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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...
Automatic button execution (Window)
To force an action on a window, all you have to do is define a button of this window in "Automatic...
Managing bar codes
The use of bar codes to identify and manage products has become essential......
5. Custom-Folders: Organize your project
Project configurations allow you to easily define the "target" platforms of the project....
Managing assertions
...The main available features are as follows:...
The PDF Reader control
in their applications, without an external software......
User Groupware and LDAP
The LDAP protocol is increasingly used by the companies......
Handling menu options via the context menu
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile support two types of menus: ......
Menus and menu options: Tips & Tricks
This page presents some operations specific to the menus and to the menu options......
Remote WEBDEV administrator: Managing statistics
... the traffic of your dynamic WEBDEV sites (standard and AWP) and Webservices deployed on a WEBDEV Application...
Project description: Compilation tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: Languages tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: Files tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: Telemetry tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: Options tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: Style tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: SCM tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Project description: Advanced tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Managing menu options in MDI windows
The MDI windows must respect some constraints specific to the MDI applications......
Customizing the WEBDEV User Groupware
The groupware in automatic mode offers several possibilities......
Handling menu options programmatically
The menu options can be handled......
Checked (Property)
The Checked property gets and sets the checkmark state of an element.
CustomMenu
The CustomMenu allows you to create a custom menu in the menu bar of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV...
1. Communication with WINDEV Mobile
WINDEV Mobile includes several communication functions for different fields....
Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ......
7. Custom-Folders: Organize your project
Custom-Folders: Organize your project...