or WEBDEV site. Only the libraries loaded in memory are listed.
  • in test mode: all libraries installed on the current workstation.
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
How to create a patch?
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...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
MSIX installation packages
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 WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Generating and deploying 64-bit applications
WINDEV allows you to automatically generate and install a 64-bit application.
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
REP files
REP files contain the list of data files handled by the application.
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
NoteCreate (Function)
Creates a Repositionable Note control in the curernt window through programming.
fDirSize (Function)
Returns the size of a directory in bytes.
SchedulerDeleteAppointment (Function)
Deletes an appointment from a Scheduler control.
SchedulerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in a Scheduler control,...
SchedulerTimeDisplayed (Function)
Defines the time range displayed by the Scheduler control in Day mode or in Week mode.
Organizer control functions
The following functions are used to manage the Organizer control:...
HListScheduledBackup (Function)
Lists the full and differential backups that have been scheduled on HFSQL Client/Server....
IWListDelete (Function)
Deletes an internal window found in the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window...
IWListPosition (Function)
Displays the internal window corresponding to the specified position (in the list of internal...
LastDayOfWeek (Function)
Returns the date of the last day of the week corresponding to a given date.
TelemetryEnable (Function)
Enables the telemetry manually.
HExportJSON (Function)
Exports the records found in a data file (HFSQL or OLE DB), view or query to a JSON file.
sfDeletedRecord (Type of variable)
The sfSeekDeletedResult type is used to find out the characteristics of a deleted record...
Constants used by the functions for managing Tab controls
BTLEConnect (Function)
Used to connect to a Bluetooth Low Energy device.
NumberDisplayedPage (Property)
The NumberDisplayedPage property is used to identify and change the number of the page currently...
TestCheckNull (Function)
Checks whether an expression is Null in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
TestCheckNotNull (Function)
Checks whether an expression is not Null in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
TestCheckDifferent (Function)
Checks whether the specified expressions are different in assertive programming and in automated...
ModbusWriteBit (Function)
Writes one or multiple bits to a specific address in a Modbus slave.
GOTO statement
The GOTO statement is used to run a code identified by a given label...
NbItem (Property)
The NbItem property is used to get the total number of items (including composite keys) in a record...
SortType (Property)
The SortType property is used to: Find out the sort direction defined for an item...
Window management functions
List of functions for managing windows...
Charact (Function)
Returns the character corresponding to the specified ASCII code.