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Version: 2026

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...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever a modification was performed (WDL file)...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
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, ...
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...
Changing an application to 64-bit
WINDEV allows you to develop 64-bit applications...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
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.
Performance profiler
The performance profiler is a tool for checking and optimizing the execution time of your application...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
EmailRunApp (Function)
Starts the native email application on the current computer:
  • Computer running Windows,
  • Mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad).
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Setup in MSI format
You can create MSI installers...
REP files
REP files contain the list of data files handled by the application.
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...
Developing applications for Android
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for the Android operating system...
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...
MSIX installation packages
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...
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.
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...
ControlAlias (Function)
Gets, modifies or restores the data binding to a control or group of controls.
Hyper File functions available for backward compatibility
zipSplit (Function)
Splits an archive into several sub-archives of a given size.
HReadSeekLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record whose value for a specific item is less than or equal...
HModify (Function)
Modifies the specified record or the record found in memory in the data file (query or view).
Report based on a query
Queries are used to easily select records in one or more data files......
2. Examples and components provided with WEBDEV
Definition (Type of variable)
The Definition type is used to find out the characteristics of a type: simple type, advanced...
Property Description (Type of variable)
The Property Description type is used to get information about a property.
Duration (Type of variable)
The Duration type enables you to easily handle the intervals of dates and times...
Array (Type of variable)
An array is a structured type that is used to group a set of elements of the same type...
Hour (Property)
The Hour property is used to: Get the time from a variable of type Time or DateTime,...
The Table control
The Table control is used to simplify the display and the input of information stored in memory...
eInitCurrency (Function)
Adds or changes the characteristics of a currency in the currency exchange table.
HMergeView (Function)
Creates an HFSQL view from two previously created views (HCreateView). This function uses...
Iteration block (or substitution block)
The Iteration block is a free block, created manually in the report editor ("Report......
Border (Type of variable)
The Border type is used to handle a border through programming...
"Project explorer" pane
The "Project explorer" pane is used to simplify the development environment of WINDEV, WEBDEV...
Manager of automated tests
The test manager is used to......
Composite keys
A composite key is a key item containing several other items......
Working with the Source Code Manager
The principle for working with the Source Code Manager is as follows......
Installing WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile
This chapter presents the configuration required to install WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile as well...
Installing and configuring HFSQL Cluster
Required configuration and overview for installing HFSQL Cluster....
Various constants
List of various constants used by the constants WINDEV functions....