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Version: 2026

Associating documents with the project
To describe a project in detail, you can associate documents with it...
Project functions
List of functions for managing projects
Project configuration
Project configurations allow you to adapt the same project to multiple "targets"...
Testing a static project
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site...
Making a backup of a project
It is possible to regularly make a backup of the different elements of a project...
Restoring a project backup
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to regularly save the different elements of your project in an archive file (ZIP extension)...
Cleaning the project
After months or years of development and maintenance, the directory of your project often contains several files that are not used anymore but that you don't dare delete...
Recompiling the project
The project compilation is a process used to...
Importing a WINDEV/WINDEV Mobile project and its elements
A WINDEV project and all its elements compatible with WINDEV Mobile (analysis, windows, classes, sets of procedures, queries, ...
Transforming a WINDEV project into Mobile: a detailed audit
Transforming WINDEV applications into Mobile is very easy...
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
Creating a Java project
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
Environment of the project editor
The main elements of the project editor are as follows:
Project elements
The project includes windows, reports, queries, help files, sets of procedures, ...
Handling the versions of a window, report, query or project
When creating and developing the different elements of a project (window, query, report, project, ...
Project Management Hub: Presentation
The Project Management Hub is used to organize and schedule a project, from design to delivery...
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...
Testing and debugging a project on the development computer
The test of the entire project allows you to simulate the start of the application with the executable...
Project image gallery
The project image gallery allows viewing all the images of a project in a single click...
Query and project
Creates an HTTP form.
Duplicating a project
Duplicating a project allows you to have two identical projects with the same name but found in different directories...
Project with multiple database schemas
A single WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project can now use multiple database schemas (data descriptions)...
Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ...
Debugger: Step-by-step project execution
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application...
Project compilation: Warnings, Errors, Information, Programming standard, etc.
When developing a project, the project is compiled on a regular basis.
Renaming a project
Renaming a project is used ton modify the name of the project. All the elements linked to the project before it is renamed are kept.
Importing elements into a project
All the elements of a project (windows, reports, classes, sets of procedures, queries...
Events associated with the project
List of events associated with the project
Project Management Hub: Schedule management
The project contributors can manage their tasks directly from the schedule or from the task list...
Common project
Projects are often cross-platform...
Testing a Mobile application
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run when launched by the user...
Debugging without using a debugger
In some cases, running a program or a site with or without the debugger can produce different results...
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
Time management
For each element (windows, reports, ...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current application ...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
FishEye
The "FishEye" effect is used to enlarge a section of editor graphs (analysis graph, UML graph, ...
Automated tests on an executable
WINDEV allows you to test a project using the corresponding executable...
Custom-Folders
"Custom-Folders" simplify the organization of projects, allowing you to group the elements of your application by themes...
Window for quick selection
You are searching for a project element? You only know part of its name? Press [CTRL]+[E] to open the quick selection window...
Code history
The code history is used to...
The "Favorites" pane
The "Favorites" pane gives direct access to the favorites of your project...
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
Test of a WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile application
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile feature multiple methods to test applications...
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
Business rules
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manage the business rules...
ProjectInfo (Function)
Returns specific information about the project currently run.
Share your projects via Git
Git is a source code manager...
Site testing: the different types of tests available
WEBDEV includes multiple methods for testing your sites...
Exporting elements to a directory
All the elements handled by a project (window, report, classes, set of procedures, queries, ...
Using several libraries in an application
A library is a WDL file that contains all the resources...
HOpenComplementaryAnalysis (Function)
Opens a new database schema, but keeps the main database schema of the application.
Opening a help file (CHM, HTML or PDF)
There are several ways to open a help file...
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Code statistics
The code statistics affect...
Managing pinned projects
The home window of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allows you to manage the pinned projects when opening an existing project...
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
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...
Creating an application that manages the Euro
The method for creating an application supporting the switch to the Euro is as simple as the method for creating a WINDEV application.
The "Compilation errors" pane
The "Compilation errors" pane is used to find out......
Internal component description
The description of an internal component can opened at any time......
18. Management of business rules
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous...
21. Managing business rules
Managing business rules...
Using the WINDEV windows from the Java source codes
WINDEV can be used to generate windows for a Java application......
Binding controls to data
A window or page can display information from......
WDINT overview
WDINT is an optional tool of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Debugging an external component
your external component in another project and you want to debug it?......
Debugging a connection to an HFSQL server
The stored procedures and the triggers are debugged from the environment, with real execution...
Custom-Folders in the database schema
Several file descriptions can be grouped into a "Custom-Folder"......
ListDLL (Function)
Returns: runtime List of libraries (".DLL" files) used by the current WINDEV application,...
Multiple setup of same site on the same server
the project......
Repairing the analysis
In some cases, an error message may appear when opening the analysis linked to a project......
Generating an application for Universal Windows 10 App
Customizing the errors
The WEBDEV administrator (Development version) is used to customize the error messages of a WEBDEV...
REST web services: Importing an OpenAPI specification
REST web service APIs can be described using OpenAPl files......
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API
Value of constants for the Windows 32-bit API...
HListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files: current database schema. database schemas in progress (projects...
"Unit examples" pane
The "Unit examples" pane proposes the unit examples found in the different products......