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| Constant | Description | Used by the functions |
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| fAccess | Handle the Date/Time of last file access. | fDate, fTime |
 Versions 19 and laterfcCopy New in version 19fcCopy | Used to continue the copy. | fCopyFile
fCopyDir |
Versions 19 and laterfcIgnore New in version 19fcIgnore fcIgnore | Used to ignore the copy of a file. | fCopyFile
fCopyDir |
| fCreation | Handle the Date/Time of file creation. | fDate, fTime |
Versions 19 and laterfcStop New in version 19fcStop fcStop | Used to stop the copy permanently. | fCopyFile
fCopyDir |
| fdCDRom | Type of disk: CD-ROM (and burners, DVD, etc.). | fDriveInfo |
| fddDefault | The data directory is automatically created if it does not exist. | fDataDirCommon, fDataDirUser |
| fdDriveType | Type of information to retrieve: type of disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fddWithoutCreation | The data directory is not created if it does not exist. | |
Versions 19 and laterfDeleteDestination New in version 19fDeleteDestination fDeleteDestination | If the destination file already exists, it will be deleted then re-created. | fMerge |
Versions 19 and laterfDeleteSource New in version 19fDeleteSource fDeleteSource | - The source file will be deleted as the split operation goes along.
- The source files will be deleted as the merge operation goes along.
| fSplit,
fMerge |
| fdFileNameSize | Type of information to retrieve: maximum size of file name on disk (in characters). | fDriveInfo |
| fdFixed | Type of disk used: hard drive (hard disk). | fDriveInfo |
Versions 18 and laterfdForbidVirtualFolder New in version 18fdForbidVirtualFolder fdForbidVirtualFolder | The virtual directories are not listed. | fSelectDir |
Versions 23 and laterfdFormerAspect New in version 23fdFormerAspect fdFormerAspect | Allows you to use the former directory picker (old style). | fSelectDir |
| fdFreeSpace | Type of information to retrieve: available disk space (in bytes). | fDriveInfo |
| fdFullInformation | Returns the entire information about the list of files and directories. Each line (separated by CR characters) contains the following information:
<Full File Name> + TAB + <Size in Bytes> + TAB + <Date of Last Modification> + TAB + <File Attributes>
The date is in YYYYMMDDHHmmSS format. The attributes are identical to the ones returned by fAttribute. | fListFile |
| fdIgnoreError | If a directory cannot be browsed, it is ignored. | fDirSize |
| fdInterruptible | The browse of the files/directories can be interrupted by pressing the ESC key. | fListFile, fDirSize |
| fdInvalid | Type of disk used: the specified path does not correspond to a disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fDirectory | Section of file path: different directories of the file (the name and extension of the file are not returned). | fExtractPath |
| fdNbCluster | Type of information to retrieve: number of disk clusters. | fDriveInfo |
| fdNbSectorPerCluster | Type of information to retrieve: number of sectors per cluster. | fDriveInfo |
| fdRAM | Type of disk used: virtual disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fdRemote | Type of disk used: network disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fdRemovable | Type of disk: removable disk (diskette, zip, etc.). | fDriveInfo |
| fDrive | Section of file path: name of unit. | fExtractPath |
| fdSectorSize | Type of information to retrieve: size of sector (in bytes). | fDriveInfo |
| fdSerialNumber | Type of information to retrieve: serial number of volume. | fDriveInfo |
| fdTotalSpace | Type of information to retrieve: total size of the disk (in bytes). | fDriveInfo |
| fdUnknown | Unknown type of disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fdVolumeName | Type of information to retrieve: name of volume. | fDriveInfo |
| fExtension | Section of file path: file extension, preceded by ".". | fExtractPath |
| fFileName | Section of file path: file name (without extension). | fExtractPath |
| flChangeDir | Change of directory: first file listed in a subdirectory. | fListFile, fListDirectory, BurnerAddDirectory |
| flDirectory | Same directory: listed file belonging to the same directory as the previous file. | fListDirectory |
| flFile | Characteristics of listed file. | fListFile, BurnerAddDirectory |
| flFirstFile | The listed file corresponds to the first directory file. | fListFile, BurnerAddDirectory |
Versions 15 and laterfLinkPhysical New in version 15fLinkPhysical fLinkPhysical | Create a physical link.
A physical link is a file that can be accessed via several paths. The file deletion can be performed only when all physical links have been deleted. | fCreateLink |
Versions 15 and laterfLinkSymbolic New in version 15fLinkSymbolic fLinkSymbolic | Create a symbolic link.
