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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...
Printing the content of a TreeView Table (AAF)
TreeView Table controls include an automatic context menu that allows users to perform multiple...
TableSearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the columns of the following controls: Table control, TreeView...
CheckUserIDentity (Function)
Allows you to check the real identity of the current user via biometrics check.
OemToAnsi (Function)
Converts an OEM string (DOS) to an ANSI string (Windows).
Setup of a WEBDEV site: Creating library
A library (file with a WDL extension) is used to group the resources of the project (pages,...
Handling a control through programming in a report
All report controls can be handled through programming......
emailPOP3Session (Type of variable)
The emailPOP3Session type is used to access a messaging server by using the POP3 protocol (Post...
ListSort (Function)
Sorts the elements in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control populated programmatically.
ExpandedImage (Property)
The ExpandedImage property is used to: find out and modify the default image associated...
Advanced management of class instances
The advanced management of instances is used to choose the mode for taking reference. This choice...
emailIMAPSession (Type of variable)
The emailIMAPSession type is used to access a messaging server by using the IMAP protocol (Internet...
SQLite: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use an SQLite database with Native Connector (also called Native Access), the structure...
NbThumbnail (Property)
The NbThumbnail property is used to get the number of thumbnails generated for an item.
Handling a Repositionable Note control through programming
A Repositionable Note control can be handled through programming......
ParallelTask (Type of variable)
The ParallelTask type is used to handle a task, which means a procedure run by a thread...
Parallel Tasks constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing parallel tasks: ......
TableListChild (Function)
Lists the "children" of a node and the "child" elements of these "children" in a TreeView Table...
How to contact the Free Technical Support?
The different methods to contact PC SOFT Technical Support....
External language: Programming in COBOL
We are going to call the elements developed in WINDEV (project, windows, analysis, ......
Native Informix Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use an Informix database with the Native Connector, import the structure of Informix tables...
Date (Type of variable)
The Date type enables you to easily handle the dates...
OOP concepts
A class contains the description of a data structure (members) and the processes (methods)...
PageNumber (Property)
The PageNumber property is used to: get and change the number of the page displayed in an Image...
HPrevious (Function)
Positions on the previous file record according to a browse item.
HRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the context of a previously saved file (HSavePosition): current record, filter, pointers.