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 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

Version: 2026

Creating a Java project
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language...
Environment of the project editor
The main elements of the project editor are as follows:
Test a static project
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site...
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets....
Project Management Hub: Schedule management
The project contributors can manage their tasks directly from the schedule or from the task list...
Creating a WINDEV Mobile project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Importing a WINDEV/WINDEV Mobile project and its elements
A WINDEV project and all its elements compatible with WINDEV Mobile (analysis, windows, classes, sets of procedures, queries, ...
Events associated with the project
List of events associated with the project
Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ...
Project image gallery
The project image gallery allows viewing all the images of a project in a single click...
Transforming a WINDEV project into Mobile: a detailed audit
Transforming WINDEV applications into Mobile is very easy...
Common project
Projects are often cross-platform...
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements.
Importing elements into a project
All the elements of a project (windows, reports, classes, sets of procedures, queries...
Testing and debugging a project on the development computer
The test of the entire project allows you to simulate the start of the application with the executable...
Project Management Hub: Presentation
The Project Management Hub is used to organize and schedule a project, from design to delivery...
Debugger: Step-by-step project execution
Running a project step-by-step allows you to start the debugger when launching the application...
Project with multiple analyses
A single WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project can now use multiple analyses (data descriptions)...
Duplicating a project
Duplicating a project allows you to have two identical projects with the same name but found in different directories...
Project elements
The project includes windows, reports, queries, help files, sets of procedures, ...
Handling the versions of a window, report, query or project
When creating and developing the different elements of a project (window, query, report, project, ...
Project compilation: Warnings, Errors, Information, Programming standard, etc.
When developing a project, the project is compiled on a regular basis.
Query and project
Making a backup of a project
It is possible to regularly make a backup of the different elements of a project...
Organizing the directories of a project
When creating a project, a directory specific to this project is automatically created...
Creating a WINDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Project configuration
Project configurations allow you to adapt the same project to multiple "targets"...
Project functions
List of functions for managing projects
Renaming a project
Renaming a project is used ton modify the name of the project. All the elements linked to the project before it is renamed are kept.
Recompiling the project
The project compilation is a process used to...
Restoring a project backup
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to regularly save the different elements of your project in an archive file (ZIP extension)...
Associating documents with the project
To describe a project in detail, you can associate documents with it...
Cleaning the project
After months or years of development and maintenance, the directory of your project often contains several files that are not used anymore but that you don't dare delete...
Creating a WEBDEV project
A project is a logical set of elements and processes whose purpose is to accomplish a given objective...
Time management
For each element (windows, reports, ...
ProjectInfo (Function)
Returns specific information about the project currently run.
Code statistics
The code statistics affect...
Test of a WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile application
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile feature multiple methods to test applications...
Managing pinned projects
The home window of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allows you to manage the pinned projects when opening an existing project...
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
Creating an application that manages the Euro
The method for creating an application supporting the switch to the Euro is as simple as the method for creating a WINDEV application.
FishEye
The "FishEye" effect is used to enlarge a section of editor graphs (analysis graph, UML graph, ...
Importing and consuming SOAP web services
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to directly import web services into your applications...
Debugging without using a debugger
In some cases, running a program or a site with or without the debugger can produce different results...
Global procedure/function
A global procedure can be used in all the processes or events of the project.
Custom tooltips
Tooltips are very useful for application users...
Execution platform
WINDEV Mobile allows you to develop applications for different families of products...
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available...
Window for quick selection
You are searching for a project element? You only know part of its name? Press [CTRL]+[E] to open the quick selection window...
Custom-Folders
"Custom-Folders" simplify the organization of projects, allowing you to group the elements of your application by themes...
RETURN statement
The RETURN statement is used to exit the current event, process or procedure and return a result...
Testing a Mobile application
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run when launched by the user...
Code history
The code history is used to...
Share your projects via Git
Git is a source code manager...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current application ...
Opening a help file (CHM, HTML or PDF)
There are several ways to open a help file...
What is an application?
An application is a set of objects (windows, controls, ...
Site testing: the different types of tests available
WEBDEV includes multiple methods for testing your sites...
Exporting elements to a directory
All the elements handled by a project (window, report, classes, set of procedures, queries, ...
WINDEV Mobile: Platforms, processors and operating systems
WINDEV Mobile applications can run on the following platforms
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...
Automated tests on an executable
WINDEV allows you to test a project using the corresponding executable...
Business rules
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to manage the business rules...
The "Favorites" pane
The "Favorites" pane gives direct access to the favorites of your project...
Using several libraries in an application
A library is a WDL file that contains all the resources...
HOpenComplementaryAnalysis (Function)
Opens a new analysis, but keeps the main analysis of the application.
AWP without UI
Bootstrap, Angular, React, Vue......
WarningAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a custom message in a non-blocking system warning window.
Image control: the supported formats
The supported image formats are as follows:...
Application patch
Once an application was installed, the application library had to be reinstalled whenever...
Automation object
The Automation keyword is used to declare an automation object...
Execute (Function)
Starts the execution of a process through programming.
ExeRun (Function)
Executes a program (an executable file, for example) from the current application.
ExecuteProcess (Function)
Starts the execution of a process programmatically, i.e. without the user having to perform...
Error (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window.
Creating an update query
An Update query (SQL UPDATE statement) is used to modify the records in a database file......
Changing the window content by swipe
The mobile devices propose several features available via finger movements......
CallWD: Function specific to the external language
Calls a WLanguage function from an external language....
LoadError (Function)
Loads the file containing the error messages in the desired language into memory.
SEO of a WEBDEV site
In order for your site to get visitors, the Web users must be able to find it......
Page templates
WEBDEV allows you to create page templates......
Dockable panes
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose several dockable panes......
Creating a report
The report editor allows you to easily create all types of reports via a wizard......
jQueryExecute (Function)
Runs a JavaScript method of the jQuery library on a page element.
CoordinateEditorToScreen (Function)
Converts a size or a position specified in the reference dpi in the editor (160 dpi) to the native...
sysNotificationButton (Type of variable)
The sysNotificationButton type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of Button control...
TableInsertLine (Function)
Inserts a row into: a Table control, a TreeView Table control....
Supercontrol
A supercontrol is an advanced type of control......
IFrame control
IFrame is an HTML concept......
TableAddLine (Function)
Adds a row in: a Table control, a TreeView Table control....
Android Widget windows
An Android application can contain one or more Widget windows......