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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,.
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
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...
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...
XMLPath (Function)
Returns the current position in the document in XPATH format.
IWListDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all the internal windows from the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window...
IWListNext (Function)
Displays the next internal window in the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window...
IWListPrevious (Function)
Displays the previous internal window in the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window...
EmailConfigure (Function)
Used to configure the WLanguage functions for email management.
gpwAuthLogin (Function)
Allows you to connect to the User Groupware using authentication with an account such as Facebook,...
TrustedCertificateAdd (Function)
Adds a certificate to the list of trusted root authorities used to validate certification strings.
SysWindowsVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Windows version used on the current computer.
Pushed (Property)
The Pushed property is used to get and change the state of a two-state button (pressed...
Bold (Property)
The Bold property is used to: Find out whether a Font variable is bold. Modify the bold...
StringFormat (Function)
Formats a character string according to the selected options.
EnumElement (Function)
Used to enumerate the project elements: windows, pages, reports, queries, ...
SexagesimalToDecimal (Function)
Returns the decimal angle corresponding to a sexagesimal angle.
SchedulerDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all appointments and resources from a Scheduler control.
MapDeleteItinerary (Function)
Deletes an itinerary from a Map control.
SFSeekDeleted (Function)
Seeks and retrieves the records (Salesforce objects) deleted during the specified period.
XMLNamespace (Function)
Returns the prefix of the namespace associated with the current tag in an XML document.
MultimediaPosition (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia...
EmailStartIMAPSession (Function)
Starts a session for receiving and reading emails with the IMAP protocol.
iSkipLine (Function)
Forces one or more line break.
MultimediaStop (Function)
Stops playing a media file found in a Multimedia control.
SFSeekModified (Function)
Seeks and retrieves the records (Salesforce objects) modified during the specified period.
SchedulerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in a Scheduler control,...
XMLNamespaceURI (Function)
Returns the URI of the namespace associated with the current tag in an XML document.