WINDEV Concepts

Table of contents 5 Table of contents P art 1 -M ain concepts Project and analysis...................................................................................................................................................9 Application development cycle........................................................................................................................12 UI: Windows.................................................................................................................................................................14 Modal, non-modal or MDI windows................................................................................................................15 Internal window..........................................................................................................................................................17 Window templates...................................................................................................................................................18 Types of standard controls................................................................................................................................. 32 Smart controls........................................................................................................................................................... 37 Control templates....................................................................................................................................................48 Edit: Reports...............................................................................................................................................................49 Report templates.....................................................................................................................................................50 P art 2 - D evelopment environment WINDEV editors.......................................................................................................................................................53 Project dashboard................................................................................................................................................... 57 WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile: 100% compatible..................................................................58 Project configuration.............................................................................................................................................59 Multiple generation.................................................................................................................................................60 Custom-Folders: Organize your project.......................................................................................................61 Source Code Manager (SCM)............................................................................................................................ 62 Internal component................................................................................................................................................69 External component............................................................................................................................................... 72 Generation modes...................................................................................................................................................80 Project Monitoring Center..................................................................................................................................85 Managing requirements.......................................................................................................................................86 Managing tasks.........................................................................................................................................................87 Managing suggestions and incidents...........................................................................................................88 Managing business rules.....................................................................................................................................89 P art 3 - D atabases Analysis: Database structure............................................................................................................................93 Types of accessible files....................................................................................................................................102 HFSQL Classic.........................................................................................................................................................104 HFSQL Client/Server.......................................................................................................................................... 105 HFSQL Client/Server cluster.......................................................................................................................... 106 HFSQL: files physically created......................................................................................................................107 Binding controls to data.................................................................................................................................... 108 Queries: concepts.................................................................................................................................................. 110 Embedded queries................................................................................................................................................. 111