HInitHF55 (Function)

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HInitHF55 (Function)

In french: HInitHF55

Available only with this kind of connection

Allows you to access specific functions for managing xBase (or dBase) data if Native xBase Access provided with WINDEV or WEBDEV is not available.

Remarks:

We advise you to use Native xBase Access provided with WINDEV.
This function is not available when using a self-contained executable.

To access an xBase file without using the standard Native xBase Access:

WINDEV or WEBDEV application without Hyper File 5.5 type data file in the analysis:
You must use a WINDEV 5.5 analysis.
WINDEV or WEBDEV application with one or more Hyper File 5.5 data files in the analysis:
no specific configuration is required.

Example

// WinDev application without file in WinDev 5.5 format
HInitHF55("C:\File\ForxBase.WDD")
HDBDescribeFile("DBCUSTOMER","CD","C:\FILE\CUSTOMER.DBF")
HDBDescribeField("LASTNAME,C,20")
HDBDescribeField("FIRSTNAME,C,20")
HDBDescribeField("AGE,N,3,0")
HDBDescribeField("BALANCE,N,10,2")
HDBDescribeField("MARRIED,L")
HDBDescribeField("DOB,D")
HDBDescribeField("INFO,M")
HDBCreation()

Syntax

<Result> = HInitHF55(<Full Path of WDD file> [, <Password of WDD file>])

<Result>: Boolean

True if no problem occurred,
False otherwise. HError returns more details about the problem.

<Full Path of WDD file>: Character string

Access path to the .WDD file of analysis in Hyper File 5.5 format. All the analysis formats recognized by Hyper File 5.5 can be used (WINDEV 5.5B, 5.5, 5.0 and 4.1). This path is taken into account if no analysis is opened or if the opened analysis contains no data file in 5.5 format ("Details" tab of the analysis description).

<Password of WDD file>: Optional string or Secret string

Password associated with the analysis.
Empty string ("") if no password was defined.
New in version 2025
Secret strings: If you use the secret string vault, the type of secret string used for this parameter must be "ANSI or Unicode string".
To learn more about secret strings and how to use the vault, see Secret string vault.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd300hf.dll