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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...
Native SQL Server Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The SQL functions can be used to handle the SQL Server database......
User Groupware: Multilingual applications
If your application is a multilingual application, the multilingual feature must also be managed in the windows/pages of user groupware......
User Groupware and files accessed via a Native Connector
An application that works with the User Groupware can be used with a database handled by a Native Connector......
WEBDEV User Groupware: Tips
This help page contains different programming tips for the User Groupware in WEBDEV......
Customizing the WINDEV User Groupware
The User Groupware in automatic mode offers many possibilities......
SQL selection conditions
To specify the selection conditions in an SQL query, you can use......
SQLExecWDR (Function)
Runs the SQL code of a query created in the query editor.
CalculatedDefaultValue (Property)
The CalculatedDefaultValue property is used to: Find out the SQL expression that defines the default value of an item. This item was defined in the data model editor or through programming. Define the SQL expression that returns the default value of an item (item described through programming only)....
Generating SQL scripts
The content of an analysis can be exported in the format of SQL scripts for a specified database (SQL Server, Oracle, ......
User Groupware and LDAP
The LDAP protocol is increasingly used by the companies......
CalculatedItemExpression (Property)
The CalculatedItemExpression property is used to: Find out the SQL expression that defines the value of a calculated item. This item was defined in the data model editor or through programming. Define the SQL expression returning the value of a calculated item (when describing the item through programming)....
Installing version 2024
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SQLInfo (Function)
Initializes the different SQL variables with information relative to the last query run.
H.SQLServerMode (Variable)
Allows you to specify the version of the Native SQL Server Connector that will be used.
SQLCodeExecuted (Property)
The SQLCodeExecuted property gets the SQL code of a query after replacing the parameters with a value.
User Groupware
A Windows application, an Internet or Intranet site require to define the role of different contributors......
Creating an insert query
An insert query (corresponding SQL statement......
Customizing the WEBDEV User Groupware
The groupware in automatic mode offers several possibilities......
WDSQL: Creating and running a script
A script is a set of SQL commands used to perform a specific operation (create a new table in the database, insert records, ......
Managing Hive databases
Hive is a software layer of Hadoop used to run queries......
Native SQL Server Connector: Specific features and remarks
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native SQL Server Connector......
SQL set operations: UNION, UNION ALL and INTERSECT
SQL allows performing set operations on groups of files......
SQL functions: Special case
List of SQL functions: Special case...
Creating a query in SQL code
The query editor allows you to create a query by typing SQL code......
WDMSG
You can create multilingual projects in WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile......