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Version: 2025

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...
FolderWeb (Function)
Returns the path of the directory containing: the images, the JavaScript files, the Java...
OpenSister (Function)
Opens a non-modal sibling window.
CheckSpell (Property)
The CheckSpell property is used to enable or disable the automatic spelling checker.
Interactive notifications
A notification is a small window that appears at the bottom right of the screen, and that can...
SystemIntegerToInteger (Function)
Converts a system integer to a 4-byte integer.
GenerateGeometricImage (Function)
Randomly generates an image with geometric shapes. This image can be used to temporarily fill...
The PDF Reader control
The "PDF Reader" control is an advanced control that allows end users to view PDF documents...
ExecutionMode (Function)
Allows you to: find out and/or modify the behavior of the application or site when some errors...
2. Layouts: Managing menus
WEBDEV Tutorial - WEBDEV layouts Lesson 2 - Layouts: Managing menus - 30 min
Management of Google documents
Google Docs and Google Spreadsheet are the online word processing and the online spreadsheet...
GetDefinition (Function)
Retrieves the definition of element type.
WDAPI: Converting a declaration of C function or structure
WDAPI is used to convert a declaration of C function or structure into a declaration of WLanguage...
iParameterViewer (Function)
Configures the report viewer.
Native Access Connector
...This type of Native Connector allows access to ACCESS databases for better interoperability...
Error 1045: A class cannot be declared outside the declaration code of a class
Error 1015: The method of the class is protected
Configuring and running the action plans
When the action plans are deployed, you have the ability to configure their activation mode....
OpenChild (Function)
Opens a non-modal child window.
ScriptExecute (Function)
Calls an external script (.asp or .php) and returns the result in a string.
Directory of images (WEBDEV)
Several images can be used when developing a WEBDEV site......
AAFs available for numeric edit controls
The numeric edit controls propose several AAFs (Automatic Application Features): a context menu...
Running the test of the User Groupware and installing it
Printing during the report test in the editor
During the test of a report ("Go" button from the report editor), several print options...
UnloadWDL (Function)
Frees the library that was loaded in memory by LoadWDL.
DisplayMask (Property)
The DisplayMask property is used to: Find out the display mask. Modify the display mask....