A symbolic link is a "pointer" to a file. The deletion of the symbolic link does not affect the pointed file. The deletion of the pointed file makes the symbolic link invalid. | fCreateLink |
| fLockEmptyFile | Used to lock a file, even if it is empty. | fLock |
| fModify | Handle the Date/Time of last file modification. | fDate, fTime |
| foAdd | Opening mode of file: open the file in "add" mode. | fOpen |
Versions 17 and laterfoAnsi New in version 17foAnsi foAnsi | Used to manage an Ansi file when the "Use the Unicode strings at run time" mode is enabled in the project configuration. Mode used by default: - in the WINDEV and WEBDEV projects earlier than version 17,
- in the configurations of WINDEV and WEBDEV projects that use the "Use Ansi strings at runtime" mode from version 17.
| fLoadText,
fCreate,
fOpen,
fOpenTempFile |
| foAutomaticDeletion | The file will be automatically deleted when it is closed (call to fClose or at the end of application). If several applications have opened this file, it will be automatically deleted when the last application closes it (call to fClose or at the end of the application). | fCreate, fOpen, fOpenTempFile |
| foCreate | Opening mode of file: create the file. | fOpen |
| foCreateIfNotExist | Opening mode of file: create the file only if this file does not exist. | fOpen |
| foRead | Access mode to the file: open the file in "read-only" mode. | fOpen |
| foReadLock | Lock when opening the file: file created in read-only. The other applications cannot read the current file. | fCreate, fOpen, fOpenTempFile |
| foReadWrite | Access mode to the file: open the file in "read/write" mode. | fOpen |
Versions 19 and laterfoSequentialAccess New in version 19foSequentialAccess foSequentialAccess | Optimizes the management of caches for the file by specifying to Windows that the file will be read from the beginning to the end. | fOpen |
| foUnicode | Used to manage a Unicode file when the "Use the Ansi strings at run time" mode is enabled in the project configuration. Mode used by default: - in the WINDEV Mobile projects regardless of the mode and version used,
- in the configurations of WINDEV and WEBDEV projects that use the "Use Unicode strings at runtime" mode from version 17.
| fLoadText,fCreate,
Versions 17 and laterfOpen, fOpen, |
| foWithoutDeletion | The file will not be automatically erased when it is closed. | fOpenTempFile |
| foWrite | Access mode to the file: open the file in "write-only" mode. | fOpen |
| foWriteLock | Lock when opening the file: file created in write-only. The other applications cannot modify the current file. | fCreate, fOpen, fOpenTempFile |
Versions 15 and laterfPathUNICODE New in version 15fPathUNICODE fPathUNICODE | Used to specify the format of function result: the result will be in Unicode format. | fShortPath
fLongPath
fListFile
fShortName
fLongName |
| fpBeginning | Source position in the file: first file byte. | fSeek |
| fpCurrent | Source position in the file: current position. | fSeek |
| fpEnd | Source position in the file: last file byte. | fSeek |
| frConfirm | A confirmation is requested before overwriting a file or a directory (copy, move, etc.). | fCopyFile, fCopyDir, fMoveDir |
| frDirectory | Find a directory | fDir |
Versions 15 and laterfRelativePath New in version 15fRelativePath fRelativePath | Used to return the parent directory in the format of a relative path. | fParentDir |
| frFile | Find a file. | fDir |
| frNoHiddenDirectory | If the frFullInformation constant is used, the hidden directories are not listed (attribute = "H"). | fListFile |
| frNoHiddenFile | If the frFullInformation constant is used, the hidden files are not listed (attribute = "H"). | fListFile |
| frNotRecursive | The sub-directories are not processed. | fListFile, fDirSize |
| frProgress | Displays a progress window (progress bar) | fCopyFile, fCopyDir, fMoveDir |
| frReadOnly | Also deletes the read-only files. If this constant is not specified, the function will return False if read-only files must be deleted. | fRemoveDir, fDelete |
| frRecursive | Subdirectories are processed | fCopyFile, fListFile, fCopyDir, fMoveDir, fRemoveDir |
| frToRecycleBin | Sends the file or the directory to the recycle bin of Windows instead of deleting it. | fRemoveDir, fDelete |
| fselChange | Sends the MessageSelect message to the calling WINDEV window whenever a click is performed on a file found in the file picker. | fSelect |
| fselCreate | Opens the file picker in creation mode ("Save" button). | fSelect |
| fselExist | Opening mode of the file picker:- with fselCreate: Returns the name of selected file. If the file already exists, a dialog box displays and allows the user to overwrite the former file,
- with fselOpen: Returns the name of the selected file if this file exists.
| fSelect |
| fselMulti | Opens the file picker in multi-selection mode. The user can select several files by pressing the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys. | |
| fselOpen | Opens the file picker in opening mode ("Open" button). | fSelect |
Versions 15 and laterfSeparatorPlatform New in version 15fSeparatorPlatform fSeparatorPlatform | The separators (\ and /) will be replaced by the separator corresponding to the current platform. | fSeparator |
Versions 15 and laterfSeparatorUnix New in version 15fSeparatorUnix fSeparatorUnix | The separators (\ and /) will be replaced by the / separator /. | fSeparator |
Versions 15 and laterfSeparatorWindows New in version 15fSeparatorWindows fSeparatorWindows | The separators (\ and /) will be replaced by the \ separator \. | fSeparator |
Versions 18 and laterftAll New in version 18ftAll ftAll | Event to track: All the possible actions will be tracked. Corresponds to ftCreateFile + ftModifyFile + ftRename + ftDeleteFile. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
Versions 18 and laterftCreateFile New in version 18ftCreateFile ftCreateFile | Event to track: Creating a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
Versions 18 and laterftDeleteFile New in version 18ftDeleteFile ftDeleteFile | Event to track: Deleting a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
Versions 18 and laterftModifyFile New in version 18ftModifyFile ftModifyFile | Event to track: Changing a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
Versions 18 and laterftRename New in version 18ftRename ftRename | Event to track: Renaming a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |