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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...
License agreement - HFSQL Client/Server
AWP without UI
Bootstrap, Angular, React, Vue......
Creating an executable: Operating mode and library
The operating mode of an executable allows you to define whether the executable can be used by one...
ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and HFSQL Client/Server - License agreement
OLE DB driver for HFSQL Classic and HFSQL Client/Server - License agreement
The Spreadsheet control: Available formulas
At run time, in the Spreadsheet control, the end user directly enters the calculation formulas......
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
ChangeKeyboard (Function)
Gets or sets the language associated with the keyboard.
Manipulating an HTML Display control in the code
The HTML Display control is used to display a Web page in an application......
Configuring the assisted universal replication
If your application uses assisted universal replication via a .WER file, the setup creation wizard...
OLE DB provider for HFSQL
The OLE DB provider on HFSQL is used to access an HFSQL database (Classic or Client/Server)...
Background tasks
Continuing to run a process when the application is in background is very useful on mobile......
Reintegrating translated text into a project
Once the translation of framework libraries ("......
InPageWithinWindowMode (Function)
Indicates if the page is displayed in a WEBDEV Page control in a window.
Speech synthesis management functions
The following functions are used to manage speech synthesis...
Transforming a WINDEV project into Mobile: a detailed audit
Transforming WINDEV applications into Mobile is very easy......
DeepLinkProcedure (Function)
Defines the WLanguage procedure executed when the user clicks on a deep link.
ChangeCharset (Function)
Retrieves and/or changes the character set used: by all the screen fonts....
LINUX: Accessing the ODBC databases
The native access to HFSQL Classic and Client/Server is available for the WINDEV applications...
SaaS administrator - Dashboard
the SaaS sites of a WEBDEV Application Server......
Report viewer (Print preview)
The report viewer allows you to see the report layout without printing it......
Report based on a Looper control
A report based on a Looper control is used to directly print the information displayed...
Report based on a Table control
A report based on a Table control is used to directly print the information displayed in the Table...
WINDEV License Agreement
WINDEV License Agreement...
WinDisableEffect (Function)
Disables the visual effects of the graphic engine of WINDEV (for a use in TSE mode for example).