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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...
How to populate a TreeView control using a data file?
By default, the TreeView control cannot automatically display the data coming from a data file......
Background download
Starting with version 27, files can be downloaded in the background, using the system download manager......
HReadPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of a file according to a browse item.
Managing space characters in the searches?
Handling an automatic test
When an automated test is created, this test is in "construction" by default......
<Connection variable>.InfoFileProperty (Function)
Allows you to find out the properties of a data file located in an HFSQL server.
HInfoFileProperty (Function)
Allows you to find out the properties of a data file located in an HFSQL server.
".STY" file: "Style sheet" file
A style sheet is a "......
NbItem (Property)
The NbItem property is used to get the total number of items (including composite keys) in a record of: a file described in the data model editor, a file described programmatically, an HFSQL view, a query....
WDOptimizer: Overview
The different operations that can be performed with WDOptimizer are as follows......
NumberPage (Property)
The NumberPage property is used to get: the number of pages in a "multi-page" image file. This image is displayed in an Image control or in the background of a Chart control. the number of pages in a PDF file displayed in an Image control. the number of pages found in a PDF file displayed in a PDF Reader control. the number of pages found in a DOCX file displayed in a Word Processing control....
RepeatableReadSupported (Property)
The RepeatableReadSupported property is used to: Determine if the data file (defined in the data model editor or programmatically) can be used in HFSQL Client/Server in a transaction that includes a "Repeatable Read" isolation mode. Allow the use of a transaction that includes a "Repeatable Read" isolation mode for a data file (files described programmatically only)....
Native Informix Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to manipulate Informix data does not require importing the file structure into the analysis......
Native Sybase Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to handle Sybase data does not require importing the file structure into the analysis......
SNMPStringToOID (Function)
Converts an OID from its text representation to its numeric representation.
ToolTipTitle (Property)
The ToolTipTitle property gets and sets the text displayed in the tooltip associated with the column title of a Table control. This tooltip only appears when the Table control column title is hovered over.
OCRExtractText (Function)
Reads the text contained in an image.
PrivateKeyPassword (Property)
The PrivateKeyPassword property sets the key file password (for a private key connection).
<Source>.Last (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
HReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
<Source>.ReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
HLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
<Source>.ImportHF55 (Function)
Imports a Hyper File 5.5 file into an HFSQL Classic file.
HImportHF55 (Function)
Imports a Hyper File 5.5 file into an HFSQL Classic file.
The Captcha control
The "captcha" are the distorted texts that the Web user must decode and re-enter in a site before validating a form....