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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...
Pop (Function)
Pops an element from a stack.
HViewToFile (Function)
Saves the modifications performed in an HFSQL view (by HModify, HDelete or HCross)...
LooperBreakIndex (Function)
Returns the index of the break header and footer for a given break in a Looper control.
XMLParentName (Function)
Returns the name of parent tag for the current element (tag or attribute).
XMLRoot (Function)
Positions on the root tag of an XML document.
XMLFound (Function)
Checks whether the current element corresponds to the current browse or to the current search.
AndroidActivityResultProcedure (Function)
Allows you to specify the procedure to be called to get the result returned by a third-party...
HErrorIntegrity (Function)
Used to check whether an integrity error occurred.
Extra (Property)
The Extra property is used to: Get additional information about a control, window, or page....
restRequest (Type of variable)
The restRequest type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a REST request.
HConnectionQuality (Function)
Returns the quality level of connection: the higher the level is, the faster the connection will be.
Dequeue (Function)
Removes an element from the queue.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the content of a text file into any text control or text variable (string variable, edit...
GglAddressToCoordinates (Function)
Retrieves the coordinates (latitude/longitude) of an address....
xmlAttribute (Type of variable)
The xmlAttribute type is used to handle the attributes of a node in an XML document.
ArraySeekByProcedure (Function)
Seeks an element in a one-dimensional WLanguage array by using a comparison procedure.
ParallelTaskExecute (Function)
Triggers the execution of a parallel task.
pdfPage (Type of variable)
The pdfPage type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a page from a PDF document...
MaxWidth (Property)
The MaxWidth property is used to get and change the maximum width of a control or window.
Memory (Property)
The Memory property determines if the specified control is populated programmatically or is based...
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
TableInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a row into: a Table control, a TreeView Table control....
TableInfoXY (Function)
Returns for a given position in a Table or TreeView Table control (coordinates of a control point):...
dVerticalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image with respect to a vertical axis (symmetry with respect to a vertical axis).
dHorizontalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image with respect to a horizontal axis (symmetry with respect to a horizontal axis).