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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...
TableSelectCount (Function)
Returns the number of selected elements in a Table or TreeView Table control (especially...
Input masks and display masks
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose two types of masks......
FileToScreen (Function)
Automatically updates the controls in a window or page with: the values of the bound items...
zipDeleteFileList (Function)
Deletes a list of files from an archive.
HCreation (Function)
Creates an empty data file (".FIC" extension) with the index file and the memo file if necessary.
AddLine (Function)
Adds a row at the end: of a one- or two-dimensional WLanguage array. of a two-dimensional...
InsertLine (Function)
Inserts a row at a given position: into a two-dimensional WLanguage array. into an advanced...
HDescribeServerTrigger (Function)
Adds or modifies a server trigger.
HashCheckFile (Function)
Checks the Hash of a file for a specific type of algorithm.
Collapsed (Property)
The Collapsed property is used to: get or define the state (collapsed or expanded) that will...
Managing Bluetooth Low Energy devices
The Bluetooth LE standard (for Low Energy) is used to manage devices with low energy consumption......
MaxHeight (Property)
The MaxHeight property is used to get and change the maximum height of a control or window.
ArraySeek (Function)
Searches for the index of an element in a WLanguage array.
CurrentTitle (Function)
Modifies the title of the current window (returned by CurrentWin) and the title bar.
ExtractString (Function)
Allows you to: extract a substring from a string based on a specified string separator....
ListSelectPlus (Function)
Selects one or more elements in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
fUnlock (Function)
Entirely or partially unlocks an external file.
HTTPGetResult (Function)
Retrieves the result or the header of last HTTP request run.
EmailReadPrevious (Function)
Reads the email found before the current email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, MS...
FileToMemory (Function)
Automatically initializes the values of the members found in a class or in a structure...
EmailCloseSession (Function)
Closes an email management session depending on the selected mode (SMTP/POP3, IMAP, MS Exchange...
Options for generating the HTML pages
The options for generating the HTML pages in a WEBDEV project can be defined......
sfProcessWorkItemRequest (Type of variable)
The sfProcessWorkItemRequest type is used to describe a query for processing a task to submit...
sfDeleteResult (Type of variable)
The sfDeleteResult type is used to find out the result of SFDelete...
TableRestorePositionAndSelection (Function)
Restores the scrollbar position in a Table or TreeView Table control as well as the selected...