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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 application for sending emails found 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,.
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
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.
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
How to create a patch?
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)...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
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.
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
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.
.NET Assemblies
.NET is Microsoft's software development platform......
Correspondence between languages, sub-languages, character sets and nations
The table below presents the correspondence between languages, sub-languages, character sets...
<Source>.DeleteTrigger (Function)
Deletes a trigger.
Deploying a site (from the development computer)
Regardless of the type of site created by WEBDEV (static site or dynamic site), WEBDEV Development...
Printing a report in WINDEV
When creating a report, the test of this report can be run from the report editor......
HDescribeTrigger (Function)
Adds or modifies a trigger on an HFSQL data file.
HDeleteTrigger (Function)
Deletes a trigger.
Detecting Beacons
A "beacon" is a hardware transmitter that can "dialog" on a small perimeter with smartphones...
The Toolbar control
The Toolbar control is an advanced type of control, linked to a window......
Software license agreement
WINDEV Express license agreement...
WINDEV Mobile License Agreement
WINDEV Mobile License Agreement...
GPSFollowMovement (Function)
Requests to be notified periodically of the device's current location....
CheckMarkStyle (Property)
The CheckMarkStyle property gets and sets the check icon of a menu option. This icon appears...
WDSetup: Managing additional languages
The "WDSetup" project corresponds to the standard setup program of WINDEV applications......
ShowToolTip (Function)
Enables or disables the mechanism for displaying the control tooltips.
Camera functions
Using .NET assemblies in a project
To use .NET assemblies in a project......
fExeDir (Function)
Returns the directory from which the execution is started.
ToolTipColor (Function)
Modifies the colors used for displaying the tooltips.
NationToSubLanguage (Function)
Returns the default sub-language corresponding to a nation.
LanguageToName (Function)
Returns the name of a language.
LanguageToNation (Function)
Returns the nation corresponding to a language.
5. Deploying a dynamic site (Session or AWP) in practice
Merging differences (SCM)
WDMap: Adding, modifying and deleting the records of a data file
WDMap allows you to perform simple operations (addition, modification or deletion) on the records...