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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...
Facebook functions
List of Facebook functions...
ContextMenu (Property)
The ContextMenu property is used to: Get the custom context menu of a control, window or page....
InitialValue (Property)
The InitialValue property is used to get the initial value of a control in a window or page.
TableSelectPlus (Function)
Selects a row in a Table or TreeView Table control.
HFilterIncludedBetween (Function)
Defines and enables an "Included between" filter on a file, view or query.
The "Line" charts
In the line charts, the data is interpreted as successive y coordinates of points......
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a data file according to the specified browse item.
HListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files: found in the current analysis or in a specific analysis recognized...
EmailImportHTML (Function)
Imports, into the Email structure or into an Email variable, the content of an HTML file in order...
NoLeftCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified characters from the left side of the initial string.
BTLEConnectionStatus (Function)
Returns the current connection status to a Bluetooth Low Energy device or asks to be notified...
dBorder (Function)
Draws the borders.
Numeric (Type of variable)
The numeric type is used to contain integer or decimal numbers by specifying if necessary:...
LooperToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file with data from a Looper control (Looper control based on a data file...
Report and project
In most cases, a report is linked to a project......
HDeactivateAutoFilter (Function)
Disables an automatic filter on the linked files when browsing an XML file.
DateTimeTimeZoneToLocal (Function)
Converts a date and time from a particular time zone to a local date and time.
DateTimeLocalToTimeZone (Function)
Converts a local date and time to the date and time in a particular time zone.
Native PostgreSQL Connector: Programming with SQL functions
You can use SQL functions to handle the PostgreSQL database......
sfExecuteProcessResult (Type of variable)
The sfExecuteProcessResult type is used to find out the result of SFExecuteProcess...
GglGetStaticMap (Function)
Retrieves the map of a specific location via the Google Maps service.
TableCollapseAll (Function)
Collapses: the entire hierarchy (all nodes) of a TreeView Table control. all breaks...
Multicolumn report
The report editor allows you to create "Multicolumn" reports....
InputEnabled (Property)
The InputEnabled property is used to: Determine if a control or a group of controls is editable...
mlzAddLine (Function)
Adds a new dynamic row into a Multiline Zone control.