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 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2026

Images and buttons
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include many features to improve the appearance of applications and sites......
Push notification: Android configuration (Firebase)
From WINDEV Mobile 22 Update 1 (version 220052), the Push notifications in Android are using the Firebase platform (instead of Google Cloud Messaging)......
17. WLanguage: a simple and powerful language
Handling files on an FTP server
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for transferring files from one site to another......
Window with parameters
A window can: Receive parameters when it is opened. Return values when it is closed....
Managing WebSockets
The WebSockets are used to communicate from a Web application (Intranet or Internet site run in a browser) to a Web server by using sockets......
The Combo Box control
The "Combo Box" control is used to display a list of elements and to select an element from this list......
Setup mode
Several methods can be used to distribute a WINDEV application......
Manipulating Tab controls programmatically
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to manipulate a Tab control through programming......
Trace (Function)
Displays the requested information (content of a control, for example) in a window opened next to the current window.
Modifying an external component
An external component created and generated by WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile can be modified at any time......
"Unit examples" pane
The "Unit examples" pane proposes the unit examples found in the different products......
MDL file (kept for backward compatibility): Pattern description
The MDL file is the file used to generate a RAD window......
Handling an internal component
An internal component is a set of elements from a project......
Guide organization
Organization of WINDEV Concepts...
ScreenToSource (Function)
Automatically initializes: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
<Window>.ToSource (Function)
Automatically updates: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
ScreenToFile (Function)
Automatically updates: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
<Source>.FromWindow (Function)
Automatically initializes: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
SourceFromWindow (Function)
Automatically updates: the values of a data file's items in memory with the values from the controls in the window. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. This function is also available for WEBDEV pages....
Spacing out a selection of controls
To create modern interfaces, you need to increase spacing between the controls in your windows......