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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
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...
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 a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
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.
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...
ToolTipTitle (Property)
The ToolTipTitle property gets and sets the text displayed in the tooltip associated...
WDAPI overview
WDAPI simplifies the use of Windows APIs in a WINDEV application......
Animation management functions
WINDEV proposes several WLanguage functions for managing animations......
Advanced installer options
The setup wizard allows you to specify advanced options for the installer. These advanced options...
Use Facebook authentication (prefix syntax)
Facebook is the world's most popular social network. It is commonly used by companies to reach...
ChangeKeyboard (Function)
Gets or sets the language associated with the keyboard.
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
Remote WEBDEV administrator: Saving and restoring a WEBDEV site
The remote management tool is used to manage the backups of your dynamic WEBDEV sites....
10. UMC: User Macro-Code
CriticalSection
... of a code (procedure, line of code, etc.) to one thread at a given moment in an application.
Code Editor control
The Code Editor control allows end users to write WLanguage code....
Configuring the assisted universal replication
If your application uses assisted universal replication via a .WER file, the setup creation wizard...
ChangeCharset (Function)
Retrieves and/or changes the character set used: by all the screen fonts....
InPageWithinWindowMode (Function)
Indicates if the page is displayed in a WEBDEV Page control in a window.
WinDisableEffect (Function)
Disables the visual effects of the graphic engine of WINDEV (for a use in TSE mode for example).
User Groupware: Creating and installing the executable
The executable of an application that supports the User Groupware is a multi-instance executable....