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HFSQL Client/Server database: Recommendations
This help page presents the main recommendations for optimizing the security and performance of an HFSQL Client/Server database according to the constraints and desired features...
Stored procedures and queries (HFSQL Client/Server)
The stored procedures are used to simplify the development and the maintenance of your applications by factorizing the code...
HFSQL Client/Server functions
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
How to backup HFSQL Client/Server databases?
The backup of the HFSQL Client/Server databases can be performed ...
Managing rights on HFSQL Client/Server
To ensure data security and confidentiality, some actions may be restricted to a group of users...
Restoring an HFSQL Client/Server database
A backup of an HFSQL Client/Server database can be restored at any time...
HFSQL Client/Server: Port management
The ports used by the HFSQL Client/Server server...
Installing an HFSQL Client/Server server with an application
When creating the setup program of a WINDEV application using HFSQL Client/Server tables, the wizard allows you to...
HFSQL Client/Server functions (prefix syntax)
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
HFSQL Client/Server: Scheduled tasks
The scheduled tasks are used to schedule automatic tasks...
HFSQL Client/Server: Backing up databases
Like for any database, backups of your HFSQL Client/Server databases must be performed on a regular basis...
HReindexAsynchronous (Function)
Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server table (".NDX" file). This operation is asynchronous, i.e., it is performed on the server and does not block the client side.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<HFSQL connection>.CheckMemoAsynchronous (Function)
Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL Client/Server table.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
Authentication via Active Directory
Kerberos is an authentication mode based on the use of tickets and secret keys...
<HFSQL connection>.ReindexAsynchronous (Function)
Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server table (".NDX" file). This operation is asynchronous, i.e., it is performed on the server and does not block the client side.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
HAddScheduledOptimization (Function)
Adds an optimization task of HFSQL Client/Server tables.
Notifications of an HFSQL server
A server may encounter problems without any user (or developer) noticing anything.
For example:
  • a scheduled task may fail,
  • an automatic backup may fail,
  • a node may become inactive in an HFSQL cluster, ...
HFSQL Cluster functions
The following functions are used to manage an HFSQL cluster
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
A structure is a custom type of data...
<HFSQL connection>.StatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server table.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
Overview of HFSQL Cluster
HFSQL Cluster is a database server intended to be deployed on several servers...
Managing the load balancing (dynamic load balancing on server)
The server that is hosting a HFSQL database engine can be very busy...
Debugging a connection to an HFSQL server
The stored procedures and the triggers are debugged from the environment, with real execution on the server...
<HFSQL connection>.CheckIndexAsynchronous (Function)
Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the HFSQL Client/Server table (.FIC file).
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
HCheckMemoAsynchronous (Function)
Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL Client/Server table.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database...
Installing and configuring HFSQL Cluster
Required configuration and overview for installing HFSQL Cluster.
HStatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server table.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
Remote HFSQL Administrator: Overview
The remote HFSQL administrator is a WEBDEV site installed with the WEBDEV application server and used to remotely manage the HFSQL Client/Server databases installed on the Web server...
HCheckIndexAsynchronous (Function)
Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the HFSQL Client/Server table (.FIC file).
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<Connection variable>.AddScheduledOptimization (Function)
Adds an optimization task of HFSQL Client/Server tables.
Software Factory: Administrator options
Several options can be configured in the Software Factory administrator......
Developing applications in Universal Windows 10 App mode
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to develop applications for Windows 10 tablets and for Windows Phone 10 and Windows 10 phones (Universal Windows 10 App applications)......
Configuring the automatic table modification
The automatic table modification updates the description of tables on user computers......
Monitoring robot: Creating a check
The monitor of the monitoring robot is used to create the different checks that must be performed by the monitoring robot......
Parallel Tasks constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing parallel tasks: ......
SQLConnectWS (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that will be queried by SQL through a web service proxy (SOAP).
Live Data: view data in editors
The "Live Data" is used to view the content of the data files in the controls currently created in the different editors of the product used (window editor, page editor, report editor, ......
HOnError (Function)
Customizes the management of HFSQL errors.
HListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files: found in the current analysis or in a specific analysis recognized by the HFSQL engine. The files defined by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal and HDescribeFile are taken into account. available on a connection via a native access or via an OLE DB driver. for a group of files defined in the data model editor....
HFSQL Control Center: Managing scheduled elements
You have the ability to define scheduled elements on the HFSQL server....
Monitoring robot: Configuring the Robot controller parameters
From the monitor, you can change the configuration options......
HCreationIfNotFound (Function)
Performs the following operations: If the table doesn't exist, create an empty table (file with ".FIC" extension) with the index file, the full-text index file and the memo file if necessary. The function is equivalent to HCreation. If the table exists, opens the table....
HSynchronizeReplica (Function)
Synchronizes master and subscriber replicas: operations performed on one replica are transferred to the other.
SCM: History search
History search allows you to perform an advanced search in the history of operations performed in the SCM......
Automatic assisted universal replication
The automatic assisted replication is used to easily implement a replication on an existing application......
Link Description (Variable type)
A Link Description variable is used to describe a link between two tables programmatically.
Sharing your source code with the SCM
WEBDEV Tutorial - A Source Code Manager for WEBDEV Sharing your source code with the SCM - 30 min...
8. Sharing a project in practice