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Version: 2025

HListConnection (Function)
Returns the list of connections currently described in the application:
  • connections described in the data model editor (for the main analysis and, if necessary, additional analyses).
  • connections described by programming (with functions HDescribeConnection or HOpenConnection).
<Source>.ChangeConnection (Function)
Dynamically changes the connection associated with a data file.
SQLConnect (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that must be interrogated via SQL.
SQLChangeConnection (Function)
Modifies the current connection.
HDescribeConnection (Function)
Describes a new connection to an external database.
<Connection variable>.OpenConnection (Function)
Opens a connection to a specific database.
HConnect (Function)
Redefines one or more connection parameters via Native Connector (Access, SQL Server, MySQL or Oracle) or via an OLE DB access on a specific table or set of tables.
Optional connection information
When defining the connections in the data model editor or when defining the connections through programming, you have the ability to specifier the optional connection information...
<Connection variable>.CloseConnection (Function)
Closes a connection to a database.
SQLConnectWS (Function)
Connects the current application to a database that will be queried by SQL through a web service proxy (SOAP).
HListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files:
  • current analysis.
  • analyses in progress (projects with multiple analyses).
  • a specific analysis recognized by the HFSQL engine.
  • available on a connection via a Native Connector or an OLE DB driver.
  • for a group of files defined in the data model editor.
HOpenConnection (Function)
Opens a connection to a specific database.
HChangeConnection (Function)
Dynamically changes the connection associated with a data file.
fCopyFileWebFolder (Function)
Copies an image file from the data directory of application (or from one of its sub-directories) to the "_WEB" directory of application (or to one of its sub-directories).
fDeleteFileWebFolder (Function)
Deletes an image file from the "_WEB" directory of the application (or from one of its sub-directories).
fSplit (Function)
Splits a file into several files.
fMerge (Function)
Merges several files into a single one.
fTempDir (Function)
Returns the name of directory used to store the temporary files.
fCreateLink (Function)
Creates a link on a file at the specified location.
fLoadResource (Function)
Loads the content of a resource from a library.
fContentType (Function)
Returns the type of file according to the MIME standard (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).
fTempPath (Function)
Returns the name of directory used to store the temporary files.
fDirAttribute (Function)
Returns or modifies the attributes of a directory.
fDriveReady (Function)
Determines: if a given drive (storage card, CD or DVD) is available, whether the drive exists....
fCompare (Function)
Compares the content of two files bit by bit.
fMoveFile (Function)
Moves a file from one directory to another.
fDetectRemovableStorage (Function)
Detects whether a removable storage unit (CD, USB key, USB camera, ...) was added or removed.
fAttributeReadOnly (Function)
Gets and sets the read-only attribute of a file.
HUpdateSet (Function)
Creates or updates a set of procedures on an HFSQL server.
HFileExist (Function)
Determines: whether a file exists, which means whether it was physically created (HCreation or HCreationIfNotFound). whether a view or a query was defined....
HModifyUser (Function)
Modifies the information about a user according to the elements found in the corresponding variables for user management.
HInfoGroup (Function)
Returns information about the specified group of users.
HListStoredElement (Function)
Returns the list of elements stored on an HFSQL server (sets of procedures, stored procedures or queries).
xBase files: Limits
HAddScheduling (Function)
Creates a scheduled task on an HFSQL server: stored procedure, backup, optimization, refresh of materialized view....
HDeleteScheduling (Function)
Deletes a scheduled task found on an HFSQL server: stored procedure, backup, optimization, refresh of materialized view....
HModifyScheduling (Function)
Modifies a scheduled task on an HFSQL server: stored procedure, backup, optimization, refresh of materialized view....
HDBDescribeFile (Function)
Describes a file in dBase3 format (most common format) through programming.