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Version: 2026

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...
Border (Property)
The Border property is used to get and change the characteristics of the borders: for a report...
ThreadRequestStop (Function)
Sends a stop request to a thread.
Creating an executable: Language of the executable
When creating the executable, you have the ability to choose the languages that will be included...
fDelete (Function)
Deletes a file accessible from the current computer.
AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for: an animated image (in an Image control),...
SQLReqExists (Function)
Checks the existence of a query.
SQLListTable (Function)
List all the tables that can be accessed by the connected database system.
HRecNum (Function)
Returns: the number of the current record in the HFSQL data file. the number of the current...
XMLNamespaceURI (Function)
Returns the URI of the namespace associated with the current tag in an XML document.
Name (Property)
The Name property is used to get: the name of the font associated with a Font variable....
dText (Function)
Draws a text: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable...
sfMergeRequest (Type of variable)
The sfMergeRequest type is used to describe the elements to merge during the call to SFMerge...
SchedulerMode (Function)
Returns the display mode of a Scheduler control: day, week, month, ...
sfSeekDeletedResult (Type of variable)
The sfSeekDeletedResult type is used to find out the result of SFSeekDeleted...
sfDeletedRecord (Type of variable)
The sfSeekDeletedResult type is used to find out the characteristics of a deleted record...
fDirSize (Function)
Returns the size of a directory in bytes.
SchedulerDeleteAppointment (Function)
Deletes an appointment from a Scheduler control.
SchedulerListAppointment (Function)
Returns: the list of appointments found between two dates in a Scheduler control,...
SchedulerTimeDisplayed (Function)
Defines the time range displayed by the Scheduler control in Day mode or in Week mode.
Organizer control functions
The following functions are used to manage the Organizer control:...
HListScheduledBackup (Function)
Lists the full and differential backups that have been scheduled on HFSQL Client/Server....
IWListDelete (Function)
Deletes an internal window found in the list of internal windows browsed by an Internal Window...
IWListPosition (Function)
Displays the internal window corresponding to the specified position (in the list of internal...
LastDayOfWeek (Function)
Returns the date of the last day of the week corresponding to a given date.
TelemetryEnable (Function)
Enables the telemetry manually.