Once you have the dump file, you must use the original development environment to read it.
A dump file (typically .wdump in WinDev or .dmp in Windows) allows you to "reposition" the debugger onto the runtime information of the application.
If your application generates a native WinDev dump file, follow these steps to inspect it: Launch WinDev 18. Load the Dump: Windev 18 dump
: Using a dump to bypass licensing is a violation of the software's End User License Agreement (EULA). Modern Compatibility
$watcher = New-Object System.IO.FileSystemWatcher $watcher.Path = "C:\AppDumps" $watcher.Filter = "*.dmp" Register-ObjectEvent $watcher "Created" -Action $dumpPath = $Event.SourceEventArgs.FullPath & "C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows\windbg.exe" -z $dumpPath -c ".logopen $dumpPath.txt; !analyze -v; q" Once you have the dump file, you must
Replace DataDir() with your preferred path.
💡 If you're frequently seeing "System Error 3" (path not found) when creating your EXE, it's often a registry mismatch between different WinDev language versions (e.g., FR vs. US). To help you troubleshoot further, could you tell me: Are you getting a specific error code (like 0xc0000005 )? Load the Dump: : Using a dump to
I encountered a in WINDEV 18 (WD18) – the application generated a .dmp file after an unexpected crash. Here’s how I approached the analysis and resolution.
When any of these occur, Windev’s runtime may invoke its internal exception handler, which (depending on your compilation settings) will either display a generic error message or generate a full crash dump.
There are several types of dumps that can be performed in Windev 18, including:
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