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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...
HourglassNetwork (Function)
Displays or hides an endless gauge in the title bar of Android application windows .
ClientID (Property)
The ClientID property gets the client ID defined when the application was declared or registered.
ClientSecret (Property)
The ClientSecret property gets the client secret defined when the application was declared...
CameraRunApp (Function)
Starts the device's native camera application to record a video or to take a photo....
BeaconDetectBackground (Function)
Notifies the application when the device enters or leaves the transmission range of a set...
AAFExportParameter (Function)
Saves all customizations made via AAFs (Automatic Application Features) in a file.
CameraVideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
Permission (Type of variable)
The Permission type represents a permission requested by the application (and therefore declared...
ChangeTheme (Function)
Is used to change, through programming, the theme (dark or light) used by the mobile application.
RunReportsAndQueries (Function)
Starts Reports and Queries and opens the WINDEV project corresponding to the current application.
ExecuteMainThreadAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a procedure in the main thread of the application without waiting for the end...
<Camera>.VideoStart (Function)
Starts recording a video via a Camera control in an Android or iOS application.
ScreenType (Function)
Returns the type of screen on which the application is run: phone, tablet, computer or watch.
User Groupware (WINDEV and WEBDEV): Options and settings
An application is often intended to be used by several users connected via a network......
Remote check: Customizing with a procedure
To customize the remote control performed on a multi-user WINDEV application, you can trigger...
2. Types of setup
Types of setup...
Real Time Performance Profiler (RTPP)
down your application......
5. User Groupware in practice
Print constants
List of constants used by the print functions....
Mobile User Groupware (Android and iOS)
WINDEV Mobile includes a User Groupware for Android and iOS applications......
User Groupware and files accessed via a Native Connector
An application that works with the User Groupware can be used with a database handled by a Native...
Background image of multilingual window
In some cases, the background image of a window can contain a text (the application name,...
ConfigureSpellCheck (Function)
... in the whole application.
InSimulatorMode (Function)
Used to find out whether the application is started in "simulator test mode" from WINDEV Mobile.
11. User Macro-Code: UMC in practice