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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...
Native DB2 Connector : Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to handle DB2 data does not require importing the file structure...
HDescribeFullTextIndex (Function)
Describes a full-text index of data file created through programming.
gglPath (Type of variable)
The gglPath type is used to define the characteristics of the route to drawn on a map...
sfConnection (Type of variable)
The sfConnection type is used to describe a connection to the Salesforce platform and to manage...
HTTPCookieWrite (Function)
Adds or modifies a cookie in an HTTP request.
ScrollWithFinger (Property)
The ScrollWithFinger property is used to: Determine if the content of a control can be moved...
WebserviceParameter (Function)
Gets the value of a parameter in a call to a SOAP or REST Webservice request.
WinEdUndo (Function)
Undoes the last action performed by the end user when modifying the interface ("Allow end users...
WinEdRedo (Function)
Runs the last action undone by the end user ("Allow end users to modify the UI" option enabled).
LooperDeleteSelect (Function)
Deletes the selected rows from a Looper control.
OCRLoadLanguage (Function)
Adds a language to the native OCR system.
LOOP statement
The statement block is repeated endlessly...
WEBDEV: Native AS/400 Connector for PHP
WEBDEV allows you to create Internet or Intranet sites, in native mode or in PHP......
Overview of OOP (Object Oriented Programming)
The object-oriented programming (called "OOP") is a programming paradigm in which the programs...
ImageHeight (Property)
The ImageHeight property is used to: Find out the height of the image section displayed...
Sortable (Property)
The Sortable property is used to: Determine if a Table control column is sortable. Make...
Lower (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to lowercase according to the region settings defined...
ArrayDelete (Function)
Deletes an element at a given position: from a one-dimensional WLanguage array....
MatReadColumn (Function)
Reads the value of all the elements found in a matrix column.
HClose (Function)
Closes a data file or all the data files opened by the current user: all the corresponding physical...
The "Dictionary" pane
The "Dictionary" pane is used to handle the WINDEV dictionaries ("......
Thumbnail (Property)
The Thumbnail property is used to: get the value of an item thumbnail. This item was defined...
XMLBuildString (Function)
Retrieves and formats the content of an XML document (created by XMLDocument and modified...
CalendarPicker (Function)
Opens a modal dialog with a calendar to enter a date.
XMLSign (Function)
Signs an XML document.