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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...
HDelete (Function)
Deletes a record from a data file (query or view).
Provider (Property)
The Provider property is used to manage the type of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB,...
Appointment (Type of variable)
The Appointment type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an appointment: time,...
Automated tests on an executable
WINDEV proposes to run the different project tests directly on the corresponding executable......
Image control in a window
This help page presents the characteristics of an Image control found in a window...
Window with parameters
A window can: Receive parameters when it is opened. Return values when it is closed....
HSeekLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last file record whose value for a specific item is less than or equal...
The Progress Bar control
The Progress Bar control is used to follow the progress of an event......
HReadFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record according to a browse item.
iPrint (Function)
Sends the character string passed as parameter to the print buffer.
iXPos (Function)
Used to manage the horizontal position (X-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
HActivateAutoFilter (Function)
Enables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
The Edit control
The Edit control allows users to enter data......
Compression (Property)
The Compression property is used to manage data compression during a connection (HFSQL...
rssStream (Type of variable)
The rssStream type is used to handle a RSS stream...
rssIdentifier (Type of variable)
The rssIdentifier type is used to describe the unique identifier of a RSS stream entry...
AppointmentModify (Function)
Modifies the current appointment: in a Lotus Notes or Outlook calendar. in the calendar found...
MyChildWindow (Reserved word)
MyChildWindow is used to handle the child window of the current window.
ControlCreate (Function)
Creates a new control (of any type) in a window through programming.
ContactSource (Type of variable)
The ContactSource type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a source (or account)...
xpathResult (Type of variable)
The xpathResult type is used it find out the result of the execution of an XPATH query.
btleDescriptor (Type of variable)
The btleDescriptor type is used to handle the descriptor of a Bluetooth Low Energy characteristic
mongoDatabase (Type of variable)
The mongoDatabase type is used to define the characteristics of a database for a MongoDB server.
mongoFindOption (Type of variable)
The mongoFindOption type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a search in a MongoDB...