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Version: 2026

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.
HAdd (Function)
Adds: the record found in memory into the table (query or view). the record found in a Record variable into the table (query or view)....
Telemetry: Overview
From version 21, WINDEV proposes advanced statistics regarding the use of your WINDEV applications via the telemetry......
HDeclareExternal (Example)
Usage example of the HDeclareExternal function
HWrite (Function)
Writes a record into a data file without updating the indexes corresponding to all keys used in the file.
SCM administrator: available tools
The SCM administrator (Source Code Manager) proposes several tools to manage and optimize the SCM repository......
Setup wizard: Steps for creating a WINDEV application setup program
The setup program creation wizard allows you to define all the settings of your setup program....
Type (Property)
The Type property is used to get: the type of element (data file or item) defined programmatically or in the data model editor, view or query. the type of object. the type of data held in a Variant....
Native SQL Server Connector: Specific features and remarks
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native SQL Server Connector......
Database schema: Description of table structure
The database schema allows you to define the structure of tables used by the project......
1. Analysis: Database structure
When a WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile project uses data files, it must be associated with an analysis....
gpwOpenConnection (Function)
Opens a connection to a specific Client/Server database to manage User Groupware files in Client/Server mode....
HLinkMemo (Function)
Used to associate a file with a binary memo item or to cancel the existing link between a file and a binary item.
CursorOptions (Property)
The CursorOptions property is used to manage the type of cursor used for a connection (Native Connectors, OLE DB, etc.).
HFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record of a table according to the specified browse item.
HCS.FrameSize (Variable)
The HCS.FrameSize variable is used to resize the outgoing data frame.
HLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a table according to a browse item.
HUnlockFile (Function)
Unlocks the records of a table: locked by HLockFile. individually locked by a locking read function....
Automatic update (Network applications)
This step of the wizard allows managing the automatic updates of the applications from the reference server....