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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...
iConfigure (Function)
Configures the printer for a print performed in WLanguage: by opening the configuration window....
Native MySQL Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The SQL functions can be used to handle the MySQL database......
SWITCH statement
The SWITCH statement is used to choose the action that will be run according to the value...
TriState (Property)
The TriState property is used to: Determine if a check box option supports 3 or 2 states....
BitmapInfo (Function)
Retrieves the characteristics of an image file or the characteristics of a PDF file : format,...
HOut (Function)
Used to find out whether the record on which you want to be positioned is located outside the data...
HExtractMemo (Function)
Extracts the content of a binary memo item from an HFSQL file, a query or an HFSQL view...
Options displayed in a status bar with multiple cells
In the status bar description window, you can specify the options that will appear in each cell...
The Table control populated programmatically
A Table control populated programmatically is directly linked to lists stored in memory......
HFound (Function)
Checks whether the current record corresponds to the current filter or search.
grSaveBMP (Function)
Saves a chart that was previously drawn in a file in BMP format.
zipIsMulti (Function)
Returns the type of archive: single-part archive or multi-part archive.
Native Oracle Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The SQL functions can be used to handle the ORACLE database, regardless of whether WDORAINS is used...
apiRequest (Type of request)
The apiRequest type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a request executed via...
Multiline Zone control properties
A Multiline Zone control and the lines of a Multiline Zone control can be handled in a window...
TimePicker (Function)
Opens the system time picker.
Printing the content of a table (AAF)
A Table control proposes an automatic popup menu allowing the user to perform several operations...
Drop-down button
The drop-down button expands: a context menu. a popup window....
Automation object
The Automation keyword is used to declare an automation object...
dEndDrawing (Function)
Deletes all the drawings made since the last call to dStartDrawing.
ExecuteProcess (Function)
Starts the execution of a process programmatically, i.e. without the user having to perform...
MatchRegularExpression (Function)
Checks whether a character string matches a specific format and retrieves the different substrings...
ControlClone (Function)
Creates a new control from an existing control.
HWrite (Function)
Writes a record into a data file without updating the indexes corresponding to all keys used...
SQLGetCol (Function)
Retrieves the content of the specified column from the query result, for the current line.