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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.
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...
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...
BTLEGetAService (Function)
Retrieves the service of a Bluetooth Low Energy device corresponding to the specified identifier...
InWindowsPhoneSimulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the Windows Phone simulator. Function kept for backward...
URL Rewriting
URL Rewriting is a technique used to improve SEO......
SendKey (Function)
Simulates the keystrokes and the mouse actions.
1. WLanguage
WINDEV Tutorial: WLanguage basics Lesson 1 - WLanguage - 5 min
7. Multilingual websites in practice
Returns an array without duplicates....
7. Debugger
WINDEV Tutorial - WLanguage basics Lesson 7 - Debugger - 30 min
WINDEV Mobile 2025 Update
Here are the new features that you will discover in this version......
Nation (External language)
Defines the display language for the titles, captions, messages...
dbgLogStatus (Function)
Returns and modifies the status of runtime log.
BTLEGetAllServices (Function)
Retrieves all the services corresponding to a UUID.
iCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the file currently generated.
MongoGridFSSendFile (Function)
Copies a file from the local computer to a MongoDB file system (gridFS).
MongoDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all the documents (corresponding to the specified filter) from a collection of a MongoDB...
DDEUpdate (Function)
Modifies a linked data.
SOAPError (Function)
Returns the error of the last SOAP procedure that failed.
Print functions
List of print functions...
NbReceived (Property)
Returns the number of parameters actually received by a procedure.
fMIMEType
Returns the type of file according to the MIME standard (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).