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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...
Input suggestions in an Edit control
Implementing input suggestions in an Edit control is very simple......
notificationFormat (Type of variable)
The notificationFormat type is used to describe the display format of a notification when this one is expanded.
Events associated with an Image Editor control
WINDEV manages the following events by default (in order of appearance in the code editor)...
Creating the Vision windows of the WINDEV RAD pattern
WDBal messaging: Writing a message
WDBal, the secure messaging provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile, allows you to easily write a message......
YesNo (Function)
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that proposes "Yes" and "No" and returns the user's choice....
Display modes, transparency and symmetry of an image
An image can be displayed in a window, a window control, a report control, a page control or a block according to several display modes....
HSuggestKeyStart (Function)
Starts collecting information on executed queries.
WEBDEV administrator: Installed Webservices
The "Webservices" tab gives information about the dynamic WEBDEV Webservices installed on the computer......
HOpenConnection (Example)
Usage example of the HOpenConnection function
Constants for managing animations
List of constants used by the functions for managing the animations...
Available features and specific features of Java
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language......
NetGetFile (Example)
Usage example of the NetGetFile function
Use (External language)
Opens the specified window by closing all the windows opened beforehand.
Installing and configuring HFSQL Cluster
Required configuration and overview for installing HFSQL Cluster....
Handling Context Menu controls programmatically
WEBDEV includes different WLanguage functions and properties to handle Context Menu controls programmatically......
Management of XML
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV include several functions for handling XML code......
Select query description window: Actions applied
This help page presents the actions that can be performed from the description window of a query....
6. Procedures
WINDEV Tutorial - WLanguage basics Lesson 6 - Procedures - 20 min
Provider (Property)
The Provider property is used to manage the type of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
TreeModify (Function)
Modifies an element (node or leaf) in a TreeView control.
Ellipsis (Property)
The Ellipsis property is used to determine and change the truncation mode with ellipses in: a window control (Static, edit control, List box, Button, Combo box or Static table column). a Static control in a report....
WLanguage procedure called by HTrack
WLanguage procedure called by HTrack
zipOpen (Function)
Opens an existing archive.
13. Generation modes