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Version: 2025

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...
Translating a text file with WDTRAD
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
HImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server data file. This data file 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 data file. This data file must have been defined in the data model editor, or declared with HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile).
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 sites...
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
fAddBuffer (Function)
Adds the content of a buffer at the end of a file.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
Print modes of a report
Several print modes are available for a report.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
fWatchDirectory (Function)
Detects changes made to the contents of a directory.
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, ...).
fWrite (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
fIsImage (Function)
Determines whether a file on disk or in a buffer corresponds to an image format recognized by WINDEV or WEBDEV.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
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...
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a file.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
fWriteLine (Function)
Writes a line into a text file (ANSI or UNICODE).
<DiskFile variable>.WriteLine (Function)
Writes a line into a text file (ANSI or UNICODE).
TraceStart (Function)
Opens the trace window or saves the trace information in a text file.
DiskFile (Type of variable)
The DiskFile type is used to handle text files present on disk.
HRetrieveLog (Function)
Creates a text file containing the server logs between two given dates.
<Connection variable>.RetrieveLog (Function)
Creates a text file containing the server logs between two given dates.
CertificateSignFile (Function)
Creates the signature of a file. This signature can be stored in a Buffer variable or in a text file.
WDTestSite: Creating a scenario
To create a scenario, the following elements must be installed on the current computer......
TraceEnd (Function)
Closes the trace window if this window was opened or stops saving the trace information in a text file.
WDTestSite: Running a scenario
The scenario is a text file (".WCN" extension) containing all the operations performed when recording the scenario. This scenario is run by WDTestSite....
Comparing the project messages
The comparison between source and target text helps you find translation errors......
Associating documents with the project
To describe a project in detail, you can associate documents with it......
21. Reports
Message text file format
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format......
3. Data handled by a WINDEV Mobile application
The data handled by a WINDEV Mobile application can come from...
Report based on a programmed data source
In a report on a programmed data source, the reading of the records that will be displayed in the report requires full programming in WLanguage......
13. Print: Reports
WINDEV reports...
WDMap: Exporting records from a data file
WDMAP allows you to export records to......
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