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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...
HDescribeConnection (Function)
Describes a new connection to an external database.
HInfoServer (Function)
Returns the specified information about the server.
SocketConnectInfrared (Function)
Connects a client computer to a given socket via the infrared port.
SMSFirst (Function)
Reads the first SMS message stored on the Android phone.
SMSNext (Function)
Reads the following SMS message stored on the Android phone.
HUpdateQuery (Function)
Creates or updates a query on an HFSQL server.
iAreaHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of a fixed-width area required to print the entire text that uses the current...
SourceWindow (Property)
The SourceWindow property is used to get the source of an internal window (i.e. the internal window...
HResetClient (Function)
Initializes the structure for managing the Client computers (HClient structure).
iReset (Function)
Reinitializes the print settings (margins, font, paper format, orientation, ...) stored...
HRplFilterProcedure (Function)
Defines the WLanguage procedure that will be called whenever a replication operation is performed...
ContactAdd (Function)
Adds a contact: in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book. into the list of contacts...
HResetUser (Function)
Initializes the structure for user management (HUser) with the default values.
Using Kotlin code
Kotlin is a programming language mainly used for Android development......
New Features brochure - Version 27: New WEBDEV features
New features in WEBDEV 27 presented in the New Features brochure....
1. Components provided with WINDEV
WINDEV is provided with projects that contain components....
ThreadEnd (Function)
Ends the execution of the current thread.
Manual deployment of a dynamic site
WEBDEV proposes several methods for deploying a dynamic site......
Error (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
ExeGetPID (Function)
Returns information about the current process.
HLoadParameter (Function)
Reads a parameter that was saved from a stored procedure by HSaveParameter.
HDeleteParameter (Function)
Deletes a parameter previously saved by HSaveParameter.
HTTPAddFile (Function)
Adds a file to the HTTP form.
EmailChangeStatus (Function)
Changes the status of an email on a messaging server.
SOAPGetHeader (Function)
Retrieves a header in the SOAP message received further to a call to a Webservice.