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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...
Easter (Function)
Returns the date of Easter for the specified year according to the western Christian calendar.
HState (Function)
Used to find out the state of a record.
HActivateServerTrigger (Function)
Re-enables a server trigger that was disabled by HDeactivateServerTrigger.
ThreadCurrent (Function)
Returns the name of the thread currently run.
UUEncode (Function)
Encodes a character string according to the UUEncode algorithm.
BufferToInteger (Function)
Extracts an integer from a binary buffer at a given position.
LooperDisplay (Function)
Refreshes a Looper control based on a data file from a given position: the modifications performed...
ControlCurrent (Function)
Returns the name of the control currently in edit.
TimeValid (Function)
Checks the time validity.
FinPaymentNb (Function)
Returns the number of payments required to pay off a capital according to a given rate.
HTTPTimeOut (Function)
Sets the timeout for WLanguage functions that use the HTTP protocol (HTTPRequest, SOAPExecute,...
iPageHeightLeft (Function)
Calculates the available height (in millimeters) left on the current page while taking into account...
ExceptionThrow (Function)
Artificially triggers the security mechanism of WLanguage by throwing an exception.
EmailLoadAttachment (Function)
Adds an attached file to an email.
WithSpace (Function)
Adds or deletes the spaces found on the right of a text item when reading it.
OrganizerToiCalendar (Function)
Exports the appointments found in an Organizer control in iCalendar format.
TypeVar (Function)
Identifies the type of an expression, a variable (during a call to a procedure for example)...
Remote WEBDEV administrator: Configuration to use the statistics
A specific account dedicated to the management of statistics is required to access the statistical...
SocketRead (Function)
Retrieves a message sent by another socket.
fRename (Function)
Modifies the name of a file.
MaskPhoneNumber (Function)
Retrieves the phone number input mask adapted to a given country.
MaskZipCode (Function)
Retrieves the zip code input mask adapted to a given country.
HRecordToXML (Function)
Retrieves the structure and the value of the current record and exports them into a character...
OrganizerSelectedRange (Function)
Returns the start or end date and time of the time slot selected in an Organizer control.
TableSortedColumn (Function)
Returns the list of sorted columns found in a Table control.