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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...
<Connection variable>.DisconnectClient (Function)
Displays a message on the Client computer(s) and disconnects the application.
ExecuteMainThread (Function)
Triggers the execution of the procedure specified in the main application thread.
geoTrackingEnable (Function)
Enables the management of location tracking in a WINDEV Mobile application.
geoTrackingDisable (Function)
Disables the tracking of user positions for a WINDEV Mobile application.
AppServerAddScheduledTask (Function)
Adds a new scheduled task to the application (site or webservice).
AppServerDeleteScheduledTask (Function)
Deletes a scheduled task associated with the application (site or Webservice).
AppServerListScheduledTask (Function)
Returns the list of scheduled tasks for the application (site or Webservice).
EditCaret (Function)
Modifies the standard hover cursor for all the edit controls of the application.
gpwRemoteConnect (Function)
Allows connecting to the application via the User Groupware Webservice.
InDeviceOwnerMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in "Device owner" mode.
LinkColorRTF (Function)
Changes the color of links in all RTF Edit controls in the application.
SysNotificationClear (Function)
Removes all interactive notifications previously sent by the current application.
inAppListPurchase (Function)
Returns the list of application products purchased by the user and not consumed.
ExecuteAAF (Function)
Runs an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) on a control or window.
DDEStart (Function)
Starts the execution of a program (an executable for example) from the current application.
ExeRun (Function)
Executes a program (an executable file, for example) from the current application.
WindowCount (Function)
Calculates the number of windows currently opened in the current application.
HDisconnectClient (Function)
Displays a message on the Client computer(s) and disconnects the application.
<WBAdminAuth variable>.ListAccount (Function)
Returns the list of WEBDEV accounts on a WEBDEV Application Server.
<WBAdminAuth variable>.UpdateAccount (Function)
Updates the parameters of a WEBDEV account in a WEBDEV Application Server.
<WBAdminAuth variable>.ListConnection (Function)
Returns the list of current connections on a WEBDEV Application Server.
AAFOpenHelp (Function)
Opens the AAF (Automatic Application Features) help website.
WBAdminListAccount (Function)
Returns the list of WEBDEV accounts on a WEBDEV Application Server.
WBAdminUpdateAccount (Function)
Updates the characteristics of a WEBDEV account in a WEBDEV Application Server.
File download functions
The following functions are used to manage downloads......