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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...
OCRExtractTextBlock (Function)
Returns all the text blocks of an image.
gCircle (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters containing a circle or an ellipse.
BurnerCancel (Function)
Cancels the current burn process.
SQLFetch (Function)
Goes to the next row (i.e next record) of the query result.
ComponentLocate (Function)
Specifies the access path to an external component of project.
GglDriveConnect( Function)
Creates a connection to an Drive Google Drive.
Report data source
...The reports can be created with the data coming from:...
MenuInsertMenu (Function)
Inserts a menu before another menu in a window.
DeleteColumn (Function)
Deletes a column at a given position from the advanced array property (array of gglCalendar events,...
NbReceived (Property)
Returns the number of parameters actually received by a procedure.
SaaSWriteSiteParameter (Function)
Saves a specific information for a SaaS site in the configuration of a client account.
grSurfaceAltitudeColor (Function)
Defines the color used for the altitude (Z axis) of a surface chart.
TableInputSearch (Function)
Enables input in the the search area in the column title of the Table or Treeview Table control.
Memo (Property)
The Memo property is used to determine if an item is of type memo.
GenerationNumber (Property)
The GenerationNumber property is used to get the generation number of the physical data file...
VerticalAlignment (Property)
The VerticalAlignment property gets and changes the vertical alignment of a control.
WDInst: including an "autorun" in a setup on CD
An "autorun" can be run (or not) when the setup CD is inserted into the drive of the setup...
XInitial (Property)
The XInitial property is used to: Get the X-coordinate: of a control (position...
YInitial (Property)
The YInitial property is used to: Find out the Y-coordinate: of a control (position...
HAlias (Function)
Creates a logical alias of a data file (or query) or cancels all existing aliases.
Project Management Hub: Configuration
All contributors must provide details about their work schedule so that project management tools...
Burner constants
List of constants used by the burner functions....
The Check Box control
A Check Box can correspond to......
WINDEV Mobile 2024: New WLanguage features
In version 27, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced...
HDeleteScheduledBackup (Function)
Deletes a scheduled backup from an HFSQL Client/Server server....