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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
TextItemCompleted (Property)
The TextItemCompleted property is used to manage text items in an HFSQL data file.
Secure (Property)
The Secure property is used to configure the security level of data file encryption.
Directory (Property)
The Directory property is used to manage the physical directory of HFSQL files.
Random (Function)
Returns a random number.
fMakeDir (Function)
Creates a directory (and the intermediate directories if necessary).
fCopyDir (Function)
Copies the contents of a directory and its subdirectories.
CompleteDir (Function)
Adds a backslash to the end of a string, if necessary.
MemPrevious (Function)
Positions on the element found before the current element of a memory zone and returns the value...
StringCount (Function)
Calculates: the number of occurrences of a specific character string (by respecting the search...
MemLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last element of memory area and returns the value of this element.
ListSelectCount (Function)
Returns the number of elements selected in a List Box, ListView or Combo Box control.
ControlNext (Function)
Returns the name of the next control in input mode.
BitwiseNOT (Function)
Returns the result of the bitwise logical NOT operation of a value.
TimeToString (Function)
Converts a time to a string in the specified format.
FinRedemption (Function)
Creates an amortization matrix for a fixed-rate loan over a defined period of time.
StringToDuration (Function)
Converts a duration in character string format to a duration that can be used by a Duration...
SemaphoreStart (Function)
Locks the current thread until the semaphore is opened (which means until a "free" spot becomes...
fFileExist (Function)
Checks the existence of an external file.
MatExist (Function)
Checks the whether the matrix exists in memory.
HSetTransaction (Function)
Enables or disables the management of transactions for one or more files.
grIncreaseData (Function)
Adds a value to a data in a chart.
HCancelAlias (Function)
Cancels an alias that was declared beforehand by HAlias.
HUnlockRecNum (Function)
Unlocks a record locked by: HLockRecNum, a read function used with a locking parameter (HRead...
Archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ))
List of archiving functions (management of ZIP, WDZ, CAB, RAR, 7z, TAR and TGZ (TAR.GZ))...
HModifyFileProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of an HFSQL file located on a server.