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Version: 2026

What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
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...
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)...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
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...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
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)...
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
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...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
REP files
REP files contain the list of tables handled by the application.
How to create a patch?
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
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.
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
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...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
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...
IWListDisplay (Function)
Refreshes the display of an "Internal window" control with automatic iteration on a data file...
SchedulerDeleteResource (Function)
Deletes a resource from a Scheduler control.
gpwAddAuthLogin (Function)
Adds a login button (Facebook, Google, Microsoft, etc.) in the login window or page.
SFConnect (Function)
Manages authentication on a Salesforce platform.
xlsUnmergeCell (Function)
Unmerges a range of cells.
Handling a Calendar control by programming
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to handle a Calendar control through programming......
Compile (Function)
Dynamically compiles an Procedure whose source code is provided (dynamic compilation).
dSaveImageJPEG (Function)
Saves an image: in a JPEG file. in memory....
YesNo (Function)
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that proposes "Yes" and "No" and returns the user's...
Handling WEBDEV Account Manager via command line
All the features in WEBDEV Account Manager can be used via command line......
HCompareItem (Function)
Compares two values by sorting them according to the specified HFSQL index sort item: all sort...
SpreadsheetClose (Function)
Closes the XLSX document that was opened by SpreadsheetLoad.
CheckAnyTrue (Function)
Returns True if at least one element of an array is True.
CheckAnyFalse (Function)
Returns True if at least one element of an array is False.
ErrorReset (Function)
Resets the detection of non-fatal errors: The result of ErrorInfo is reset. The ErrorOccurred...
AIDetect (Function)
Detects different elements in an image: object, faces, etc, ... This detection is achieved...
Serial and parallel port management functions
List of functions for managing serial and parallel ports...
Print functions
List of print functions...
MultimediaClose (Function)
Closes the media file currently played in the Multimedia control.
XMLRestorePosition (Function)
Restores the previously saved context of an XML document.
URLExtractPath (Function)
Returns the various elements of a URL: protocol, user, password, domain, port, resource path,...