Tuto WINDEV 25

262 Part 4: Full application with data Overview An external component is a building block that can be re-used in an unlimited number of projects (and therefore executables). An external component allows you to have an identical process with a single source code to perform a given operation even if this process must be performed by several projects. The projects that use an external component have access in the WINDEV editor to the name of objects, procedures or methods made visible by the component creator. The projects cannot see or modify the source code. This ensures confidentiality and stability of source code. Creating an external component is child’s play . How to proceed? Don’t change anything, create your windows, procedures, classes. Then, when you’re done, create a Component configuration with all the elements needed for your component, and generate. It’s that simple! A component can contain code, windows, an analysis, data files, etc! Remark Five methods can be used to share "code" in WINDEV: 1.  The sets of procedures. 2.  The classes. 3.  The supercontrols (via a dictionary). 4.  The external components. 5.  The internal components. Let’s present some cases in which the external components can be useful.