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Version: 2026

Dynamic site: Persistent session
For a dynamic WEBDEV site, when starting the site (site called from a browser), a session representing the site is loaded in memory on the server...
Differences according to the test mode of a dynamic project
The test of a dynamic project can be run...
Testing a dynamic project from the administrator
Running the test from the WEBDEV administrator (WDAdmin) is used to check ...
Managing short URLs automatically
For the standard dynamic sites (with context), the access to the site can be done via a "standard" URL:
DynamicSiteDisplay (Function)
Starts a dynamic WEBDEV website from a static page or from a dynamic WEBDEV page.
Specific page for displaying the site errors
If an error occurs in the dynamic WEBDEV website, a standard error page is displayed by default. This page informs the Web user of the error that occurred in the site.
Testing a dynamic project (session or AWP mode) from WEBDEV
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site...
The different types of sites
WEBDEV enables you to create static sites and/or dynamic sites...
Site testing: the different types of tests available
WEBDEV includes multiple methods for testing your sites...
Refreshing the page data
In a dynamic WEBDEV site, the page data is refreshed during a user action...
HCheckIndex (Function)
Checks whether the data found in the index file (.NDX file) properly refers the data found in the data file (.FIC file).
Error 532: The size of the string to extract must be strictly positive
SysEncrypt (Function)
Encrypts data using Windows user credentials. This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2....
<Source>.CheckIndex (Function)
Checks whether the data found in the index file (.NDX file) properly refers the data found in the data file (.FIC file).
WDTrans: Rolling back all changes made to the files held by a transaction
If a transaction is in progress, rolls back all changes made to the files since the beginning of the transaction......
Themes
The themes are used to standardize the visual aspect of a site and they allow you to easily change style......
Saving entered data (AAF)
HCreation (Function)
Creates an empty table (file extension ".FIC") with index file, full-text index file and memo file if required.
FileName (Property)
The FileName property gets the name of a file (WDPic file or file generated for a print job).
How to retrieve the analysis structure through programming?
This help page explains how to retrieve the analysis structure through programming....
Caption (Property)
In a database, the Caption property is used to: Find out the caption associated with a file item. Find out the caption associated with a data file. Find out and modify the connection caption. In a report, the Caption property is used to: Find out the text displayed in a Static or Link control. Modify the text displayed in a Static or Link control. In a window or page, the Caption property is also used to: Find out and modify the caption of a control in a window or in a page. Find out and modify the caption of a menu option. Find out and modify the title of a window or page. Find out the content of a Breadcrumb control....
<Source>.Creation (Function)
Creates an empty data file (".FIC" extension) with the index file and the memo file if necessary.
The log process
...A log is a special file that contains the history of all changes made to one or more tables over a given period of time (date the table was created, last automatic data modification, last backup created with WDLog, etc.)...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)......
Custom-Notes
The custom-notes allow you to write down any ideas you want to remember, notes you must not forget, ......
zipEndAddingFile (Function)
Declares the end of the optimized addition of a series of files to an archive. This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 3....
Items used in a select query
A query created in the query editor can contain several types of items......
The Cube control
The Cube control is a mobile layout control that automatically performs rotations around the different axes......
<zipArchive variable>.EndAddingFile (Function)
Declares the end of the optimized addition of a series of files to an archive. This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 3....