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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...
HOperationInProgress (Function)
Returns the list of automatic operations in progress on an HFSQL server.
HServerMaintenance (Function)
Checks and optimizes the system tables of an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.ServerMaintenance (Function)
Checks and optimizes the system tables of 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 data files, the wizard allows you to...
HManageServerUpdate (Function)
Allows you to manage the automatic update of HFSQL Client/Server servers and to define how often to check for updates.
HStartServerUpdate (Function)
Used to immediately start the automatic server update.
<Connection variable>.StartServerUpdate (Function)
Used to immediately start the automatic server update.
<Connection variable>.OperationInProgress (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.
<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.
HFSQL and Docker
Docker is a software platform that allows you to run applications in software containers on Linux (Docker runs like a daemon)...
HListServer (Function)
Lists the HFSQL servers installed on a computer.
Thread management functions
List of functions for managing threads...
Left (Function)
Extracts the left part (i.e., the first characters) from a string or buffer.
EventWait (Function)
Locks the current thread while waiting for the specified event to be opened.
grRaised (Function)
Used to display a chart with raised effect.
TestCheckFalse (Function)
Checks whether an expression is false in assertive programming and in automated test mode.
grDeleteAll (Function)
Erases a chart and destroys this chart.
ContactReset (Function)
Reinitializes: the Contact structure. a Contact variable....
xlsNbRow (Function)
Returns the number of rows found in an XLS file.
TextToHTML (Function)
Converts text to HTML (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>, accented characters are replaced by their equivalent in HTML, etc.).
dModifyHue (Function)
Changes the hue of an image: in an Image control, in an Image variable....
SchedulerAddTask (Function)
Creates a task in the Windows scheduler (if this task does not already exist).
HRecreateSubscriberReplica (Function)
Re-creates the description file of a subscriber replica (universal replication only) according to the information of the master replica (.RPM and.SYN files).
NoCharacter (Function)
Returns a string after removing the specified leading and trailing characters.
fOpen (Function)
Opens an external file (ANSI or UNICODE) in order to handle it through programming.
dArc (Function)
Draws an arc of circle or an arc of ellipse: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....
Close (Function)
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
Dialog (Function)
Displays a message box and returns the value of the button clicked by the user.
XMLRead (Function)
Returns the value of an XML element or the value of the attribute for an XML element.
geoAzimuth (Function)
Returns the direction represented by a location in relation to another one.
PDFMerge (Function)
Merges several existing PDF files into a single PDF file. The files are merged one after another. The paths of PDF files can be found in an array.
Before (Property)
The Before property replaces or inserts a procedure before the other procedures in: a Procedure variable. an event associated with a control....
Renaming a project
Renaming a project is used ton modify the name of the project. All the elements linked to the project before it is renamed are kept.
MapDeleteMarker (Function)
Deletes a marker from a map displayed by a Map control.
HexaToBuffer (Function)
Converts a string with hexadecimal bytes to a binary buffer.
EncryptStandard (Function)
Encrypts a character string or a binary buffer by using a symmetrical encryption algorithm (AES, DES, etc.)