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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.
dbgSaveDebugDump (Function)
Saves a dump file of the application.
Sequencing reports
In some cases, you may want to print several reports one after another, and view...
Year (Property)
The Year property is used to: Get the year from a Date or DateTime variable or item. Change...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit a statement block and the current process (or procedure).
dFill (Function)
Colors an area: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable...
HBackup (Function)
Makes a backup copy of the content of an HFSQL server: all databases on the server, one...
Decrypt (Function)
Decrypts a character string that was encrypted by Encrypt.
ArraySort (Function)
Sorts a WLanguage array.
ListPosition (Function)
Displays a List Box or ListView control from a specified element or returns the index of the first...
ScreenFirst (Function)
Defines the next control that will be in edit in the current window.
FinPeriodInterest (Function)
Calculates for a given period the amount of interests due for a loan paid off by fixed periodic...
fTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the different times associated with a file or directory (date created, modified...
fGraphicFilter (Function)
Returns the list of image formats supported by the current platform, in the format expected...
ThreadWaitSignal (Function)
Locks the current thread until it receives a signal from another thread.
SQLTransaction (Function)
Begins, commits or rolls back a transaction: on the files of a database opened by SQLConnect,...
FTPConnect (Function)
Connects the current computer to an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
HOpen (Function)
Opens a data file.
HReset (Function)
Initializes: one or all variables of file items with their default values. one or all items...
grDraw (Function)
Draws a chart according to the specified parameters.
HDescribeItem (Function)
Describes a file item through programming.
grStockAddData (Function)
Adds data into a stock chart (candlestick, barcharts or minmax).
HMode (Function)
Changes the mode and the method for locking data files.
ArrayAddLine (Function)
Adds a row at the end: of a one- or two-dimensional WLanguage array. of an advanced...
fWrite (Function)
Writes: a character string into an external file. a memory section....
TableDeleteSelect (Function)
Deletes the selected rows from a Table or Treeview Table control.