ONLINE HELP
 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2026

Developing applications for iPhone/iPad
To develop a WINDEV Mobile application for iPhone/iPad, you need:
Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
To simplify the reading in the controls used to view large volumes of data, the end user has the ability to zoom the data found in the control...
Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
Window with arrow (iPad)
The principle of windows with arrow is straightforward...
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
iOSExcludeFileFromiCloud (Function)
Excludes a file from iCloud backup.
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
Compiling a WINDEV Mobile project in Xcode
When the WINDEV Mobile project for iPhone/iPad is generated on the development computer, the generated files must be transferred onto a Mac in order to be compiled...
Non-maximized windows in iOS
A non-maximized window can occupy a section of the screen only...
Developing sites for specific platforms
Websites can be displayed on many devices (Android, iPhone, etc.)...
MacOS - Developing an application in Catalyst mode
Apple has recently released an SDK to natively compile iOS applications for MacOS...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
Using Objective-C code
You can use Objective-C code in iPhone/iPad applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
dbgStandardOutput (Function)
Writes an information into the standard output stream "stdout" (also called "console").
FilePath (Property)
The FilePath property gets: the name of the xlsx file associated with a Spreadsheet control....
Encryption (Property)
The Encryption property allows you to manage the type of encryption used between Client computers...
fDate (Function)
Returns or modifies the different dates associated with a file or directory (date created, modified...
MessTranslate (Function)
Retrieves a message found in the code of a program in the current language.
Manipulating days in a Calendar control programmatically
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to programmatically manipulate the following elements......
GPSGetPosition (Function)
Retrieves information about the current device position.
NotifPushEnable (Function)
Enables the management of push notifications in a WINDEV Mobile application (Android or iOS).
InitialValue (Property)
The InitialValue property is used to get the initial value of a control in a window or page.
The single-part and multi-part archives
Two types of archives are available......
zipInfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of a file found an archive: The name of the file and its stored...
Confirm (Function)
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that proposes "Yes", "No", "Cancel" and returns...
Type (Property)
The Type property is used to get: the type of element (data file or item) defined...
DisplayedValue (Property)
The DisplayedValue property returns the value currently displayed in the control of a window...
ControlClone (Function)
Creates a new control from an existing control.
XInitial (Property)
The XInitial property is used to: Get the X-coordinate: of a control (position...
MultimediaStop (Function)
Stops playing a media file found in a Multimedia control.
MultimediaPosition (Function)
Returns or modifies the current position of the media file currently played in the Multimedia...
UncompleteDir (Function)
Removes the '/' or '\' characters from the end of a string, if necessary....
InDays (Property)
The InDays property is used to convert a Duration variable to days.
InHours (Property)
The InHours property is used to convert a Duration variable to hours.