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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.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a file.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or 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...
FileName (Property)
The FileName property gets the name of a file (WDPic file or file generated for a print job).
Language (Property)
The Language property is used to set the language used to compare and sort Unicode items (Unicode Text item or Unicode Text Memo item).
Configuring the automatic modification of data files
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
File (Property)
The File property is used to manage the files a functionality applies to.
WDInst: Configuring the automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Management errors specific to Native Connectors
When an HFSQL function fails (returns False for example), the corresponding error number is returned by HError......
NetGetFile (Function)
Retrieves an existing file from an FTP server (File Transfer Protocol) powered by WINDEV. This function is kept for backward compatibility....
Italy.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a tax number in Italy.
Switzerland.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a tax number in Switzerland.
Brazil.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a tax number in Brazil.
Belgium.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a tax number in Belgium.
France.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a French tax number.
U.S.VerifyTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a US tax number.
Canada.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a Canadian tax number.
Spain.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a tax number in Spain.
Germany.checkTaxNumber (Function)
Tests the validity of a tax number in Germany.
grDestinationEMF (Function)
Defines a meta file as chart destination (EMF means Enhanced Meta File).
TextProgressBar (Property)
The TextProgressBar property gets and sets the text displayed in a progress bar.
WINDEV, WEBDEV, Android or iOS external component
An external component is a set of WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile elements......
DefaultFilePath (Property)
The DefaultFilePath property gets and sets the full file name (path and file name) suggested by default when saving a document in a Word Processing or HTML Editor control via the "Save as" option.
Managing the HDFS system
HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) is one of the component of the Hadoop framework......
Custom-Folders in the analysis
Several file descriptions can be grouped into a "Custom-Folder"......
WDOptimizer: Optimizing indices
WDOptimizer includes multiple modes to optimize indices......
<Upload>.DeleteAll (Function)
Clears the list of files to upload: no file will be uploaded on the server.
UploadDeleteAll (Function)
Clears the list of files to upload: no file will be uploaded on the server.