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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...
MenuDelete (Function)
Deletes a menu or a menu option.
BurnerSelect (Function)
Used to select the default burner.
dTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable...
Dynamic site: Persistent session
For a dynamic WEBDEV site, when starting the site (site called from a browser), a session...
Dashboard control properties
A Dashboard control can be handled in a window by the following WLanguage properties......
RightIndent (Property)
The RightIndent property is used to get and change the space to the right of the text in a control.
grWaterfallCategoryType (Function)
Indicates the category type of a Waterfall chart.
HExecuteScheduling (Function)
Immediately runs a scheduled task regardless of its schedule: stored procedure, backup,...
HTTPSimulateNetwork (Function)
Simulates a slow network by limiting the download and upload speed.
TypeDescription (Property)
The TypeDescription property is used to: Find out the type used by an Enumeration...
MaxLinkedCardinality (Property)
The MaxLinkedCardinality property is used to get and modify the maximum cardinality of the related...
Add (Function)
Adds an element in last position: of a one-dimensional WLanguage array. of an advanced array...
BurnerCompilationInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of current compilation.
fReadLineRegularExpression (Function)
Reads a line in an external file, gets sections of this line according to a regular expression...
BrightnessGet (Function)
Returns the current setting of the brightness for the screen of the device.
InvalidInputShowMessage (Function)
Displays an invalid input error for the specified control.
MinLinkedCardinality (Property)
The MinLinkedCardinality property is used to get and modify the minimum cardinality of the related...
System functions
List of system functions...
SelectionColor (Function)
Changes the characteristics of the selection bar in a Table control, Combo Box control or List Box...
SysSerialNum (Function)
Returns the IMEI number of the current device.
Events associated with internal windows
List of events associated with internal windows...
AutomaticErase (Property)
The AutomaticErase property is used to: find out whether an edit control is in "Automatic...
MoveColumn (Function)
Moves or swaps a column in a two-dimensional array property contained in an advanced type...
ServiceControl (Function)
Sends a control message to a service.
HManageTask (Function)
Enables or disables a scheduled task on an HFSQL Client/Server server....