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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.
OperationLogDirectory (Property)
The OperationLogDirectory property is used to manage the directory of the operation log file associated with a data file.
ReplicationDirectory (Property)
The ReplicationDirectory property is used to manage the directory of replication files (".RPL" or ".RPM").
Replication (Property)
The Replication property is used to: determine the replication mode used for a data file (defined in the data model editor or programmatically). specify the replication mode used for a data file (file described programmatically only)....
PunctuationSensitive (Property)
The PunctuationSensitive property is used to determine if punctuation characters (comma, period, etc.) are taken into account in the different searches performed on the item (with HReadSeek, HReadSeekFirst and HReadSeekLast, for example).
LogDirectory (Property)
The LogDirectory property is used to manage the directory of the log file described in the analysis.
Text (Property)
Text is used to find out whether an item is a text item.
Name55 (Property)
The Name55 property is used to manipulate the logical name of a Hyper File 5.5 data file that has not been migrated and is located in a WINDEV 19 analysis.
WDD55 (Property)
The WDD55 property is used to: Get the name and full path of the Hyper File 5.5 WDD file. Set the name and full path of the Hyper File 5.5 WDD file....
Numerical (Property)
Numerical is used to find out whether an item is a numeric item.
GenerationNumber (Property)
The GenerationNumber property is used to get the generation number of the physical data file associated with the logical data file.
Abbreviation (Property)
The Abbreviation property gets the abbreviation of a data file. This abbreviation is defined in the data model editor when defining the data file. This property is read-only.
LogBackupDirectory (Property)
The LogBackupDirectory property is used to manage the backup directory of log files.
NullableIndex (Property)
The NullIableIndex property determines if a key item supports the "Null" value.
HInfoMemo (Function)
Returns the characteristics of binary and text memos.
Null (Reserved word)
The Null keyword can be used according to different methods in WLanguage......
Native Progress Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV propose an optional Native Connector to Progress ......
HSetReplication (Function)
Temporarily disables (or re-enables) the replication.
Native SQLite Connector: Specific features and remarks
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native SQLite Connector.
HInitHF55 (Function)
Used to access specific functions for managing xBase (or dBase) data if Native xBase Access provided with WINDEV or WEBDEV 14 is not available.
Locking data files: correspondence between WINDEV 5.5 and the later versions
Hyper File functions available for backward compatibility
HErrorPassword (Function)
After the execution of a read or write function in a data file, used to find out whether an error caused by a wrong password occurred on this data file.
Null (Property)
The Null property is used to: Assign NULL to the item for the current record. Find out whether the item is associated with the NULL value for the current record. Define the default value of an item when the item is described through programming....
Translating programming messages
When developing a multilingual application, you can translate the different messages displayed to the user (messages displayed by Info and YesNo, for example....
Project configuration
Project configurations allow you to adapt the same project to multiple "targets"......