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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.
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).
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...
<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).
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
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, ...).
TokenDeletable (Property)
The TokenDeletable property is used to: Determine if the end user is allowed to delete tokens in a "Text token" Edit control. Allow or prevent the end user from deleting tokens in a "Text token" Edit control....
Project description: Options tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
<ftpConnection variable>.ListFile (Function)
Lists the directories or files in a directory located on an FTP server and returns the number of files and/or directories. This new function is available from WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 2....
Windows,Title (External language)
Modifies the title of the next window (or dialog box) displayed.
10. Embedded queries
Deployment package
The deployment package creates a ZIP file containing the site's setup......
WDDeploy features
WDDeploy is a tool used to easily deploy static or PHP sites......
WithSpace (Function)
Adds or deletes the spaces found on the right of a text item when reading it.
StopWord (Property)
The StopWord property is used to define stopwords in a full-text index defined through programming.
Synonym (Property)
The Synonym property is used to define synonyms in a programmatically defined full-text index.
Opening a help file (CHM, HTML or PDF)
There are several ways to open a help file......
Multiselection (Property)
The Multiselection property gets and sets the selection mode: in a Table and TreeView Table control. in a Pivot Table control. in a List Box and ListView control. in a Looper control. in a Calendar control. of files in an Upload control....
UploadStart (Function)
Starts sending the selected files into an Upload control.
Empty (Property)
The Empty property is used to determine if: a Looper, Table, List Box or Combo Box control is empty. The field can be a file or memory field. a Chart control contains no series. a report control is empty (control linked to an item). an array (or an associative array) contains no element. an element of an associative array exists or not. a queue, a list or a stack contains no element....
zipAddFile (Function)
Automatically adds and compresses any type of file into a CAB, ZIP, WDZ, 7z, TAR, gzip or TGZ (TAR.GZ) archive.
FileToMemoryTable (Function)
Populates a Table control programmatically with the records from a data file, HFSQL view or query (query created in the query editor or with HExecuteSQLQuery).
HDBDescribeIndex (Function)
Describes through programming the different index files that will be created.
RowDetailsBinding (Property)
The RowDetailsBinding property allows you to identify and modify the data binding used to display the details of a row in a Table control based on a data file.
WINDEV Mobile and SMS messages
WINDEV Mobile allows you to easily send and read SMS messages with the SMS functions of WLanguage......