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HFSQL Client/Server: Scheduled tasks
The scheduled tasks are used to schedule automatic tasks...
HFSQL Client/Server functions
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
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 data files, the wizard allows you to...
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 (prefix syntax)
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
Restoring an HFSQL Client/Server database
A backup of an HFSQL Client/Server database can be restored at any time...
How to backup HFSQL Client/Server databases?
The backup of the HFSQL Client/Server databases can be performed ...
HFSQL Client/Server: Port management
The ports used by the HFSQL Client/Server server...
HFSQL Client/Server: Backing up databases
Like for any database, backups of your HFSQL Client/Server databases must be performed on a regular basis...
Limitations of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database...
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, ...
HCheckMemoAsynchronous (Function)
Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
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 data file (.FIC file).
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 data file.
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...
HReindexAsynchronous (Function)
Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server data file (".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.
Installing and configuring HFSQL Cluster
Required configuration and overview for installing HFSQL Cluster.
HFSQL Cluster functions
The following functions are used to manage an HFSQL cluster
<Connection variable>.AddScheduledOptimization (Function)
Adds an optimization task of HFSQL Client/Server data files.
Overview of HFSQL Cluster
HFSQL Cluster is a database server intended to be deployed on several servers...
HAddScheduledOptimization (Function)
Adds an optimization task of HFSQL Client/Server data files.
Managing the load balancing (dynamic load balancing on server)
The server that is hosting a HFSQL database engine can be very busy...
<HFSQL connection>.CheckMemoAsynchronous (Function)
Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
HStatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<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 data file (.FIC file).
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<HFSQL connection>.ReindexAsynchronous (Function)
Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server data file (".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.
Debugging a connection to an HFSQL server
The stored procedures and the triggers are debugged from the environment, with real execution on the server...
HLockFile (Function)
Locks a data file and restricts the access to this data file for all other sites or applications.
HChangeLogDir (Function)
Modifies the location of log files corresponding to an HFSQL data file.
HIndex (Function)
Rebuilds the file index (".NDX" file).
Configuring an existing project for the SCM
Some operations are required before an existing project can be used by the Source Code Manager......
WDLog: Saving HFSQL data files
WDLog allows you to save all the HFSQL data files used by a WINDEV or WEBDEV application......
Feedback component
The Feedback component is a component provided with WINDEV......
Managing databases in the WINDEV Java applications
This document presents the different access modes to databases from a WINDEV Java application......
Managing accounts
WEBDEV Account Manager allows you to create a deployment account......
Installing the monitor
The monitoring robot includes three executables......
HSetIntegrity (Function)
Enables or disables the management of an integrity constraint on a file link.
Docker image of the WEBDEV Application Server
From with version 24, a Docker container with the WEBDEV Application Server can be found in Docker Hub......
HDeclareExternal (Function)
Temporarily imports into the current analysis the description of a data file from an existing HFSQL data file.
Specific features of the applications for iPhone/iPad
TablePrint (Function)
Prints the content of the specified Table control without having to create a report based on the Table control.
Logical Data Model (LDM)
A Logical Data Model (LDM) is used to describe the data structures (files, items, ......
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)......
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 Webservice proxy (SOAP).
Configuring the automatic modification of data files
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
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......