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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...
ThreadResume (Function)
Resumes the execution of a thread that was interrupted by ThreadSuspend. Function not recommended.
zipListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files found in an archive.
sysNotification (Type of variable)
The sysNotification type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an interactive...
H.TemporaryDirectory (Variable)
Allows you to force the directory used to store the temporary files when reindexing the HFSQL data...
Bluetooth functions
List of Bluetooth functions...
rssBuildString (Function)
Builds the RSS feed and returns the result (in XML format) in a character string.
SchedulerInfoXY (Function)
Returns the appointment, the resource or the date found at given position in a Scheduler control.
dbgAuditStatus (Function)
Retrieves and changes the status of the dynamic audit.
IWListCount (Function)
Returns the number of internal windows currently found in the list of internal windows browsed...
HTrackStop (Function)
Stops tracking a data file on an HFSQL server.
PDFReaderHighlight (Function)
Finds a text in the document displayed by a PDF Reader control and highlights the occurrences...
PDFReaderSeekPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous result of a search started with PDFReaderSeekFirst in the content...
HChangeLogDir (Function)
Modifies the location of log files corresponding to an HFSQL data file.
AnimationPlayOnControlProperty (Function)
Animates the modification of an integer property between 2 values.
CertificateCheckString (Function)
Checks the correspondence between a signature and a string.
RoundFloor (Function)
Returns: the numeric value rounded down to the nearest integer. the duration rounded...
OrganizerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in an Organizer control,...
OrganizerTimeDisplayed (Function)
Defines the time range displayed by the Organizer control in Day mode or in Week mode.
DayNumberInAlpha (Function)
Returns the name of the day of the week according to its number.
MonthNumberInAlpha (Function)
Returns the name of the month according to its number.
MemFound (Function)
Checks whether the sought element was found.
IntegerToMonthInAlpha (Function)
Returns the name of the month that corresponds to the specified date (this date is an integer).
ComboOpen (Function)
Expands the list of a Combo Box control (single-column or multi-column Combo Box).
MatFloatMultiply (Function)
Multiplies each matrix element by a value.
grClearPict (Function)
Erases the chart drawing (in an Image control or in a window).