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Version: 2026

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
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
fWatchStopAll (Function)
Stops all current watch tasks of files and directories.
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, ...).
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).
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
fWrite (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a file.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fAddBuffer (Function)
Adds the content of a buffer at the end of a file.
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...
fWatchStop (Function)
Stops watching a file or directory.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
fWatchDirectory (Function)
Detects changes made to the contents of a directory.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
fChangeExtension (Function)
Changes the extension of a file on disk.
fIsImage (Function)
Determines whether a file on disk or in a buffer corresponds to an image format recognized by WINDEV or WEBDEV.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
<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).
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
Print modes of a report
Several print modes are available for a report.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
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...
ShapeExtremityStart (Property)
The ShapeExtremityStart property is used to get and change the source end shape of a Wire control.
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MouseXPos (Function)
Returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor relative to the specified window or control. Used in a mouse or stylus process (click, hover, left or right button down, etc.).
MouseYPos (Function)
Returns the vertical position (Y) of the mouse cursor relative to the specified window or control. Used in a mouse or stylus process (click, hover, left or right button down, etc.).
Reading an email
This help page explains how to read an email from a WINDEV application and how to display its content in a WINDEV application....
Multi-project processes: using batches
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to run a set of processes (compilation, generation, ......
Conditions for using a .NET assembly
Before using a .NET assembly, a specific configuration is required......
Find out the account that runs the AWP protocol
Style of a control
As soon as it is created, a control is associated with a style......
Managing HFSQL Cluster
Methods for managing an HFSQL cluster and its databases....
Collapsed (Property)
The Collapsed property is used to: get or define the state (collapsed or expanded) that will be used when rows are added to a TreeView Table control. find out or modify the collapsed/expanded status for: the breaks of a Table control, the breaks of a Looper control, the break headers and footers of Table and Looper controls, a Drawer control, a Ribbon control, a Navigation Bar control. a Pivot Table control in a report....
Style sheet
A style sheet ("......
Frequently asked questions about Automatic Update
Frequently asked questions about the update search mechanism....
CameraDisplay (Function)
Displays the video being captured by a web camera or by the camera of a mobile device in a "Camera" control. Function kept for "Version-26-compatible" Camera controls....
<Camera>.Capture (Function)
Captures the images received from the camera: as an image: takes a photo. as a video: records a video. Function kept for "Version-26-compatible" Camera controls....
AttachPointStart (Property)
The AttachPointStart property is used to get and change the position of the start attachment point of a Wire control.
AttachPointEnd (Property)
The AttachPointEnd property is used to get and change the position of the end attachment point of a Wire control.
MaxNbSegment (Property)
The MaxNbSegment property is used to get and change the maximum number of line segments for drawing a Wire control.
Question edit wizard
When typing a new message intended to the end user, WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile automatically displays the following window......
Copy between the editors
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to perform copies (or Drag and Drop) of controls between the products and their editors....
Using the task management and the schedule
Time management is extremely important......
.NET application
To create a.NET application from a project......
Anchoring applied to window controls
The windows of a WINDEV application can be resized at runtime......
ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic and for HFSQL Client/Server (Windows)
The ODBC driver for HFSQL Classic (single-user or multi-user) is used to access an HFSQL Classic database from an external database software that supports the accesses by ODBC......
Using the UI modification when running a project or window test
End users can directly modify the interface of the application (according to the options specified by the developer).......