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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...
Query
A query is used to interrogate a database in order to view, insert, modify or delete data......
WDLog: Overview
The different operations that can be performed with WDLog are as follows......
Using layouts in WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile
The layout is used to define several views of a window in the same project without duplicating...
Managing the HFSQL servers
The HFSQL Control Center allows you to fully manage HFSQL servers......
Handling RTF in an Edit control
Rich Text Format (RTF) is used to encode text and simplify exchange between applications......
Natif Informix Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV propose an optional Native Connector to Informix (also called Native Access......
3. WINDEV Mobile: Android, iOS, UWP...
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms...
The Internal Window control
...The "Internal Window" control is used to include a window (and its code) in a control of another...
Multi-product external components
Components are a remarkably useful tool for development teams......
Device panel
In WINDEV Mobile, you can create applications that adapt to all devices, by setting anchors...
Multi-touch in a Chart control
One of the most common applications of the multi-touch feature is used to handle images......
Native Access to SAP
SAP is a widely used ERP......
ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and for HFSQL Client/Server (Linux)
The ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic (single-user or multi-user) is used to access an HFSQL Classic...
4. WEBDEV, WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile: fully compatible format
Analysis: Describing data files
The analysis is used to define the structure of data files used by the project......
User report editor (Reports & Queries)
A report provides a custom view of data......
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database......
gpwUser (Type of variable)
The gpwUser type is used to describe and modify the characteristics of a user of WEBDEV or WINDEV...
Telemetry: Viewing data
To see the results of telemetry data for your applications, WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose...
ExeInfo (Function)
Retrieves the specified information about the version of an executable or DLL.
Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries
applications......
Mobile Image Editor control
By using the Image Editor control in your mobile applications, you will allow users to edit images...
Communicating with the Web user
From now on, with the new Web technologies, the sites can look more like Windows applications...
8. Windows in practice
Discover the main actions that can be performed on the windows....
Binding controls to data
A window or page can display information from......