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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...
ContactSelect (Function)
Displays the list of contacts found on the device (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows).
mongoConnection (Type of variable)
The mongoConnection type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a connection...
iAddAttachment (Function)
Adds an attachment in a PDF file generated by a PDF print export.
WidthInPixel (Property)
The WidthInPixel property is used to get the width in pixels of a control in a report.
NbMemoItem (Property)
The NbMemoItem property is used to get the total number of memo items in a record of: a file...
KeyType (Property)
The KeyType property is used to set the characteristics of a key item.
DefaultValue (Property)
The DefaultValue property is used to: Find out the default value of an item. This item...
TableSelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the data file record corresponding to a row selected in the multiselection browsing...
Orientation (Property)
The Orientation property is used to: Get the angle (in degrees) of a Font variable. Modify...
MultimediaHeight (Function)
Returns the height (in pixels) of the source image of the multimedia file played in the Multimedia...
MultimediaWidth (Function)
Returns the width (in pixels) of the source image of the multimedia file played in the Multimedia...
AddColumn (Function)
Adds a column at the end of a two-dimensional array property (xlsDocument variable for example]).
grSurfaceAddData (Function)
Adds a data into a Surface chart.
HClusterAddNode (Function)
Enables a node in an HFSQL cluster.
emailHeader (Type of variable)
The emailHeader type is used to retrieve or define the additional email headers.
StartTotalRange (Property)
The StartTotalRange property is used to: get the first date or time that will be displayed...
EndTotalRange (Property)
The EndTotalRange property is used to: get the last date or time that can be displayed...
iPrintingNation (Function)
Modifies the current language for the next print (programmed print or report print).
UsefulHeight (Property)
The UsefulHeight property is used to get and change the useful height of an internal window...
Dynamic structure (Type of variable)
A structure can be allocated dynamically...
HeightInPixel (Property)
The HeightInPixel property is used to get the height in pixels of a control in a report.
MenuLabel (Function)
Gets or changes the label of a menu option (context or drop-down menu).
AnsiToOem (Function)
Converts an ANSI string (Windows) to an OEM string (DOS).
SOAPGetResult (Function)
Returns the result of the last SOAP procedure that was successfully run.
xlsMsgError (Function)
Returns the caption of the last error caused by an XLS function.