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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...
Overview of external languages
ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and for HFSQL Client/Server (Windows)
The ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic (single-user or multi-user) is used to access an HFSQL Classic...
WEBDEV administrator: Overview
The WEBDEV administrator is a module used to manage the dynamic WEBDEV sites......
Create the help system in WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile
These are the main steps to create a help file (HTML, CHM or PDF)......
OCR: Convert an image to text
An OCR (Optical Character Recognition) system analyzes an image to extract the text it contains......
The user version of query editor (Reports & Queries)
A query is used to interrogate a database in order to view, insert, modify or delete data......
Assisted HFSQL error handling
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a module for assisted management of HFSQL errors......
WDTRAD
or WINDEV Mobile application......
Printing a report in WEBDEV
When creating a report, the test of this report can be run from the report editor. You also...
Scanning a document (via a WIA driver)
applications to scan documents using a scanner......
New Features brochure - Version 27: Common new features
New features in WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile 27 presented in the New Features brochure....
Telemetry: Method used to send data
Telemetry data is sent to the server regularly and is processed by the server every 2 hours......
"Debugger trace" pane
The "Debugger trace" shows the messages displayed in the trace window during the last application...
Items used in a select query
A query created in the query editor can contain several types of items......
Sensor functions
The following functions are used to manage the compass and the accelerometer in an application run...
Managing sockets with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include several functions allowing you to perform an advanced...
The Image control
The Image control is used to......
Sending and receiving emails
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly manage the emails from your applications......
Project Management Hub: Management of incidents
in your applications......
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous...
Characteristics of the Looper control in a page
To view the characteristics of the control, select "Description" in the context menu....
WEBDEV layouts
A layout allows you to define several views of a page without duplicating it......
Import from previous versions
To install a dynamic WEBDEV site on a web server, you will need deployment accounts......
The Diagram Editor control
The Diagram Editor control allows users to create and edit diagrams in your applications...
Images and buttons
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include many features to improve the appearance of applications...