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Version: 2026

Integrating a WEBDEV site into a WINDEV application
By integrating a website into a window in a desktop application, you can share existing elements and boost productivity...
Types of help systems in a WINDEV application
There are multiple solutions to provide help to the users...
FAA: Did you know?
Our surveys show that end users love AAFs (Automatic Application Features) and that these AAFs increase their satisfaction and efficiency when using the applications...
AppDetectUPDAvailable (Function)
Disables or customizes the automatic check for available updates.
Steps to develop an application
This diagram presents the different steps for developing an application with WINDEV...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current application ...
Locking an application
WINDEV gives you the ability to lock your applications (after a specific duration for example)...
Convert your WINDEV applications into websites
A widespread need today is to transform Windows applications (or parts of applications) into dynamic websites...
RestartProgram (Function)
Ends the application and restarts it.
AI Chat control
With the AI Chat control, your WINDEV applications can easily interface with the AI model of your choice...
WDInst: set the directory for data files and User Groupware files
The setup editor WDInst ("Tools...
"?" menu
WINDEV proposes a help menu adapted to your applications...
Operating mode of HFSQL application
An HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode...
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project...
Managing custom fonts in a WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile project
Both WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile projects support custom fonts, including Google Fonts...
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...
History of versions
The history of setup versions is an advanced feature of the network setup...
Source (Property)
The Source property can be used on: a Chart control: in this case, the Source property is used to get the source of the series: Table column, list of values, ... a connection: in this case, the Source property is used to get or set the source of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
INIRead (Example)
Usage example of the INIRead function
dbgWriteWarningAudit (Function)
Writes a custom runtime warning into the dynamic audit.
fSeek (Function)
Gets and sets current position in an external file.
HReadSeek (Function)
Sets the position on the first record whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal to a sought value (generic search).
DescribedName (Property)
The DescribedName property is used to handle the logical name of HFSQL data files (ignoring possible changes made by HAlias).
SchedulerChangeMode (Function)
Modifies the period (which means the number of days) displayed by a Scheduler control.
HModify (Function)
Modifies the specified record or the record found in memory in the data file (query or view).
HTTPCookieRead (Function)
Returns the value of a cookie received further to an HTTP request.
Before (Property)
The Before property replaces or inserts a procedure before the other procedures in: a Procedure variable. an event associated with a control....
TableDeleteChild (Function)
Deletes all child rows from a branch of the hierarchy.
Indirection operators
The { and } operators are used to access a control, a variable, a class member or a file item by dynamically building the name of control, variable, class member or item...
Automatic management of exceptions
The management of exceptions can be customized by process......
HAdd (Function)
Adds: the record found in memory into the data file (query or view). the record found in a Record variable into the data file (query or view)....
SchedulerDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all appointments and resources from a Scheduler control.
HCopyFile (Function)
Copies an HFSQL data file (.fic, .ndx and .mmo files if they exist): from the HFSQL server to the server (to perform a backup for example). from the HFSQL server to the client (to perform a local backup for example). from the client to the HFSQL server (to update the data files for example). from an HFSQL server to antoher HFSQL server....
EmailListFolder (Function)
Returns the list of folders: found in the Outlook messaging software. for an IMAP session....
HExecuteQuery (Function)
Declares a query created in the query editor to the HFSQL engine and runs this query.
PhysicalName (Property)
The PhysicalName property is used to manage the physical name of HFSQL data files.
SchedulerDeleteResource (Function)
Deletes a resource from a Scheduler control.
Bluetooth functions
List of Bluetooth functions...
TableInsertChild (Function)
Inserts a row into a TreeView Table control, in a given hierarchy level.
BTListDevice (Function)
Returns the list of accessible Bluetooth devices.
HErrorIntegrity (Function)
Used to check whether an integrity error occurred.
MultimediaPlay (Function)
Plays a multimedia file in a Multimedia control.