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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...
3. Site development life cycle
Telephony: Managing outgoing calls
To manage the outgoing calls in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile application......
WINDEV and telephony
WINDEV allows you to easily manage incoming and outgoing phone calls via the WLanguage phone...
WDMap: View records in a table
WDMap is used to view the records found in a table......
Guide organization
Organization of WINDEV Concepts...
Testing a project: settings
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run......
Translating the interface into multiple languages
When the different languages supported by the application have been selected, the information...
HFSQL Client/Server: Setting up tables on the server
Specifies the useful size of an internal window with automatic scrollbars. The useful size...
5. HFSQL Client/Server
A WINDEV Mobile application can also use an HFSQL database in Client/Server mode....
Managing emails with "Simple MAPI"
Simple MAPI simplifies the management of emails received by the hosting provider......
XLS file functions
List of functions for managing XLS files...
WithZoom (Property)
in and out: in an HTML Display control in Android, iPhone or iPad applications. in a Map control in Android, iPhone...
How to open a window?
Functions for managing XLS files (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing XLS files...
Developing sites for specific platforms
Many devices can be used to display websites (Android phone, iPhone, etc....
ValidatePassword (Function)
Indicates whether the specified password is valid for the current user.
The triggers
A trigger is a WLanguage procedure automatically called by the HFSQL engine whenever a modification...
Dynamic instantiation of a .NET object
A .NET object can be dynamically associated with a .NET class, we talk of dynamic instantiation...
The DotNet structure
Initializes the structure for group management (HGroup) with the default values....