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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...
WaitWindowEnd (Function)
Closes the waiting window of the application opened with WaitWindowStart.
ExePriority (Function)
Returns or modifies the priority of an application currently run.
AppParameter (Function)
Returns information about the mechanism for automatic application update.
SpeechSynthesisInitialize (Function)
Initializes the parameters of speech synthesis for the current application.
SysIconAddImage (Function)
Adds an icon that overlays the application icon in the taskbar.
InKioskMode (Function)
Indicates whether the Android application is in kiosk mode.
SysDeviceInfo (Function)
Retrieves information from the mobile device where the application is run
WBAdminCreateAccount (Function)
Creates a WEBDEV account on a WEBDEV Application Server.
KeyCalcActivationKey (Function)
Calculates the activation key of application from the initial key.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
SysAndroidVersion (Function)
Returns information about the Android version used by the application.
ExecuteDelayedProcedure (Function)
Runs a delayed procedure (in the WEBDEV Application Server).
Client/Server: Connecting the client computers to the server
In order for the application to be able to handle the data files found on the HFSQL server,...
MCU: Implementing and managing user macro codes
No matter how dexterous a development team may be, the end user of an application will always want...
AppOpenForm (Function)
Working: an application listing on the Android (Play Store) or iOS (App Store) market,...
WDInst: choose the type of installation to generate
WDInst allows you to create several types of setup......
Managing the Bluetooth keys
Create a new type of application! With no contact between the PC and the mobile device, several...
Customizing the system information windows (or dialog boxes)
Why not customize these windows and give them the "appearance" of your application?......
Feedback component
The Feedback component is a component provided with WINDEV......
ConfigureAAF (Function)
Used to specify the behavior of some Automatic Application Features (AAF).
LockAppTimeout (Function)
Returns or modifies the idle time before a WINDEV application is locked.
AppUPDAvailable (Function)
Allows you to find out whether an update is available for the specified application.
VibrationStop (Function)
Stops the vibrations of the device (even if they have been triggered by another application).