ONLINE HELP
 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2026

Types of help systems in a WINDEV application
There are multiple solutions to provide help to the users...
Integrating a WEBDEV site into a WINDEV application
By integrating a website into a window in a desktop application, you can share existing elements and boost productivity...
RestartProgram (Function)
Ends the application and restarts it.
Convert your WINDEV applications into websites
A widespread need today is to transform Windows applications (or parts of applications) into dynamic websites...
Locking an application
WINDEV gives you the ability to lock your applications (after a specific duration for example)...
"?" menu
WINDEV proposes a help menu adapted to your applications...
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
History of versions
The history of setup versions is an advanced feature of the network setup...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current application ...
AI Chat control
With the AI Chat control, your WINDEV applications can easily interface with the AI model of your choice...
FAA: Did you know?
Our surveys show that end users love AAFs (Automatic Application Features) and that these AAFs increase their satisfaction and efficiency when using the applications...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
Steps to develop an application
This diagram presents the different steps for developing an application with WINDEV...
Managing custom fonts in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile project
Both WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile projects support custom fonts, including Google Fonts...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
WDInst: set the directory for tables and User Groupware files
The setup editor WDInst ("Tools...
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...
Language (Property)
The Language property is used to set the language used to compare and sort Unicode items (Unicode Text item or Unicode Text Memo item).
LanguageDescribed (Property)
The LanguageDescribed property is used to set the language used to compare and sort Unicode items (Unicode Text item or Unicode Text Memo item).
zipNbFile (Function)
Returns the number of files found in an archive (in CAB, RAR, ZIP, WDZ or 7z format).
Compilation options
The compilation options allow you to define the help system generation settings......
DescribedPhysicalName (Property)
The DescribedPhysicalName property is used to manage the physical name of HFSQL data files.
Right (Function)
Extracts the last characters from a string or string buffer.
zipFileSize (Function)
Returns the size of one of the files found in the archive (in CAB, RAR, WDZ, ZIP, 7z, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format): the compressed size of the file. the size of file before compression....
dbgCheckEqual (Function)
Checks whether the expressions are equal in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
iImageHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the image to print (in millimeters).
SOAPAddAttribute (Function)
Adds an attribute to an automatic variable generated by the import of a web service.
dbgCheckNull (Function)
Checks whether an expression is Null in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
iImageWidth (Function)
Calculates the width of the image to print (in millimeters).
dbgCheckNotNull (Function)
Checks whether an expression is not Null in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
The framesets
Via the management of framesets, WEBDEV allows you to display several HTML pages in the same browser window......
fFileName (Function)
Returns the name of an external file currently open.
zipCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
zipSize (Function)
Returns the size of the archive (in ZIP, RAR, CAB, WDZ, 7z, gzip, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format): the size of all compressed files found in the archive. the size of all files found in the archive before compression....
Middle (Function)
Extracts: a substring from a string starting at a specified position. part of a buffer starting at a specified position....
fRemoveDir (Function)
Deletes a directory from a disk.
WDLog: Viewing a log file
WDLog is used to view the content of a log file......
The TreeView Table control
The Treeview Table control is a cross between the Table control and the TreeView control......