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Version: 2025

Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database...
Restoring an HFSQL Client/Server database
A backup of an HFSQL Client/Server database can be restored at any time...
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...
HFSQL Client/Server: Overview
You have the ability to create applications that access the HFSQL Client/Server databases...
User Groupware and Client/Server data files
An application using User Groupware can be used with a HyperFileSQL database in Client/Server mode...
HFSQL Client/Server: Backing up databases
Like for any database, backups of your HFSQL Client/Server databases must be performed on a regular basis...
HFSQL Client/Server functions (prefix syntax)
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
HFSQL Client/Server database: Recommendations
This help page presents the main recommendations for optimizing the security and performance of an HFSQL Client/Server database according to the constraints and desired features...
User Groupware and Client/Server data files
An application that uses the User Groupware can be used with an HFSQL database in Client/Server mode...
How to backup HFSQL Client/Server databases?
The backup of the HFSQL Client/Server databases can be performed...
HFSQL Client/Server functions
Several HFSQL functions are used to manage the HFSQL Client/Server data...
HCheckUnaltered (Function)
Checks that one or all records in an unalterable data file have not been modified (e.g. with a hexadecimal editor).
<HFSQL connection>.StatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
<HFSQL connection>.CheckIndexAsynchronous (Function)
Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the HFSQL Client/Server data file (.FIC file).
This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
Unalterable data files
This feature is used to signal that a data file cannot be modified after writing...
HCheckIndexAsynchronous (Function)
Checks that the data contained in the index file (.NDX file) correctly references the data contained in the HFSQL Client/Server data file (.FIC file).
This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
HReindexAsynchronous (Function)
Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server data file (".NDX" file). This operation is asynchronous, i.e., it is performed on the server and does not block the client side.
This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
HSendMessageToClient (Function)
Displays a message on the client computers.
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, ...
<HFSQL connection>.CheckMemoAsynchronous (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.
HFSQL Cluster functions
The following functions are used to manage an HFSQL cluster
HStatCalculateAsynchronous (Function)
Gets various statistics on the keys of an HFSQL Client/Server data file.
This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
<Connection variable>.SendMessageToClient (Function)
Displays a message on the client computers.
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.
WDLog: Backup of HFSQL data files
WDLog allows you to save all the HFSQL data files used by a WINDEV or WEBDEV application...
<HFSQL connection>.ReindexAsynchronous (Function)
Rebuilds the index of an HFSQL Client/Server data file (".NDX" file). This operation is asynchronous, i.e., it is performed on the server and does not block the client side.
This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 - Update 2.
<Source>.CheckUnaltered (Function)
Checks that one or all records in an unalterable data file have not been modified (e.g. with a hexadecimal editor).
Configuring an existing project for the SCM
Some operations are required before an existing project can be used by the Source Code Manager......
Managing databases in the WINDEV Java applications
This document presents the different access modes to databases from a WINDEV Java application......
Linking a Table control to a data file or query
A Table control can be used to display the content of a data file or query......
Managing accounts
WEBDEV Account Manager allows you to create a deployment account......
SQLConnectWS (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that will be queried by SQL through a Webservice proxy (SOAP).
Installing the monitor
The monitoring robot includes three executables......
HDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all records from a data file, an HFSQL view or a query.
HCreationIfNotFound (Function)
Performs the following operations: If the file does not exist, creates an empty data file (".FIC" file) with the index file and the memo file if necessary. The function is equivalent to HCreation. If the file exists, opens the file....
Docker image of the WEBDEV Application Server
From with version 24, a Docker container with the WEBDEV Application Server can be found in Docker Hub......
AS/400: Development method
The Native AS/400 Connector simplifies access to AS/400 data from your WINDEV and WEBDEV applications......
Replication of mobile data (Android or iOS)
The assisted universal replication is available in Android and iOS......
TablePrint (Function)
Prints the content of the specified Table control without having to create a report based on the Table control.
HChangeLogDir (Function)
Modifies the location of log files corresponding to an HFSQL data file.
Software Factory: Administrator options
Several options can be configured in the Software Factory administrator......
Automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Monitoring robot: Creating a check
The monitor of the monitoring robot is used to create the different checks that must be performed by the monitoring robot......
Accessing an LDAP directory
An LDAP directory is used to share information databases on a local or external network....
Live Data: viewing data in the editors
The "Live Data" is used to view the content of the data files in the controls currently created in the different editors of the product used (window editor, page editor, report editor, ......
HCreation (Function)
Creates an empty data file (".FIC" extension) with the index file and the memo file if necessary.
Configuring the automatic modification of data files
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Parallel Tasks constants
The following constants are used by the functions for managing parallel tasks: ......
Specific features of the applications for iPhone/iPad
Monitoring robot: Configuring the Robot controller parameters
From the monitor, you can change the configuration options......
Replication options (ReplicEdit)
Creating a replication with ReplicEdit allows you to specify several parameters......