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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 application for sending emails found 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,.
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
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.
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
How to create a patch?
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)...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
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.
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
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.
PageEndStick (Property)
The PageEndStick property is used to: Determine the page footer should be right below the last...
ResourceHeight (Property)
The ResourceHeight property is used to get and change the height of resources in a Scheduler...
MobileNetworkStatus (Function)
Returns the current status of the connection to data on the mobile network or asks to be notified...
PDFMerge (Function)
Merges several existing PDF files into a single PDF file. The files are merged one after another....
Before (Property)
The Before property replaces or inserts a procedure before the other procedures in: a Procedure...
After (Property)
The After property replaces or inserts a procedure after the other procedures in: a Procedure...
DashAddWidget (Function)
Adds and displays a widget (internal window) in a Dashboard control.
DashLoadConfiguration (Function)
Restores the configuration of a Dashboard control.
MapInfoXY (Function)
Returns the geographical position (latitude and longitude) corresponding to a point in a Map...
PageWriteHeaderHTTP (Function)
Adds an additional HTTP header that will be returned to the browser: during the next function...
LooperAddInProgress (Function)
Modifies or returns the visibility status of internal wait window when adding additional elements...
VisibleInExportAndPrint (Property)
The VisibleInExportAndPrint property is used to: Find out whether a column of a Table...
geoAzimuth (Function)
Returns the direction represented by a location in relation to another one.
TraceEnd (Function)
Closes the trace window if this window was opened or stops saving the trace information in a text...
Secure (Property)
The Secure property is used to configure the security level of data file encryption.
ErrorOccurred (Variable)
ErrorOccurred is a preset variable of WLanguage indicating the result of the last WLanguage...
Length (Function)
Returns: the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces...
IntegerToDayInAlpha (Function)
Returns the name of the day that corresponds to a specified date (this date is an integer).
TwainListSource (Function)
Returns the list of drivers for the Twain devices connected to the current computer.
HChangeRplDir (Function)
Modifies the location for the description of subscriber replica (RPL file).
ArrayCount (Function)
Returns: the number of elements in a one-dimensional array. the number of rows...
XMLOut (Function)
Used to find out whether the element (tag or attribute) on which we want to be positioned...
XMLInsertDocument (Function)
Inserts the current XML tag found in an XML document into another XML document.
XMLRename (Function)
Renames the current element (tag or attribute) in an XML document.
ArrayIntersect (Function)
Returns an array corresponding to the intersection of two arrays.