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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...
HStatCalculate (Function)
Performs various statistical calculations on the file keys.
WinBackgroundImage (Function)
Modifies the background image of a window and specifies the display mode of this image.
TableCount (Function)
Returns: the number of columns found in a Table or TreeView Table control. the number of rows...
Cookie (Type of variable)
The Cookie type is used to handle the cookies transmitted in the HTTP requests.
Calendar (Type of variable)
The Calendar type is used to handle a calendar (or organizer) associated with a user account...
Ellipsis (Property)
The Ellipsis property is used to determine and change the truncation mode with ellipses...
LineHeight (Property)
The LineHeight property is used to get and change the height of the rows: in a List Box...
BuildBrowsingTable (Function)
Creates a Table control from the items of a data file (view or query).
HFlush (Function)
Forces the operating system of the computer where the data files are found to write data onto...
HSetIntegrity (Function)
Enables or disables the management of an integrity constraint on a file link.
FTPListFile (Function)
Lists the files (and/or the directories) found in a directory of an FTP server and returns...
HSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current file context: current record, filter, pointers.
MQTTSubscribe (Function)
Used to subscribe to a MQTT notification.
BTLECharacteristicReadValue (Function)
Reads the value of a characteristic on a Bluetooth Low Energy device.
BTLEGetADescriptor (Function)
Retrieves the descriptor of a Bluetooth Low Energy characteristic corresponding to the specified...
<Organizer>.DateVisible (Function)
Makes a day visible or invisible in an Organizer control.
iDestination (Function)
Configures the print destination.
The Upload control
The Upload control is used to upload files on the Web server......
Native SQL Server Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV support an optional Native SQL Server Connector (also called Native SQL Server...
BrowsedItem (Property)
The BrowsedItem property is used to: Get the item used to automatically loop through Table,...
Timer (Function)
Periodically and automatically calls a WLanguage procedure.
SQLExec (Function)
Names and runs an SQL query.
Miscellaneous Windows constants
List of constants used by the Windows functions....
Serialize (Function)
Transforms the following elements into a specific format: a structure (and its subelements),...
SaaSDisconnect (Function)
Disconnect the user of a SaaS site beside the SaaS web service that manages the site.