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Version: 2025

Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
Compiling a WINDEV Mobile project in Xcode
When the WINDEV Mobile project for iPhone/iPad is generated on the development computer, the generated files must be transferred onto a Mac in order to be compiled...
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
Non-maximized windows in iOS
A non-maximized window can occupy a section of the screen only...
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
MacOS - Developing an application in Catalyst mode
Apple has recently released an SDK to natively compile iOS applications for MacOS...
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
grMask (Function)
Formats the data displayed by grLabel or by grTooltip.
HViewToFile (Function)
Saves the modifications performed in an HFSQL view (by HModify, HDelete or HCross)...
HChangeLocation (Function)
Modifies the search mode of physical data files (.FIC, .NDX, ...).
HListDatabase (Function)
Lists the Client/Server databases associated with a connection....
SocketExist (Function)
Checks the existence of socket.
HInfoMemo (Function)
Returns the characteristics of binary and text memos.
HModifyFileRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or group on an HFSQL Client/Server data file....
EmailCurrentFolder (Function)
Returns the name of current folder in the messaging software (Outlook, messaging software using...
iEndReport (Function)
Forces the report print to stop.
NbThumbnail (Property)
The NbThumbnail property is used to get the number of thumbnails generated for an item.
dbgEnableAssert (Function)
Enables or disables the assertive programming.
LooperBreakIndex (Function)
Returns the index of the break header and footer for a given break in a Looper control.
HDisconnectClient (Function)
Displays a message on the Client computer(s) and disconnects the application.
HRplPass (Function)
Sets the passwords used to protect the universal replication files.
iNewLine (Function)
Prints a line (in Windows standard, with a rounded end) at specified coordinates.
XMLParentName (Function)
Returns the name of parent tag for the current element (tag or attribute).
XMLRoot (Function)
Positions on the root tag of an XML document.
iPageEnd (Function)
Forces the move to the next page during the report print.
iLine (Function)
Prints a line at specified coordinates.
XMLFound (Function)
Checks whether the current element corresponds to the current browse or to the current search.
HErrorIntegrity (Function)
Used to check whether an integrity error occurred.
MobileNetworkConnectionInfo (Function)
Returns information regarding the current connection to data on the mobile network.
ListInfoXY (Function)
Returns the index of the row (or image) at a given position in a List Box or ListView control.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
ChronoPause (Function)
Pauses a stopwatch in order to measure the time spent on a process.