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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...
zipSelectFile (Function)
Selects files from an archive.
Error messages that can be displayed in the browser
This help page presents the different error messages that can be displayed in the browser......
rssSource (Type of variable)
The rssSource type is used to describe the source of an entry for an RSS stream...
ControlGrayed (Function)
Grays a control or a group of controls. An animation can be set on the controls...
ControlEnabled (Function)
Enables a control or a group of controls in a window. An animation can be set on the controls...
gBackgroundGradient (Function)
Describes a display color in gradient mode.
In64bitMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in 64-bit mode or not.
GetTypeDefinition (Function)
Gets the description of a type identified by name.
SaaSConnect (Function)
Authenticates a user of a SaaS site beside the SaaS webservice that manages the site.
HAddScheduledOptimization (Function)
Adds an optimization task of HFSQL Client/Server data files....
Constants for managing appointments
Lists of constants used to manage the appointments...
grZoom (Function)
Defines the zoom of a chart.
HExecuteSQLQuery (Function)
Initializes a query written in SQL language and declares this query to the HFSQL engine.
ScrollValue (Property)
The ScrollValue property gets and sets the scroll value.
New (Reserved word)
New is used to allocate memory space...
SelectionOnly (Property)
The SelectionOnly property is used to: Find out which elements of the Table or TreeView Table...
PhysicalName (Property)
The PhysicalName property is used to manage the physical name of HFSQL data files.
LabelNumberToStart (Property)
The LabelNumberToStart property is used to: Find out the number of the label on the label sheet...
TableToWord (Function)
Creates a Word file (.RTF) from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
ControlNoSpace (Function)
Specifies whether the space characters on the right of the value found in the control are deleted.
sEvent (Function)
Branches an event on a serial port.
xlsColumnTitle (Function)
Retrieves the title of a column found in an XLS file.
Assignment operators
Three assignment operators are available......
Count (Property)
The Count property returns the number of elements in a given set.
HImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into a data file in HFSQL Classic or Client/Server format (data file described...