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Declaring and using a variable
A variable is defined by name and type...
Service variable
The Service variable is used to...
Report based on a variable (Data binding)
A report based on a variable is used to directly print the information found in a WLanguage variable...
Composite variable
A composite variable contains different types of elements (members)...
Advanced types
The advanced types of WLanguage are as follows
<Source>.Reset (Function)
Initializes:
  • one or all variables of file items with their default values.
  • one or all items of a Record variable with their default values.
WLanguage types
The different types in WLanguage are...
IsNumeric (Function)
Enables you to find out whether a variable or a control is:
  • a numeric (integer, real, currency or numeric).
  • a string that can be converted into numeric.
HReset (Function)
Initializes:
  • one or all variables of file items with their default values.
  • one or all items of a Record variable with their default values.
Assignment operators
Three assignment operators are available...
Code style
A code style is used to automatically prefix the name of all the variables and project elements (windows, report controls, classes, etc.
TypeVar (Function)
Identifies the type of an expression, a variable (during a call to a procedure for example) or a control.
Constant
The constants are language elements whose value is fixed once and for all...
Checkers available in the code editor
The code editor proposes several tools used to correct the code...
Type inference
The type inference is used to simplify the declaration of variables when the variable type can be automatically deduced by the compiler...
<Connection variable>.UpdateQuery (Function)
Creates or updates a query on an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.UpdateView (Function)
Creates or updates the description of an SQL view or materialized view from the analysis...
<Connection variable>.ModifyDatabaseRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or to a group for a HFSQL Client/Server database....
<Connection variable>.ModifyFileRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or group on an HFSQL Client/Server data file....
<Connection variable>.UpdateSet (Function)
Creates or updates a set of procedures on an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.ModifyServerRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or to a group on a HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.InfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server data file....
<Connection variable>.InfoGroup (Function)
Returns information about the specified group of users.
<Connection variable>.InfoDatabaseProperty (Function)
Used to find out the properties of a database on an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.InfoFileProperty (Function)
Allows you to find out the properties of a data file located in an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.InfoServerProperty (Function)
Allows you to find out the properties of an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.InfoBackup (Function)
Returns information about one or more backups performed on an HFSQL Client/Server server....
<Connection variable>.InfoServer (Function)
Returns the specified information about the server.
<Connection variable>.InfoTask (Function)
Returns the characteristics of a scheduled task in a hScheduledTask variable].
<Connection variable>.InfoUser (Function)
Updates the variables for user management with the information regarding the specified user.
<Connection variable>.InfoView (Function)
Returns information about a materialized view.
<Connection variable>.ModifyViewRights (Function)
Modifies the rights granted to a user or group on an SQL view or on a materialized view.
<Connection variable>.ModifyGroup (Function)
Modifies the group information according to the elements found in the corresponding variables...
<Connection variable>.ModifyScheduledOptimization (Function)
Modifies a scheduled optimization task on the HFSQL server defined by the connection.
<Connection variable>.ModifyScheduling (Function)
Modifies a scheduled task on an HFSQL server: stored procedure, backup, optimization,...
<Connection variable>.ModifyDatabaseProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of a database located on an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.ModifyFileProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of an HFSQL data file located on a server.
<Connection variable>.ModifyServerProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of an HFSQL server.
<Connection variable>.ModifyScheduledBackup (Function)
Modifies a backup scheduling.
<Connection variable>.ModifyTask (Function)
Modifies a scheduled task on the HFSQL server defined by the connection.