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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, ...
Docker image of the HFSQL server
A Docker container with the HFSQL server is available on Docker Hub...
<Connection variable>.ServerMaintenance (Function)
Checks and optimizes the system tables of an HFSQL server.
HFSQL and Docker
Docker is a software platform that allows you to run applications in software containers on Linux (Docker runs like a daemon)...
<Connection variable>.StartServerUpdate (Function)
Used to immediately start the automatic server update.
HServerMaintenance (Function)
Checks and optimizes the system tables of an HFSQL server.
HManageServerUpdate (Function)
Allows you to manage the automatic update of HFSQL Client/Server servers and to define how often to check for updates.
<Connection variable>.ManageServerUpdate (Function)
Used to manage the automatic update of HFSQL Client/Server servers by specifying the check frequency regarding the availability of updates.
<Connection variable>.OperationInProgress (Function)
Returns the list of automatic operations in progress on an HFSQL server.
HOperationInProgress (Function)
Returns the list of automatic operations in progress on an HFSQL server.
InStoredProcedureMode (Function)
Indicates whether the code is run on an HFSQL 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...
HListServer (Function)
Lists the HFSQL servers installed on a computer.
HStartServerUpdate (Function)
Used to immediately start the automatic server update.
HDBIndex (Function)
Opens an xBase index file.
CtDescribedUserName (Property)
The CtDescribedUserName property sets the username used to connect to a specific table via OLE DB.
TypeDescription (Property)
The TypeDescription property is used to: Find out the type used by an Enumeration or Combination item. This item was defined in the data model editor or programmatically. Define the type used by an Enumeration or Combination item (when describing the item through programming)....
DecimalPart (Property)
The DecimalPart property is used to configure Numeric items.
CtUserName (Property)
The CtUserName property sets the username used to connect to a specific table via OLE DB.
HDBOpenNoLock (Function)
In single-user mode, opens an xBase table without locking it.
HDBSortType (Function)
Returns or modifies the sequence of text items in the xBase files.
CtAccess (Property)
The CtAccess property sets the type of access to the table when connecting to a specific table via OLE DB.
Installing a Webservice (old format)
HExecuteView (Function)
Runs a view that was created beforehand (can be used to refresh the view data for example). This function uses the former view mechanism.
User Groupware
A Windows application, an Internet or Intranet site require to define the role of different contributors......
HRplFilterProcedure (Function)
Defines the WLanguage procedure that will be called whenever a replication operation is performed on a specific file.
<Source>.ExecuteView (Function)
Runs a view that was created beforehand (can be used to refresh the view data for example). This function uses the former view mechanism.
HSubstDir (Function)
Associates the data directory specified in the analysis with a directory found on disk.
KeySize (Property)
The KeySize property is used to set the characteristics of a text memo key item.
The different types of browse available in SQL
Two types of browse can be used to browse the result of a query run by SQLExec......
HRplDeclareLink (Function)
Declares a (1, 1) (0, n) link between two tables.
apiResponse (Variable type)
The type apiResponse type is used to obtain the result of a request sent to a previously imported REST API. Versions 2025 and later Warning This type of variable is only available from version 2025 Update 2. New in SaaS Warning This type of variable is only available from version 2025 Update 2. New in version 2025 Warning This type of variable is only available from version 2025 Update 2. Warning This type of variable is only available from version 2025 Update 2....