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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...
Abandon (Function)
Closes the current window by running the "Click" event of the CANCEL Button control.
EmailRemoveFolder (Function)
Deletes a folder from the Outlook messaging software or from an IMAP server.
fListDirectory (Function)
Lists the subdirectories of a given directory and returns the full paths of listed subdirectories.
ArrayDeleteLine (Function)
Deletes a row at a given position: from a two-dimensional array. from the advanced array...
grOverlayChart (Function)
Used to display two different types of charts in the same chart.
iPageNum (Function)
Returns or initializes the number of the page currently printed.
PDF file management functions
...PDF file functions...
Functions for handling directories and external files
List of functions for handling external files...
The Calendar control
The Calendar control is used to permanently display a calendar in a window or page......
nfcData (Type of variable)
The nfcData type is used to describe and handle the data of a variable of type nfcTag.
VariableReset (Function)
Resets the variable to its initial value.
dPixelOpacity (Function)
Identifies the opacity of a pixel in an image that has an Alpha channel. This image can...
sClose (Function)
Closes the specified serial port, parallel port or infrared port.
mlzInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a new dynamic row in a Multiline Zone control.
MapAddItinerary (Function)
Adds an itinerary onto a Map control.
FreeAWPContext (Function)
Frees the AWP context in advance (on disk) to allow the other call on the same AWP context...
Select query description window: Use
Let's see some operations specific to the description window of a select query......
InitialHeight (Property)
The InitialHeight property is used to: Find out the creation height of a control or window....
DnDGetData (Function)
Retrieves a specific type of data during Drag/Drop....
CurrentWin (Function)
Identifies the window currently in edit.
StringToDate (Function)
Converts a date in character string format to a date in YYYYMMDD format.
fDate (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates associated with a file or directory (date created, modified...
HErrorLock (Function)
Used to check whether a lock error occurred.
HSetReplication (Function)
Temporarily disables (or re-enables) the replication.
Native Access Connector
...This type of Native Connector allows access to ACCESS databases for better interoperability...