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Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
Application installation: single-user or network?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
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...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
Changing an application to 64-bit
WINDEV allows you to develop 64-bit applications...
Deploying an application that uses an external component
An application that uses one or more external components is deployed in the same way as a standard application...
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
geoRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native maps application to display:
  • a specific geographical location,
  • a route between two locations.
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
ListDLL (Function)
Returns:
  • runtime List of libraries (".DLL" files) used by the current WINDEV application, WINDEV Mobile or WEBDEV site. Only the libraries loaded in memory are listed.
  • in test mode: all libraries installed on the current workstation.
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
REP files
REP files contain the list of data files handled by the application.
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Same source code for 32 and 64-bit applications
The 64-bit operating systems are starting to appear on the PCs and on the servers...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile 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...
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
Local network (LAN) setup
Deploying a setup on a local area network (LAN) involves installing and updating a WINDEV application via a reference server,.
Setup by HTTP (Network setup via IP)
The network setup via HTTP consists in installing and updating a WINDEV application via an HTTP server (Live update)...
SMSRunApp (Function)
Starts the native application for sending SMSs found on the device (Android or iPhone/iPad).
JITc
The principle of JITc technology (Just In Time Compilation) is straightforward...
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
Generating and deploying 64-bit applications
WINDEV allows you to automatically generate and install a 64-bit application.
How to create a patch?
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
MSIX installation packages
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows...
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...
CriticalSectionStart (Function)
Marks the start of a critical section: no other thread will be able to run the code as long...
FontBold (Property)
The FontBold property is used to: Determine if the text is bold. Change the weight...
fReadLine (Function)
Reads a line from an external file (ANSI or UNICODE).
TableDelete (Function)
Deletes a row from: a Table control, a TreeView Table control, a table displayed in a Combo...
HPass (Function)
Defines the password used to create or open a data file.
HBackup (Function)
Makes a backup copy of the content of an HFSQL server: all databases on the server, one...
FTPDateTime (Function)
Returns the different dates and times (creation, modification or access) associated with a file...
Infinite Progress Bar control
Progress bars provide useful information to the end user......
Multiline (Property)
In a window or page, the Multiline property is used to: find out and modify the "Multiline"...
NumberPage (Property)
The NumberPage property is used to get: the number of pages in a "multi-page" image file....
Now (Function)
Returns or modifies the system time (current time defined for the current computer).
FinPeriodInterest (Function)
Calculates for a given period the amount of interests due for a loan paid off by fixed periodic...
Seek (Function)
Searches for the index of an element in a WLanguage array.
fTime (Function)
Returns or modifies the different times associated with a file or directory (date created, modified...
grOrigin (Function)
Modifies the start and end marks on one of the chart axes.
grDraw (Function)
Draws a chart according to the specified parameters.
zipPassword (Function)
Defines the password used to add files into the specified archive and to extract files...
Figma: Where to find the Figma key
To use Figma import in your product, you need to specify the Figma key in the general options...
httpRequest (Type of variable)
The httpRequest type is used to retrieve the advanced characteristics of an HTTP/HTTPS request....
EmailStartSession (Function)
Starts an email management session based on the selected management mode (POP3, SMTP, IMAP or MS...
1. Discover WINDEV
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MultimediaPause (Function)
Pauses a media file played in a Multimedia control.
SFForwardQuery (Function)
Continues to run a SOQL query (Salesforce Object Query Language) on the records of a Salesforce...
SFExecuteProcess (Function)
Requests the execution of a specific process.
SFSearch (Function)
Performs a search among the records found in a Salesforce database.