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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...
MIMEType (Property)
The MIMEType property is used to get and change the MIME type of an element.
WidthInPixel (Property)
The WidthInPixel property is used to get the width in pixels of a control in a report.
NbComponent (Property)
The NbComponent property is used to get the number of elements in a composite key.
SetFocus (Function)
Set focus: to a control (found in a window, in a page or in a frameset). to a window....
DotNetVersion (Function)
Returns the version number of the .Net Framework available on the current computer.
Unicode (Property)
The Unicode property is used to get and change the Unicode format of an element.
HeightInPixel (Property)
The HeightInPixel property is used to get the height in pixels of a control in a report.
Enumeration (Type of variable)
An enumeration is a set of values......
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
fDirectoryExist (Function)
Checks the existence of a directory.
Assisted HFSQL error handling
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a module for assisted management of HFSQL errors......
SysCacheExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the external storage space of application.
Installing version 2024
Cherche les éléments d'un noeud HTML correspondant à une balise....
CtDescribedUserName (Property)
The CtDescribedUserName property is used to set the username that will be used when connecting to a specific table via OLE DB.
7. Internal component
An internal component is a set of elements from a project....
Standard FTP functions
List of standard FTP functions...
NumberAccessiblePages (Property)
The NumberAccessiblePages property is used to get the number of pages currently loaded in a PDF Reader or Word Processing control.
User Groupware
A Windows application, an Internet or Intranet site require to define the role of different contributors......
CtUserName (Property)
The CtUserName property is used to set the username that will be used when connecting to a specific table via OLE DB.
Programming an indexed control
HReadSeekFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record whose value for a specific item is strictly equal to a sought value (exact-match search).
<Document variable>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string with the data of a Document variable.
<Word Processing>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data of a Word Processing control.
UMCActive (Function)
Used to find out and modify the activation of UMC management (User Macro-Code).
sfSaveResult (Type of variable)
The sfSaveResult type is used to find out the result of SFAdd and SFModify...