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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...
HListSynonym (Function)
Returns the list of synonyms used by a full-text index.
EndAutomatedProcedure (Function)
Stops the current or forthcoming execution of an automatic procedure (defined by the properties...
SchedulerAddTask (Function)
Creates a task in the Windows scheduler (if this task does not already exist).
grSourceSeries (Function)
Defines the source of a series.
HRecreateSubscriberReplica (Function)
Re-creates the description file of a subscriber replica (universal replication only) according...
HRecordDate (Function)
Returns the date and time of the last write operation performed on a record in an HFSQL file...
HDeleteSet (Function)
Deletes a set of stored procedures from an HFSQL server.
CameraListParameter (Function)
Lists the values supported by the device camera for a given parameter. Function kept...
WindowsVersion (Function)
Returns the runtime mode of Windows.
HResetGroup (Function)
Initializes the structure for group management (HGroup) with the default values.
XMLFindNamespaceByURI (Function)
Finds an XML namespace from its URI (Universal Resource Identifier) in a node and in the parents...
SOAPAddXMLSignature (Function)
Adds an XML signature to a Webservice request.
EmailProgressBar (Function)
Manages a progress bar while sending and receiving emails.
WINDEV FTP functions
List of WINDEV FTP functions...
ChronoStart (Function)
Starts a stopwatch to measure the duration of a process (in milliseconds) and resets a running...
WDInst: Customizing the setup program
The setup editor WDInst proposes a standard setup program......
ServiceWait (Function)
Pauses the current service during the specified duration.
ThreadMode (Function)
Changes the management mode of threads.
Installing a Webservice (old format)
Use WebSockets with the WebSocket server
The WebSocket protocol provides a communication channel over a TCP socket for browsers and Web...
WDInst: Configuring the automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Using data from an external database
WINDEV Tutorial - External database Using data from an external database - 40 min
HListStopWord (Function)
Returns the list of stop words used by a full-text index.
DownloadAdd (Function)
Adds a new download in the device's download manager....
HInfoDatabaseProperty (Function)
Used to find out the properties of a database on an HFSQL server.