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Version: 2025

Sub-query
A sub-query is a query whose result is used by another query...
HLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
HDescribeConnection (Function)
Describes a new connection to an external database.
HLockRecNum (Function)
Locks a record and restricts the access to this record for all the other applications.
HTriggerRecordBefore (Function)
Retrieves the value of the current record before the trigger(s) are executed.
HCreation (Function)
Creates an empty data file (".FIC" extension) with the index file and the memo file if necessary.
HLockFile (Function)
Locks a data file and restricts the access to this data file for all other sites or applications.
HStatNbRec (Function)
Returns the number of entries for a given key item.
HStatNbRecRange (Function)
Returns an estimate regarding the number of entries for a given key item in a given interval of values.
<Connection variable>.OpenConnection (Function)
Opens a connection to a specific database.
Link functions (prefix syntax)
Link functions are used to link the interface with the data files (and vice versa)....
<Source>.Alias (Function)
Creates a logical alias of a data file (or query) or cancels all existing aliases.
<Source>.UnlockFile (Function)
Unlocks the records of a data file: locked by HLockFile. individually locked by a locking read function....
<Source>.UnlockRecNum (Function)
Unlocks a record locked by: HLockRecNum, a read function used with a locking parameter (HRead associated with the hLockWrite or hLockReadWrite constant for example)....
<Source>.DescribeFile (Function)
Describes a data file programmatically.
<Source>.Close (Function)
Closes a data file or all the data files opened by the current user: all the corresponding physical data files are closed for the current user.
<Source>.SetDuplicates (Function)
Enables or disables the management of duplicates on a unique key.
<Source>.Open (Function)
Opens a data file.
HStatNbDuplicates (Function)
Returns the number of duplicates for a given key item.
Item Description (Type of variable)
An Item Description variable is used to describe one or more items in a data file programmatically.
HAccelerateSpeed (Function)
Reorganizes the internal structure of the indexes to optimize the speed for accessing the data.
HSetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
HFilterIdentical (Function)
Defines and enables a filter used to find the exact value of a string item.
HCross (Function)
Crosses a record in a data file.
HReadSeekFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record whose value for a specific item is strictly equal to a sought value (exact-match search).
HErrorDuplicates (Function)
Used to check whether a duplicate error occurred.