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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...
dVerticalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image with respect to a vertical axis (symmetry with respect to a vertical axis).
Pop (Function)
Pops an element from a stack.
GglAddressToCoordinates (Function)
Retrieves the coordinates (latitude/longitude) of an address....
xmlAttribute (Type of variable)
The xmlAttribute type is used to handle the attributes of a node in an XML document.
ArraySeekByProcedure (Function)
Seeks an element in a one-dimensional WLanguage array by using a comparison procedure.
ParallelTaskExecute (Function)
Triggers the execution of a parallel task.
pdfPage (Type of variable)
The pdfPage type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a page from a PDF document...
MaxWidth (Property)
The MaxWidth property is used to get and change the maximum width of a control or window.
Memory (Property)
The Memory property determines if the specified control is populated programmatically or is based...
PositionOccurrence (Function)
Finds the Xth position of a string within another string.
TableInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a row into: a Table control, a TreeView Table control....
TableInfoXY (Function)
Returns for a given position in a Table or TreeView Table control (coordinates of a control point):...
Dequeue (Function)
Removes an element from the queue.
dHorizontalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image with respect to a horizontal axis (symmetry with respect to a horizontal axis).
FinDecreasingRedemption (Function)
Calculates the amortization value of a good over a specific period of time, via the formula...
SQLColumnFormat (Function)
Returns the different types of columns supported: by the data source identified by SQLConnect...
HGetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the data file.
HTransactionFree (Function)
Transforms all the records "in transaction" into "Normal" records if these records do not belong...
Supercontrol
A supercontrol is an advanced type of control......
EmailReadLastHeader (Function)
Reads the header of last incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes...
EmailReadFirstHeader (Function)
Reads the header of the first incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus...
EmailReadPreviousHeader (Function)
Reads the header of the email found before the current email according to the protocol used (POP3...
HModifyServerRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or to a group on an HFSQL server.
Encryption (Property)
The Encryption property allows you to manage the type of encryption used between Client computers...
RGBGreen (Function)
Returns the green component of an RGB color.