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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...
EmailGetIndicator (Function)
Retrieves the indicators defined on an email of IMAP session.
HModifyDatabaseProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of a database located on an HFSQL server.
EmailAddFolder (Function)
Adds a folder into the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using the IMAP protocol...
iBorder (Function)
Prints a border at specified coordinates.
ErrorChangeParameter (Function)
Configures the automatic behavior that will be implemented if an error occurs in the current...
TextToHTML (Function)
Converts text to HTML (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>, accented characters are replaced...
ArrayShuffle (Function)
Shuffles the elements of a WLanguage array.
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
Option,Test (External language)
In an information window, displays each call to the function and each status report returned...
TableChildCount (Function)
Returns the number of direct children for an element in a TreeView Table control.
GeneratePassword (Function)
Automatically generates a password with specific characteristics (size, characters used, ...).
EmulateActionBar (Function)
Emulates an Action Bar during the automated tests run on a mobile device (Android or iOS).
HModifyDatabaseRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or to a group for a HFSQL Client/Server database....
WinEditAllowed (Property)
The WinEditAllowed property is used to determine and configure the actions allowed on a control...
BackgroundTaskDelete (Function)
Deletes a background task (that was added by BackgroundTaskAdd).
INIRead (Example)
Usage example of the INIRead function
PDFNumberOfPages (Function)
Returns the total number of pages found in a PDF file.
iParameterExport (Function)
Used to configure the exports performed from the report viewer: parameters for sending emails....
Installing and starting WDTRAD
gpwFindUser (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of a user of the user groupware.
gpwModifyUser (Function)
Modifies a user in the database of user groupware.
AssistedInputOpen (Function)
Opens the list of values proposed by the assisted input for an edit control.
AssistedInputClose (Function)
Closes the list of values proposed by the assisted input for an edit control.
SysInstance (Function)
Returns the instance of a module.
Delete (Function)
Deletes an element at a given position: from a one-dimensional WLanguage array....