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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...
Reinitializing the parameters automatically saved
WINDEV allows you to automatically save the different application parameters......
In depth look at windows, pages and reports
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to create custom interfaces with the window editor...
Zombie data files and items
During the life of an application, items live and die......
Automatic documentation of external components
External components must include a technical documentation......
"Component.WDO" file
When generating the external component, two files are automatically created in the EXE directory...
Distributing an external component
Once the component has been created, tested and generated, it can be distributed...
fReportsAndQueriesDir (Function)
... and queries visible by all the application users.
Events associated with the Map control
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV manage the following events by default (order of appearance...
The Map control
The Map control allows you to display a map in order to geolocate, create a route, display points...
<Source>.LockFile (Function)
Locks a data file and restricts the access to this data file for all other sites or applications.
HLockFile (Function)
Locks a data file and restricts the access to this data file for all other sites or applications.
Map control properties
The following properties can be used with Map controls:...
Voice commands in the environment
The environments of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile respond to the voice commands......
Assisted universal replication
To easily establish the universal replication between the data of a remote application...
Monitoring robot overview
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a monitoring robot......
Splitting Business logic / UI code
During the development cycle of an application, the code that is specific to the interface (UI)...
ReplicSynchro: Overview
ReplicSynchro: Use
ReplicAdmin: Overview
Managing Google calendars
The Google Calendar service is an Internet application provided by Google that is used to manage...
Check: Log of a WEBDEV site
The monitoring robot will retrieve the log of the day for a WEBDEV application on the associated...
Static audit
The static audit is a feature of the environment that analyzes a project to detect potential issues...
Creating an Android widget
Widgets are small applications that can be displayed on the home screen of phones or tablets......
Looper: moves and gestures
In a mobile application, several options can be handled with the fingers, by performing specific...
WINDEV: Example of programmed Drag and Drop