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Developing an application for iPhone/iPad
The development of an iPhone/iPad application is performed in 2 steps:
Specific features of iPhone/iPad applications
Developing applications for iPhone/iPad
To develop a WINDEV Mobile application for iPhone/iPad, you need:
Compiling a WINDEV Mobile project in Xcode
When the WINDEV Mobile project for iPhone/iPad is generated on the development computer, the generated files must be transferred onto a Mac in order to be compiled...
iOSExcludeFileFromiCloud (Function)
Excludes a file from iCloud backup.
IniOSEmulatorMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in the iOS emulator (iPhone, iPad).
Action Bar of a window
Action Bars replace the title bar of a window and display different types of information...
Developing sites for specific platforms
Websites can be displayed on many devices (Android, iPhone, etc.)...
Using Objective-C code
You can use Objective-C code in iPhone/iPad applications generated with WINDEV Mobile.
Managing contacts (mobile devices)
In your mobile applications, you can directly manage the contacts on your mobile device (Android, iPhone, iPad, etc.).
Generating an iOS application
Several steps must be performed to develop an iPhone/iPad application:
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
tapiDialerCall (Function)
Opens the default Phone application and dials the specified number.
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!...
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
The pages
Pages are the main interface of a WEBDEV website...
Signature of iOS applications
Signing an application is mandatory from Xcode 8...
Summary table: Managing application directories by platform
LinkedFile (Property)
The LinkedFile property is used to set the characteristics of a link.
ModificationRule (Property)
The ModificationRule property is used to configure the modification rule (integrity management)...
GUIDFile (Property)
The GUIDFile property returns the GUID of the file defined in the analysis that was used to create...
Looper control functions
List of functions for managing Looper controls...
ExceptionEnable (Function)
Re-enables the current exception process if the exception was corrected.
InJavaMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run in Java.
StringBuild (Function)
Builds a character string from an initial string and parameters.
MemOut (Function)
Used to find out whether the browse performed on a memory area is outside this memory area.
ControlPrevious (Function)
Specifies the name of control that was in edit before the current control.
DateToDayInAlpha (Function)
Returns the name of the day that corresponds to a specified date.
ArcTan (Function)
Returns the arc tangent of a numeric value (integer or real).
Power (Function)
Raise a number to a power.
StatError (Function)
Returns the error number for the last error caused by a Statxxx function (statistical functions).
HDeleteView (Function)
Deletes a previously created view. This function uses the former view mechanism.
HInfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server data file....
FTPDisconnect (Function)
Closes the connection between the current computer and the FTP server (File Transfer Protocol).
grOrientation (Function)
Modifies the orientation of chart axes.
grExist (Function)
Checks the existence of a chart in memory.
HNoDatabaseAccess (Function)
Denies all new connections to a database or to all databases.
zipNbPartNeeded (Function)
Returns the number of parts of a given size required to split a single-part archive.
TableGiveChild (Function)
Returns the "children" of an element (lower level) in a TreeView Table control.
EmailSeekFirst (Function)
Finds one or more emails according to the criteria specified in the messaging software (Outlook,...
iTextHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the font for the text to print (in millimeters).
iCloseReport (Function)
Stops printing the current report immediately.
NbDescribedThumbnail (Property)
The NbDescribedThumbnail property is used to get the number of thumbnails expected for an item.