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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...
Accessing Outlook
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to easily access the data handled by Outlook......
EmailReadLast (Function)
Reads the last incoming email according to the protocol used (POP3 or IMAP, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes or Outlook).
11. Controls in practice
Discover the main characteristics of the controls...
fCopyFile (Example)
Usage example of the fCopyFile function
WDInst: Configuring the uninstaller
The application uninstaller is the application that allows the end user to uninstall the application....
Customizing the display of an Organization Chart control
To customize the interface of an Organization Chart control, you must use specific internal windows....
I was using Visual Basic with WINDEV 5.5. How to proceed in WINDEV 2024?
You have the ability to use external languages with WINDEV......
Creating the menus for the windows of the WINDEV RAD pattern
HCreation (Example)
Usage example of the HCreation function
MinimumLength (Property)
The MinimumLength property is used to configure the minimum length of the words to be indexed.
fCompress (Example)
Usage example of the fCompress function
HDeclareExternal (Example)
Usage example of the HDeclareExternal function
User (Property)
The User property is used to manage the user of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
How Session mode pages work
WEBDEV includes several types of pages to create dynamic sites......
zipFileSize (Example)
Usage example of the zipFileSize function
CaseSensitive (Property)
The CaseSensitive property is used to determine if the different searches performed on the item distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters (with HReadSeek, HReadSeekFirst and HReadSeekLast, for example).
Image control in a window
This help page presents the characteristics of an Image control found in a window...
TableSelectPlus (Function)
Selects a row in a Table or TreeView Table control.
Manipulating Combo Box controls programmatically
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to programmatically manipulate Combo Box controls......
The Calendar control
The Calendar control is used to permanently display a calendar in a window or page......
HStatNbDuplicates (Function)
Returns the number of duplicates for a given key item.
Interactive notification management constants
Interactive notification management constants...
Creating the windows and the pages of the RAD pattern
zipInfoFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipInfoFile function
iPrintAreaRTF (Example)
Usage example of the iPrintAreaRTF function