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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...
Managing MQTT
MQTT is a "publish-subscribe" messaging protocol based on the TCP/IP protocol......
BackgroundColor (Property)
The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page...
Report controls
Several types of controls can be handled in a report created by the report editor......
Report based on a data file
A report based on a data file is used to print the records coming from a single data file (HFSQL...
Adapting a website to support multiple languages
WEBDEV Tutorial - Managing multiple languages in a website Adapting a website to support multiple...
rssEntry (Type of variable)
The rssEntry type is used to handle a RSS stream entry...
ProgressBarColor (Property)
The ProgressBarColor property is used to get and change the progress color in the following...
saasUser (Type of variable)
The saasUser type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a user of SaaS site.
SensorGetOrientation (Function)
Retrieves the current orientation of the device on one of its 3 axes.
HFilterContains (Function)
Defines and enables a "Contains" filter on a data file, view or query.
WeekToDate (Function)
Returns the date of the Monday for the specified week and year.
Watermark (Type of variable)
The Watermark type is used to handle the text printed in watermark in the reports created...
Plane (Property)
The Plane property is used to: Get: the active plane of a window (or report) or the plane...
RequestRefreshUIParent
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent.
Year (Property)
The Year property is used to: Get the year from a Date or DateTime variable or item. Change...
UnloadProcedure (Function)
UnloadProcedure is kept for backward compatibility.
Null (Property)
The Null property is used to: Assign NULL to the item for the current record. Find...
TableMoveColumn (Function)
Moves a column in a Table or TreeView Table control.
SQLTransaction (Function)
Begins, commits or rolls back a transaction: on the files of a database opened by SQLConnect,...
Step 1: Configuring the print parameters
This step allows you to choose......
Rating control properties
The Rating control can be used in a window as well as in a page....
'Image gallery' Looper control
The "Image gallery" Looper control is used to manage the display of a set of images without...
Automatic data masking
Data masking is a process that transforms the data in an item that will be displayed to the user......
TestCheck (Function)
Writes a result into the status report of a test according to the result of a boolean expression.
NFC constants
List of constants used by the NFC functions...