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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...
Context menu of windows (AAF)
The context menu of the windows (right mouse click on the window) contains the following options......
Replication: The different types available
The data replication is a powerful feature......
Constants for managing projects
List of constants used by the functions for managing projects....
fWriteLine (Function)
Writes a line to a text file (ANSI or Unicode).
MaxValue (Property)
The MaxValue property is used to: get and set the top value of a report based on a table. get...
Interactive notifications
A notification is a small window that appears at the bottom right of the screen, and that can...
Animating an image
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to handle several types of animated images......
Native MariaDB Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV propose a Native Connector to MariaDB (also called Native Access)......
Replication of HFSQL servers (Programming)
To implement a replication of HFSQL servers through programming, WLanguage......
Describing the Action Bar control
This help page presents the main aspects of the Action Bar description window......
Manipulating Map controls programmatically
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to programmatically manipulate Map controls....
iPrintReport (Function)
Prints a report created with the report editor.
Deserialize (Function)
Deserializes a buffer or a character string containing the data from a class, structure, array...
Frequently asked questions about HFSQL Cluster
Frequently asked questions about HFSQL Cluster....
MultimediaDuration (Function)
Returns the size of the media file currently played (in milliseconds) in the Multimedia control.
TableInsertChild (Function)
Inserts a row into a TreeView Table control, in a given hierarchy level.
HTTPCookieReplace (Function)
Replaces all the cookies stored for a domain: by HTTPRequest. by HTTPSend....
HModifyScheduledOptimization (Function)
Modifies a scheduled optimization task on the HFSQL server defined by the connection.
AdLoaded (Property)
The AdLoaded property indicates whether an ad is currently loaded (and displayed) in the Ad...
SysIdentifier (Function)
Returns the unique identifier of the current mobile device.
ArraySwapLine (Function)
Used to swap two rows in a two-dimensional array or in an advanced array property.
ParallelTaskCancel (Function)
Immediately ends the execution of the current task: the task is flagged as ptsCanceled.
DashResizeWidget (Function)
Changes the dimensions of a widget found in a Dashboard control.
DashMoveWidget (Function)
Changes the position of a widget found in a Dashboard control.