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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...
WDOptimizer: Overview
The different operations that can be performed with WDOptimizer are as follows......
The "Window position preview" pane
The "Window position preview" pane is used to view and/or modify the opening position of the windows currently modified (according to the screen resolution used)......
Display the code of an element
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow the use of event-driven and object-oriented programming......
5. Deploying a dynamic site (Session or AWP) in practice
The Contact structure
The Contact structure is a preset structure of WLanguage (no declaration is required)......
Appendix 1: WEBDEV vocabulary
Bloque entièrement ou partiellement un fichier externe....
Properties associated with the areas defined in Zoning mode
HOptimizeQuery (Function)
Optimizes the Select queries by using idle times when handling an application (period without processes).
Adding files into a replication (ReplicEdit)
When the replication is described, the data files must be added into the replication......
Automatic update of editors
Do you have an active Internet connection on your development computer? You can automatically download the different editor updates (WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile) thanks to "Automatic update"......
StartShare (Function)
Opens a popup allowing you to select the application that will be used to share a resource (text or document).
Running the test of a report
The test of a single report allows you to run the current report in WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile......
Application triggers
...A trigger is a WLanguage procedure automatically called by the HFSQL engine whenever a modification is performed (addition, deletion, modification, ...) on a record of a data file....
Conditions for using a .NET assembly
Before using a .NET assembly, a specific configuration is required......
AppointmentDisplay (Function)
Displays an appointment in the native application for managing appointments found on the mobile device (Android or iOS).
AAFChangeCaption (Function)
Customizes the text of a menu option for context menus corresponding to an AAF (Automatic Application Feature).
inAppCheckSubscription (Function)
When starting the iOS application, checks whether the In-App subscriptions have been renewed.
AAFEnable (Function)
Re-enables an Automatic Application Feature (AAF) previously disabled by AAFDisable.
WLanguage procedure called by iOSApplicationOpenURLProcedure
WLanguage procedure ("callback") called by iOSApplicationOpenURLProcedure when the application must open a resource identified by a URL.
Check Box control functions
The following functions are used to manage the Check Box controls......
Replication (Property)
The Replication property is used to: determine the replication mode used for a data file (defined in the data model editor or programmatically). specify the replication mode used for a data file (file described programmatically only)....
Properties associated with a report
List of properties associated with a report...
8. If you are already familiar with WINDEV
Handling a Check Box control through programming (prefix syntax)
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to handle a Check Box control through programming......
4. HFSQL Classic