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Version: 2025

Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
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...
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.).
Summary table: Application directory management by platform
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
The pages
Pages are the main interface of a WEBDEV website...
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default telephony application (dialer) found on the phone and dials the specified number.
HCreation (Function)
Creates an empty data file (".FIC" extension) with the index file and the memo file if necessary.
EmailImportSource (Function)
Populates an Email variable using the content of its Source property or the different variables...
HRestoreBackup (Function)
Used to restore: an immediate backup (performed by HBackup or via the HFSQL Control Center),...
HDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all records from a data file, an HFSQL view or a query.
rssEntry (Type of variable)
The rssEntry type is used to handle a RSS stream entry...
iZoneHeight (Example)
Usage example of the iZoneHeight function
HBackup (Function)
Makes a backup copy of the content of an HFSQL server: all databases on the server, one...
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...
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.