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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.
FileToArray (Function)
Fills an array of classes or structures with the content of an HFSQL table or query.
Events associated with pages
List of events associated with pages...
<ftpConnection variable>.ListFile (Function)
Lists the directories or files in a directory located on an FTP server and returns the number of files and/or directories. This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 2....
NetDirList (Function)
Lists the directories and the files found: on the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or RPC (Remote Procedure Call) server powered by WINDEV, on the client computer. This function is kept for backward compatibility....
<ftpConnection variable>.Size (Function)
Returns the size (in bytes) of a file located on an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol). This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2....
Configuring the browser "Back" button
The "Back" button allows users to see the history of pages they previously visited......
HRecordToString (Function)
Converts the content of the current record to string (in a data file, HFSQL view, query, etc.).
Accessing HFSQL files via SAMBA on Linux
A specific setting is required to access the HFSQL files via Samba on Linux......
NullSupported (Property)
The NullSupported property is used to manage the NULL value in HFSQL data files.
The setup editor WDInst
WDInst is a setup editor used to define the setup parameters of your application......
SchedulerDisplay (Function)
Reinitializes the content of a Scheduler control from its data source (HFSQL file for example).
HClusterIgnoreSynchro (Function)
Defines a node of the HFSQL cluster as data source to perform the cluster synchronization.
<Scheduler>.Display (Function)
Reinitializes the content of a Scheduler control from its data source (HFSQL file for example).
<Source>.ImportHF55 (Function)
Imports a Hyper File 5.5 file into an HFSQL Classic file.
<Source>.ExecuteQuery (Function)
Declares a query created in the query editor to the HFSQL engine and runs this query.
TextItemCompleted (Property)
The TextItemCompleted property is used to manage text items in an HFSQL data file.
HBuildKeyValueANSI (Function)
Regardless of the platform used, the data stored in the HFSQL files is in ANSI format.
NullAllowed (Property)
The NullAllowed property is used to manage the NULL value in the items of HFSQL tables.