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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...
Managing connections
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose different methods for describing a connection......
ClipboardFormat (Function)
Identifies the format of information found in the clipboard.
iZoneHeight (Example)
Usage example of the iZoneHeight function
EmailReadMessage (Function)
Reads an incoming according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
zipMerge (Function)
Merges the different sub-archives found in a multi-part archive to create a single-part archive.
Docker image of the HFSQL server
From version 22, a Docker container with the HFSQL server is available in Docker Hub......
SQLGetCol (Function)
Retrieves the content of the specified column from the query result, for the current line.
NewLine (Property)
The NewLine property is used to determine: in a Table control, whether the current row was created with TableAddXXX or TableInsertXXX. in a Looper control, whether the current row was created with LooperAddXXX or LooperInsertXXX. in an Organizer control, whether an appointment was created via the popup menu. in a Scheduler control, whether an appointment was created via the popup menu....
GanttTask (Type of variable)
The GanttTask type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a task for a Gantt chart.
Consuming a web service
WINDEV Tutorial: Consuming a web service Consuming a web service - 10 min
Project anomalies: dead code and orphan elements
...WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to easily detect these "dead codes" and "orphan" elements....
Associating an image with the elements of a TreeView control
The different methods for associating an image with the elements of a TreeView control....
grDonutHolePercentage (Function)
Modifies the percentage corresponding to the radius of the hole in a Donut chart.
docFormatting (Type of variable)
The docFormatting type is used to define the formatting characteristics of an element in a Word Processing document.
fOpen (Example)
Usage example of the fOpen function
Welcome to WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile
The home page allows you to easily perform the operations for creating and opening projects......
OrganizerDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all the appointments from an Organizer control.
CursorOptions (Property)
The CursorOptions property is used to manage the type of cursor used for a connection (Native Connectors, OLE DB, etc.).
Creating and distributing Active WEBDEV Pages
To transform a page in Session mode into an Active WEBDEV Page:...
DeleteVoiceCommand (Function)
Deletes a voice command that was added by AddVoiceCommand. From version 17, this function is replaced by SpeechRecognitionDeleteCommand.
Creating the menus for the pages of the WEBDEV RAD pattern
XMLSavePosition (Function)
Stores the current position in the XML document.
Assignment operators
Three assignment operators are available......
dbgStandardOutput (Function)
Writes an information into the standard output stream "stdout" (also called "console").
HCreationIfNotFound (Example)
Usage example of the HCreationIfNotFound function