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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...
fUncompress (Example)
Usage example of the fUncompress function
MemDelete (Function)
Deletes an element from a memory zone.
fAttribute (Example)
Usage example of the fAttribute function
zipDeleteFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipDeleteFile function
fRename (Example)
Usage example of the fRename function
CaptchaDisplay (Function)
Displays a new Captcha in a Captcha control.
HDeclare (Example)
Usage example of the HDeclare function
HManageServerUpdate (Function)
Used to manage the automatic update of HFSQL Client/Server servers by specifying the check frequency regarding the availability of updates....
fClose (Example)
Usage example of the fClose function
Troubleshooting
This chapter presents the main problems (and their solutions) that can occur when using the WEBDEV Application Server...
Token
The Token keyword can correspond to...
Creating your own User Macro-Codes
The User Macro-Codes are sections of WLanguage code allowing the end user to customize his application......
3. Dates, arrays and structures
WINDEV Tutorial: WLanguage basics Lesson 3 - