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Version: 2026

.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
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, ...
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)...
Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
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...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
Creating a WEBDEV 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...
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
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 WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
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...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
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).
MSIX installation packages
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
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...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
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...
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
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...
ExecuteMainThread (Function)
Triggers the execution of the procedure specified in the main application thread.
geoTrackingEnable (Function)
Enables the management of location tracking in a WINDEV Mobile application.
AppServerDeleteScheduledTask (Function)
Deletes a scheduled task associated with the application (site or Webservice).
SysNotificationClear (Function)
Removes all interactive notifications previously sent by the current application.
WBAdminUpdateAccount (Function)
Updates the characteristics of a WEBDEV account in a WEBDEV Application Server.
<WBAdminAuth variable>.ListAccount (Function)
Returns the list of WEBDEV accounts on a WEBDEV Application Server.
EditCaret (Function)
Modifies the standard hover cursor for all the edit controls of the application.
File download functions
The following functions are used to manage downloads......
SysThumbnailModifyButton (Function)
Modifies one of the buttons found on the application thumbnail in the taskbar.
WBAdminListConnection (Function)
Returns the list of current connections on a WEBDEV Application Server.
<WBAdminAuth variable>.ListConnection (Function)
Returns the list of current connections on a WEBDEV Application Server.
Remote check: Customizing with a window
To customize the remote control performed on a multi-user WINDEV application, the standard window...
Defining specific character sets in HFSQL tables
When an application displays or saves data in HFSQL tables, this data is typed in the current...
WDInst: advanced options for the network setup
The advanced options of the network setup are used to......
Customizing the system information windows (or dialog boxes)
in your project? Why not customize these windows and give them the "appearance" of your application?......
Debugger: Running a project step by step
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application......
UMC: Implementing and managing the "User Macro-Codes"
Regardless of the skill of the development team, the end user will always want to do something...
User Groupware and Client/Server data files
An application that uses the User Groupware can be used with an HFSQL database in Client/Server...