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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...
<Organizer>.ListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in an Organizer control,...
BTLEGetADescriptor (Function)
Retrieves the descriptor of a Bluetooth Low Energy characteristic corresponding to the specified...
<Organizer>.DateVisible (Function)
Makes a day visible or invisible in an Organizer control.
The Upload control
The Upload control is used to upload files on the Web server......
Native SQL Server Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV support an optional Native SQL Server Connector (also called Native SQL Server...
BrowsedItem (Property)
The BrowsedItem property is used to: Get the item used to automatically loop through Table,...
Timer (Function)
Periodically and automatically calls a WLanguage procedure.
SQLExec (Function)
Names and runs an SQL query.
Miscellaneous Windows constants
List of constants used by the Windows functions....
Serialize (Function)
Transforms the following elements into a specific format: a structure (and its subelements),...
SaaSDisconnect (Function)
Disconnect the user of a SaaS site beside the SaaS web service that manages the site.
fLoadResource (Function)
Loads the content of a resource from a library.
BTLECharacteristicReadValue (Function)
Reads the value of a characteristic on a Bluetooth Low Energy device.
gglMarker (Type of variable)
The gglMarker type is used to define the characteristics of a marker that must be positioned...
HTTPCookieGet (Function)
Retrieves the cookies read by a call: to HTTPRequest for an HTTP domain. to HTTPSend...
CompactOption (Property)
The CompactOption property is used to: determine whether the options of a Check Box, Radio...
DashMode (Function)
Opens or closes the Dashboard control edit mode.
EvaluateExpression (Function)
Evaluates the value of an expression built in a character string.
DictionaryLoad (Function)
Indicates and loads the dictionary corresponding to a given language.
AppleSignIn (Function)
Used to implement authentication via "Sign In with Apple" on devices running on iOS 13 and higher.
Permission constants
Renvoie une ou toutes les permissions déclarées par l'application....
Native Informix Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to manipulate Informix data does not require importing the file structure...
Native Sybase Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to handle Sybase data does not require importing the file structure...
RTFToText (Function)
Returns the text without the formatting characteristics specific to the RTF format.
Message (Function)
Displays or removes a message from the status bar of the current window or browser.