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HFSQL Client/Server functions
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
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 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...
How to backup HFSQL Client/Server databases?
The backup of the HFSQL Client/Server databases can be performed ...
HFSQL Client/Server: Scheduled tasks
The scheduled tasks are used to schedule automatic tasks...
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...
Managing rights on HFSQL Client/Server
To ensure data security and confidentiality, some actions may be restricted to a group of users...
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: Backing up databases
Like for any database, backups of your HFSQL Client/Server databases must be performed on a regular basis...
HFSQL Client/Server functions (prefix syntax)
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
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>.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...
<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.
<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.
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>.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.
Managing the load balancing (dynamic load balancing on server)
The server that is hosting a HFSQL database engine can be very busy...
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database...
Debugging a connection to an HFSQL server
The stored procedures and the triggers are debugged from the environment, with real execution on the server...
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.
Authentication via Active Directory
Kerberos is an authentication mode based on the use of tickets and secret keys...
Installing and configuring HFSQL Cluster
Required configuration and overview for installing HFSQL Cluster.
HAddScheduledOptimization (Function)
Adds an optimization task of HFSQL Client/Server tables.
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.
HConnect (Function)
Redefines one or more connection parameters via Native Connector (Access, SQL Server, MySQL or Oracle) or via an OLE DB access on a specific table or set of tables.
DB2 Native Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a DB2 database with Native Connector, the structure of DB2 tables must be imported into the WINDEV or WEBDEV database schema......
Telemetry: Installing the server
To use the telemetry, you must install on a computer......
HFSQL Control Center: Creating and executing a query
The HFSQL Control Center allows you to create a query based on the data files of the database currently displayed in the Control Center......
Handling a dynamic programmatically
WINDEV allows you to handle Dynamic Tab controls with the TabXXX functions and with multiple WLanguage properties......
Handling the external files
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose several functions allowing you to manage the external files from your WINDEV/WINDEV Mobile applications or from your WEBDEV sites......
WDD55Password (Property)
The property PasswordWDD55 property is used to specify the 5.5 format database schema password when programmatically describing a Hyper File 5.5 format table in an HFSQL Classic format database schema.
Native MySQL Connector: Specific features
The Native MySQL Connector (also called "Native MySQL Access") creates "InnoDB" tables to support locks and transactions on a MySQL database......
Creating an executable: Data file directory
Two types of directories can be configured when creating the executable......
nWDEvaluate: Evaluating the value of an element
Evaluating the value of an element......
Check: Connectivity to the external databases (by ODBC)
The monitoring robot will attempt to connect to an external database (MySQL, SQL Server, ......
2024 new features brochure: WINDEV new features
WINDEV 2024 new features in the 2024 New Features brochure....
Progress Native Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a Progress database with the Native Connector, you must......
Native MariaDB Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a MariaDB database with Native Connector, the structure of MariaDB tables must be imported into the WINDEV or WEBDEV analysis......
Management errors specific to Native Connectors
When an HFSQL function fails (returns False for example), the corresponding error number is returned by HError......
External language: Programming in C#
We are going to call the elements developed in WINDEV (project, windows, analysis, ......