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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.
Testing a dynamic project from the administrator
Running the test from the WEBDEV administrator (WDAdmin) is used to check ......
HCreationIfNotFound (Example)
Usage example of the HCreationIfNotFound function
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When a site is on-lined, one of the main expectations of Web users is speed......
WebserviceClientIPAddress (Function)
Returns the IP address of the computer using and calling the Webservice.
OOP concepts
A class contains the description of a data structure (members) and the processes (methods) that handle this structure....
Creating and distributing Active WEBDEV Pages
To transform a page in Session mode into an Active WEBDEV Page:...
Choosing the type of link
WEBDEV proposes several types of links according to the action of link on the page controls......
Automatic management of exceptions
The management of exceptions can be customized by process......
Project description: SCM tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
REST Webservices: Automatic deserialization of request
In a REST Webservice, an entry point can have several types......
Frequently asked questions about Automatic Update
Frequently asked questions about the update search mechanism....
Errors during an FTP installation
The list below presents the error messages that are displayed in the remote setup wizard (for the site manager)......
Local procedure
Two types of procedures are available......
StoreTheConfiguration (Property)
The StoreTheConfiguration property is used to: Determine whether the configuration of the panes in a dynamic Tab control or Ribbon control is automatically saved and restored. Modify the configuration of the panes in a dynamic Tab control or Ribbon control so that it is automatically saved and restored (or not)...
Description of ParallelTask (Type of variable)
The Description of ParallelTask type is used to define the characteristics of a parallel task.
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Dynamic Automation object
A dynamic automation object is an automation object allocated upon request, during the program execution...
Remote WEBDEV administrator: Personal information
The remote management tool is used to check and modify (if necessary) your personal information....
The Link control
The Link control is used to: create a link in an HTML page. create a link in a report printed in HTML format....
sfUndeleteResult (Type of variable)
The sfUndeleteResult type is used to find out the result of SFUndelete...
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New features in WINDEV Mobile 27 presented in the New Features brochure....
Testing a WEBDEV site on a mobile device
It is increasingly common for developers to test websites on mobile devices......
httpRequest (Type of variable)
The httpRequest type is used to retrieve the advanced characteristics of an HTTP/HTTPS request....
restRequest (Type of variable)
The restRequest type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a REST request.