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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.
Server (Property)
The Server property is used to manage the data source of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
Access (Property)
The Access property is used to manage the type of access of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
Database (Property)
The Database property is used to manage databases associated with a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
Optimizing the connection times to the HFSQL Client/Server databases
This help page explains how to optimize the connection times to the HFSQL Client/Server databases by limiting the network traffic......
HFSQL server replication
The replication between HFSQL servers consists in automatically replicating the data from server to server, in an asynchronous way......
How to backup HFSQL Client/Server databases?
The backup of the HFSQL Client/Server databases can be performed......
Connection (Type of variable)
The Connection type is used to describe one or more connections to external databases (HFSQL Client/Server, Native Connector, etc....
WDInst: Installing an HFSQL Client/Server application
When creating the setup program of a WINDEV application that uses HFSQL Client/Server data files, WDInst allows you to......
Materialized view
SQL view
An SQL view is a virtual data source defined by an SQL query......
ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and for HFSQL Client/Server (Windows)
The ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic (single-user or multi-user) is used to access an HFSQL Classic database from an external database software that supports the accesses by ODBC......
Replication: The different types
The data replication is a powerful feature......
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......
Managing the groups and users (HFSQL Client/Server)
To simplify the management of users and groups of users, the HFSQL Client/Server engine uses several variables allowing you to easily define the characteristics of groups and users......
3. Preparing the setup program
WINDEV Tutorial: Using an HFSQL Client/Server database Lesson 3 - Preparing the setup program - 5 min...
Debugging a connection to an HFSQL server
The stored procedures and the triggers are debugged from the environment, with real execution on the server......
Installing the HFSQL Server module
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database......
2. Managing a Client/Server database
WINDEV Tutorial: Using an HFSQL Client/Server database Lesson 2 - Managing a Client/Server database - 20 min...
HCheckMemoAsynchronous (Function)
Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL Client/Server data file. This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2....
Procedure
The Procedure property can be used: on the hScheduledTask type, used to describe the scheduled tasks on an HFSQL Client/Server database. on the rssStream type, used to describe an RSS feed....
2. Managing a Client/Server database
WEBDEV Tutorial - Managing an HFSQL Client/Server database Lesson 2 - Managing a Client/Server database - 20 min...