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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...
XMLSave (Function)
Saves an XML document in a file.
Constants for managing errors and exceptions
List of constants used by the functions for managing errors and exceptions....
WDInst: configuring the characteristics of the files to install
WDInst allows you to configure the characteristics of the files to install......
TimerSys (Function)
Periodically and automatically calls a WLanguage procedure.
CreateShortcut (Function)
Creates a shortcut on the Windows desktop, in the "Start" menu of Windows or in a specific...
Describing the Action Bar control
This help page presents the main aspects of the Action Bar description window......
HListCustomFolder (Function)
Returns the list of Custom-Folders (also called groups) defined in the analysis.
HRplManageFile (Function)
Defines the options used for the universal replication of a file: the replication direction....
InsertColumn (Function)
Inserts a column at a given position into an advanced two-dimensional array property (xlsDocument, ...).
TableSavePositionAndSelection (Function)
Saves: the scrollbar position in a Table or TreeView Table control, the elements selected...
SchedulerAddAppointment (Function)
Adds a new appointment into a Scheduler control.
RGBToHTML (Function)
Returns the HTML color corresponding to the RGB color.
YesNo (Function)
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that proposes "Yes" and "No" and returns the user's...
GetGUID (Function)
Calculates a globally unique identifier (named "GUID"), whose size is: equal to 16 bytes,...
AssistedInputConfigure (Function)
Used to configure the filter and the opening of assisted input.
Map control functions
Map control functions...
fBuildPath (Function)
Builds a complete file path from the directory and short name of a file. This function is mainly...
LineToPosition (Function)
Returns the position of the first character of a line in a block of text.
fRemoveDir (Function)
Deletes a directory from a disk.
MemNext (Function)
Positions on the next element of a memory zone and returns the value of this element.
ControlFirst (Function)
Indicates the name of the first field specified in the tab order for the specified window.
MatWrite (Function)
Writes an element into a matrix.
HFree (Function)
Transforms the crossed records (HCross) into deleted records.
grRaised (Function)
Used to display a chart with raised effect.
HStopServer (Function)
Stops an HFSQL server.