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Version: 2026

Translating a text file with WDTRAD
User Groupware functions
Report based on a text file
In a report based on a text file, the information to print is read from a text file or is directly assigned in the report controls...
fWatchStop (Function)
Stops watching a file or directory.
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
fIsImage (Function)
Determines whether a file on disk or in a buffer corresponds to an image format recognized by WINDEV or WEBDEV.
Handling the external files
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV propose several functions allowing you to manage the external files from your WINDEV/WINDEV Mobile applications or from your WEBDEV websites...
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fWrite (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fAddBuffer (Function)
Adds the content of a buffer at the end of a file.
Print modes of a report
Several print modes are available for a report.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a file.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
fChangeExtension (Function)
Changes the extension of a file on disk.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fWatchDirectory (Function)
Detects changes made to the contents of a directory.
Result of a query in test mode
After its execution in test mode (see Running the query test), the result of the query can be...
HImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server table. This table must have been defined in the data model editor, or declared with HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile).
<Source>.ImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server table. This table must have been defined in the data model editor, or declared with HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile).
fWatchStopAll (Function)
Stops all current watch tasks of files and directories.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
fSaveText (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a text control or text variable (string variable, edit control in a window, Static Text control in a report, ...).
Programming automatic calculations in the columns of a Table control
Automatic data file modification: new date format
From WINDEV 7 and WEBDEV 7 version 149, new date and time formats are available for the Hyper File files......
5. Webservices
WINDEV allows you to easily use Webservices (or XML Web services)....
The Text control: Input or display masks
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose two types of masks......
Skin template generator
Development teams that have design expertise sometime want to be able to create their own skin templates......
Deploying a site on a PC SOFT test server
PC SOFT proposes to host your test sites......
Java application and WINDEV
A Java application is an application entirely compiled in Java......
Handling tables in PHP
WEBDEV allows you to create a PHP site that handles tables......
Structure of log files (HFSQL Classic)
The following files are automatically created when logging an HFSQL Classic table......
WINDEV and the communication streams (audio, sound)
To handle the communication streams, WINDEV includes......
Multi-project search
Performing a search in the current project is a common operation......
Automatic index generation
The automatic index generation suggests index keywords based on the content of your help page......
2024 novelties brochure: WEBDEV novelties
Sets the position directly on the desired bookmark in the PDF document....
mongoOperationUpdateOne (Type of variable)
The mongoOperationUpdateOne type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a document update operation that will be added to a bulk operations list. The first document that matches the selection filter will be updated.
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Automation object
The Automation keyword is used to declare an automation object...
CustomMenu
The CustomMenu allows you to create a custom menu in the menu bar of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
AAF: Simple edit options in an edit control
The context menu of an edit control is used to perform simple edit operations...
User Groupware table structure
The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page or block of a report....
3. Website development life cycle
Exports the content of an HTML Editor control to an Email variable (to send the email)....
MySQL Native Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The SQL functions can be used to handle the MySQL database......