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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...
HModifyServerProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of an HFSQL server.
WDInst: Customizing the setup program
The setup editor WDInst proposes a standard setup program......
ServiceWait (Function)
Pauses the current service during the specified duration.
ThreadMode (Function)
Changes the management mode of threads.
Installing a Webservice (old format)
Use WebSockets with the WebSocket server
The WebSocket protocol provides a communication channel over a TCP socket for browsers and Web...
WDInst: Configuring the automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Using data from an external database
WINDEV Tutorial - External database Using data from an external database - 40 min
HListStopWord (Function)
Returns the list of stop words used by a full-text index.
DownloadAdd (Function)
Adds a new download in the device's download manager....
HInfoDatabaseProperty (Function)
Used to find out the properties of a database on an HFSQL server.
HInfoServerProperty (Function)
Allows you to find out the properties of an HFSQL server.
ChronoStart (Function)
Starts a stopwatch to measure the duration of a process (in milliseconds) and resets a running...
HListStoredElement (Function)
Returns the list of elements stored on an HFSQL server (sets of procedures, stored procedures...
Legend (Property)
The Legend property is used to: Find out the label of a series. Modify the label of a series....
StringToArray (Function)
Fills a one- or two-dimensional array of the specified type with the character string passed...
ChronoReset (Function)
Stops and resets a running stopwatch.
LooperRefreshVisible (Function)
Changes or returns the visibility status of the refresh bar in a Looper control.
FontStrikeOut (Property)
The FontStrikeOut property is used to: Determine if the text displayed is struck...
LooperInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a row into a Looper control.
fSaveText (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a text control or text variable (string variable,...
ControlDelete (Function)
Permanently deletes a control from a window, page or report.
ReplicOpen (Function)
Opens a replication in direct mode or with a replication server.
BTAcceptConnection (Function)
Used to find out whether a Bluetooth radio accepts (or not) the requests for connection coming...
dbgLogOption (Function)
Retrieves or modifies the options of the runtime log.