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Version: 2026

Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
Activating an application or a site
When distributing an application or a site, you may want to offer both a full version and a limited version...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
Changing an application to 64-bit
WINDEV allows you to develop 64-bit applications...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Deploying an application that uses an external component
An application that uses one or more external components is deployed in the same way as a standard application...
Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
Setup by HTTP (Network setup via IP)
The network setup via HTTP consists in installing and updating a WINDEV application via an HTTP server (Live update)...
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
Generating and deploying 64-bit applications
WINDEV allows you to automatically generate and install a 64-bit application.
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
REP files
REP files contain the list of tables handled by the application.
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
How to create a patch?
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
MSIX installation packages
ListDLL (Function)
Returns:
  • runtime List of libraries (".DLL" files) used by the current WINDEV application, WINDEV Mobile or WEBDEV site. Only the libraries loaded in memory are listed.
  • in test mode: all libraries installed on the current workstation.
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...
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
Same source code for 32 and 64-bit applications
The 64-bit operating systems are starting to appear on the PCs and on the servers...
DurationToString (Function)
Converts a duration to a character string in the specified format.
ColorLightness (Function)
Calculates the lightness of a color.
iSkipPage (Function)
Generates a page break: the corresponding code is sent to the printer queue.
OrganizerChangeMode (Function)
Modifies the time range displayed by an Organizer control (Day/Week/Month)....
HSetMemo (Function)
Used to modify the management mode of memo items.
CommandLine (Function)
Identifies and retrieves the different elements of the command line passed as a parameter...
iPageHeightLeft (Function)
Calculates the available height (in millimeters) left on the current page while taking into account...
SemaphoreEnd (Function)
Allows one or more threads to exit from the area protected by the semaphore.
grMask (Function)
Formats the data displayed by grLabel or by grTooltip.
LooperSearch (Function)
Searches for a value in an attribute of a Looper control.
HDeleteServerTrigger (Function)
Deletes a server trigger.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
ColorSaturation (Function)
Calculates the saturation of a color.
HActivateServerTrigger (Function)
Re-enables a server trigger that was disabled by HDeactivateServerTrigger.
IntegerToDay (Function)
Returns the day of the week corresponding to the specified date (this date is an integer).
HListDatabase (Function)
Lists the Client/Server databases associated with a connection....
WinInput (Function)
Identifies the window containing the WLanguage code currently run.
InAWPMode (Function)
Used to determine if the page currently run is an Active WEBDEV Page.
MemFirst (Function)
Positions on the first element of a memory area and returns the value of this first element.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block...
dbgEnableAssert (Function)
Enables or disables the assertive programming.
PDFClose (Function)
Closes the PDF file loaded in memory in a pdfDocument variable.
SysXRes (Function)
Returns the horizontal screen resolution.
PDFOpen (Function)
Opens a PDF document and loads it in a pdfDocument variable.
HRestoreBackup (Function)
Used to restore: an immediate backup (performed by HBackup or via the HFSQL Control Center),...