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Project elements
The project includes windows, reports, queries, help files, sets of procedures, ...
Project configuration
Project configurations allow you to adapt the same project to multiple "targets"...
Creating a Java project
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language...
Debugger: Step-by-step project execution
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application...
Project Management Hub: Schedule management
The project contributors can manage their tasks directly from the schedule or from the task list...
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Transforming a WINDEV project into Mobile: a detailed audit
Transforming WINDEV applications into Mobile is very easy...
Cleaning the project
After months or years of development and maintenance, the directory of your project often contains several files that are not used anymore but that you don't dare delete...
Query and project
Project with multiple analyses
A single WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project can now use multiple analyses (data descriptions)...
Project functions
List of functions for managing projects
Duplicating a project
Duplicating a project allows you to have two identical projects with the same name but found in different directories...
Testing and debugging a project on the development computer
The test of the entire project allows you to simulate the start of the application with the executable...
Project Management Hub: Presentation
The Project Management Hub is used to organize and schedule a project, from design to delivery...
Project compilation: Warning, Error, Information, Programming standard...
When developing a project, the project is compiled on a regular basis.
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created...
Making a backup of a project
It is possible to regularly make a backup of the different elements of a project...
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Renaming a project
Renaming a project is used ton modify the name of the project. All the elements linked to the project before it is renamed are kept.
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
Common project
Projects are often cross-platform...
Test a static project
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site...
Events associated with the project
List of events associated with the project
Project image gallery
The project image gallery allows viewing all the images of a project in a single click...
Recompiling the project
The project compilation is a process used to...
Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ...
Restoring a project backup
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to regularly save the different elements of your project in an archive file (ZIP extension)...
Environment of the project editor
The main elements of the project editor are as follows:
The "Favorites" pane
The "Favorites" pane gives direct access to the favorites of your project...
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
Window for quick selection
You are searching for a project element? You only know part of its name? Press [CTRL]+[E] to open the quick selection window...
Creating an application that manages the Euro
The method for creating an application supporting the switch to the Euro is as simple as the method for creating a WINDEV application.
Code statistics
The code statistics affect...
Time management
For each element (windows, reports, ...
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Managing pinned projects
The home window of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allows you to manage the pinned projects when opening an existing project...
Using several libraries in an application
A library is a WDL file that contains all the resources...
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
Business rules
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manage the business rules...
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...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Share your projects via Git
Git is a source code manager...
Site testing: the different types of tests available
WEBDEV includes multiple methods for testing your sites...
Custom-Folders
"Custom-Folders" simplify the organization of projects, allowing you to group the elements of your application by themes...
Debugging without using a debugger
In some cases, running a program or a site with or without the debugger can produce different results...
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
ProjectInfo (Function)
Returns specific information about the project currently run.
FishEye
The "FishEye" effect is used to enlarge a section of editor graphs (analysis graph, UML graph, ...
HOpenComplementaryAnalysis (Function)
Opens a new analysis, but keeps the main analysis of the application.
Test of a WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile application
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile feature multiple methods to test applications...
Testing a Mobile application
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run when launched by the user...
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
Favicon: Define the site icon
WEBDEV allows you to easily define the site icon (also called Favicon)......
Compatibility between external components and deployed applications
A component can evolve in many ways......
CancelAWPContext (Function)
Deletes from the AWP context a variable that was added by DeclareAWPContext.
ContextClose (Function)
Closes a page context.
12. External component in practice
Control tooltips (AAF)
In a WINDEV application, the user has the ability to add a tooltip on the controls......
JSON (Type of variable)
The JSON type makes it possible to simplify actions on data in JSON format.
FramesetRefresh (Function)
Refreshes a frameset displayed in the user's browser from the context on the server....
ImageArea (Function)
Returns the number of the image area clicked by the Web user.
WDGenPage: Use in command line mode
WDGenPage run in command line is used to generate one or more semi-dynamic pages without starting...
DateToString (Function)
Converts: a date to a string in the specified format. a date time to a string...
Discover WINDEV Mobile
WINDEV Mobile tutorial: WINDEV Mobile overview Discover WINDEV Mobile - 10 min
GDPR: an audit of data
A new GDPR audit is available to easily identify and monitor personal data in a WINDEV, WEBDEV...
Creating an executable without library
of the project in the library......
Pre-launched sessions
A pre-launched session is a session of a Web site (or webservice) automatically started on the Web...
Adapting an application to support multiple languages
WINDEV Tutorial - Managing multiple languages Adapting an application to support multiple languages...
BrowserVersion (Function)
Returns the version of the browser used by the Web user.
ImageXPos (Function)
Returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor in relation to the specified Image control.
Languages supported by the setup
If your applications must be installed in several countries, the setup wizard proposes to generate...
Preventing the use of the browser's "Back" button
If the browser "Back" button is used to display the previous page, this action will...
1. HFSQL Client/Server: Implementation
WINDEV Tutorial: Using an HFSQL Client/Server database Lesson 1 - HFSQL Client/Server:...
Decode (Function)
Decodes a character string that was encoded by Encode.
UploadFileName (Function)
Returns the name of a file "uploaded" by the Web user. This upload may have been performed: via...
Configuring the AAF menus (Automatic Application Features)
WINDEV includes several Automatic Application Features (AAFs)......
BrowserPlatform (Function)
Returns the user's browser platform....