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Version: 2025

WX file
The "Executable Name".WX file is used to manage some features directly, even if these features have not been included in the application. This file is found beside the executable.
HListItem (Function)
Returns the list of items: found in a data file ( a query or a view) known to the HFSQL engine. The data files defined by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal and HDescribeFile are taken into account. found in a Record variable....
NetDirList (Function)
Lists the directories and the files found: on the FTP server (File Transfer Protocol) or on the RPC server (Remote Procedure Call) powered by WINDEV, on the client computer. This function is kept for backward compatibility....
WDZip: Overview
WDZip is used to compress and group your files in archives......
<zipArchive variable>.FindFile (Function)
Finds a file in an archive (in CAB, ZIP, RAR, WDZ or 7z format).
zipFindFile (Function)
Finds a file in an archive (in CAB, ZIP, RAR, WDZ or 7z format).
Message text file format
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format......
WDInst: configuring the characteristics of the files to install
WDInst allows you to configure the characteristics of the files to install......
Application triggers
...A trigger is a WLanguage procedure automatically called by the HFSQL engine whenever a modification is performed (addition, deletion, modification, ...) on a record of a data file....
WDLog: Restoring a data file from its log
WDLog is used to apply to a backup of a data file the different operations saved in the log of this file......
Query
A query is used to interrogate a database in order to view, insert, modify or delete data......
Errors while managing data files
When an HFSQL function fails (returns False for example), the corresponding error number is returned by HError......
HIndex (Function)
Rebuilds the file index (".NDX" file).
<Source>.Index (Function)
Rebuilds the file index (".NDX" file).
Operations performed on a data file (Data model editor)
The main operations that can be performed on a data file from the data model editor are as follows......
4. HFSQL Classic
HFSQL Classic is the database format......
HInfoFileRights (Function)
Allows you to find out the rights granted to a user or to a group on an HFSQL Client/Server data file....
The archives
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose several WLanguage functions allowing you to compress and merge your files into archives......
<Connection variable>.InfoFileRights (Function)
Allows you to find out the rights granted to a user or to a group on an HFSQL Client/Server data file....
Including JavaScript files or a Web resource
WEBDEV allows you to include Javascript files or external resources in a WEBDEV project......
XML: Using files exceeding several gigabytes
Starting with version 23, an XML parser is available to handle XML files that are multiple GB in size......
WDMap: Exporting records from a data file
WDMAP allows you to export records to......
Native xBase/FoxPro Connector
WINDEV and WEBDEV propose a Native xBase/FoxPro Connector (or Native xBase/FoxPro Access) module......
Using WDMSG
The different steps for translating the project messages with WDMSG are as follows:...
<Source>.ToFile (Function)
Copies a data source (file, query, view, ...) to a physical HFSQL file with the same description. This file is neither encrypted nor password protected.
Check: Activity of an application
The monitoring robot proposes to check the activity of a WINDEV application......