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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...
Pull to refresh (Android/iOS): Window, Table and Looper controls
The "Pull to refresh" feature allows the user to "pull" a Table control, a Looper control...
mongoWriteConcern (Type of variable)
The mongoWriteConcern type is used to define the level of acknowledgment of receipt requested...
mongoGridFSFileInfo (Type of variable)
The mongoGridFSFileInfo type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a file in a MongoDB...
ExecuteRefreshUIParent
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the parent.
Natif DB2 Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV propose an optional Native Connector to DB2......
Handling report blocks
The different operations available on report blocks are as follows......
Source (Property)
The Source property can be used on: a Chart control: in this case, the Source property is used...
WEBDEV: Improving accessibility
To make your WEBDEV sites accessible to the visually impaired, simply enter specific attributes...
Creating the Table windows of the WINDEV RAD pattern
The TreeView Table control
The Treeview Table control is a cross between the Table control and the TreeView control......
Events associated with an Organizer control
The following events are associated with Organizer controls:...
The TimeLine control
The TimeLine control is used to represent chronologies of close events that can be parallel....
Phone (Type of variable)
The Phone type is used to handle a phone number as well as its type (home, work, ...).
Table, List Box and Combo Box controls bound to queries
A Table, List Box or Combo Box control can be used to display the content of a data file...
Testing a dynamic page (session or AWP mode)
The test of a single page runs the current page in WEBDEV......
Alignment options
To optimize the alignment of controls in a window, page or report, you have the ability to use...
Native SQL Server Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use an SQL Server database with Native Connector, the structure of SQL Server tables must...
Class inheritance
The hierarchical organization in class and sub-class has allowed to create the notion...
CallDLL32 (Function)
Runs a function found in an external DLL.
HSeekFirst (Function)
Positions on the first file record whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal...
Report based on a programmed data source
In a report on a programmed data source, the reading of the records that will be displayed...
BurnerAddDirectory (Function)
Adds all the files found in a directory to the compilation.
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
Email (Type of variable)
The Email type is used to handle the email content as well as the associated information.
2. My first window
WINDEV Tutorial: WINDEV overview Lesson 2 - My first window - 30 min