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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...
Selecting the files to install and the installer framework
The setup wizard allows you to: Select and configure the files to install. This step...
Languages supported by the setup
If your applications must be installed in several countries, the setup wizard proposes to generate...
Creating an executable without library
When creating an executable, you can choose not to use a library or not to include all the elements...
Constants for managing animations
List of constants used by the functions for managing the animations...
Custom telemetry
Custom telemetry allows you to define the elements that will be included in the analytics......
Customizing the setup program (Plug-in)
In a setup program, you may want to customize some actions......
WDModFic : Tool for automatic modification of data files
...WDModFic is a tool used to perform the automatic modification of the data files found...
1. The WINDEV Framework
12. Available tests
AAFImportParameter (Function)
Loads all customizations made via AAFs (Automatic Applications Features) that have previously...
5. Modal, non-modal or MDI windows
Modal, non-modal or MDI windows...
InUniversalWindowsAppSimulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the simulator for the applications in Universal Windows 10 App...
Page-by-page deployment
You now have the ability to deploy site sections or individual pages......
Positioning on a line in an edit control (AAF)
Several methods can be used to automatically position the edit cursor on a specific line in an edit...
Setup directory
The setup wizard allows you to configure the setup directory of application....
J2EE constants
List of constants used by the J2EE functions....
J2EEAddHeader (Function)
Adds a header to the next procedure that will be run on the server.
J2EEGetResult (Function)
Returns the result of the last J2EE procedure that was successfully run.
J2EEError (Function)
Returns the error for the last J2EE procedure that failed.
J2EERunXML (Function)
Runs a procedure on a server of J2EE XML Web services.
The J2EE structure
The following structure is used to pass parameters to a procedure run on a server of J2EE XML Web...
IniOSSimulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS simulator (iPhone, iPad).
SCM: Retrieving changes made in a branch
Any changes made in a branch can be retrieved in the main version of the application......
Sharing the popup menus in the project
In most cases, several popup menus are included in your applications......