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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...
mongoDatabase (Type of variable)
The mongoDatabase type is used to define the characteristics of a database for a MongoDB server.
HDelete (Function)
Deletes a record from a data file (query or view).
The Edit control
The Edit control allows users to enter data......
Compression (Property)
The Compression property is used to manage data compression during a connection (HFSQL...
rssStream (Type of variable)
The rssStream type is used to handle a RSS stream...
rssIdentifier (Type of variable)
The rssIdentifier type is used to describe the unique identifier of a RSS stream entry...
AppointmentModify (Function)
Modifies the current appointment: in a Lotus Notes or Outlook calendar. in the calendar found...
MyChildWindow (Reserved word)
MyChildWindow is used to handle the child window of the current window.
ControlCreate (Function)
Creates a new control (of any type) in a window through programming.
ContactSource (Type of variable)
The ContactSource type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a source (or account)...
xpathResult (Type of variable)
The xpathResult type is used it find out the result of the execution of an XPATH query.
btleDescriptor (Type of variable)
The btleDescriptor type is used to handle the descriptor of a Bluetooth Low Energy characteristic
iYPos (Function)
Used to manage the vertical position (Y-coordinate) of print cursor in the page.
mongoFindOption (Type of variable)
The mongoFindOption type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a search in a MongoDB...
Component (Property)
The Component property configures the different components of a composite key.
FutureHeight (Property)
The FutureHeight property is used to determine how high an auto-resizing control in a report will...
PageByPagePrint (Property)
The PageByPagePrint property is used to: Ask a report to be printed page by page. Each page...
NbCopy (Property)
The NbCopy property is used to determine and change the number of report copies to print.
TableToXML (Function)
Creates an XML file from the data found in a Table or TreeView Table control.
TableEnd (Function)
Stops the manual iteration of data file linked to a Table control based on a data file.
Access (Property)
The Access property is used to manage the type of access of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE...
Assigning dependencies to requirements
The following steps must be performed to implement the requirements......
The different types of Table controls: populated programmatically, with or without access to the data source
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to use......
The "Bubble" charts
A bubble chart shows the correlation between three variables via bubbles of different sizes:...
Software Factory: Setup
To use the software factory, a coordinator must be installed on a computer as well as the different...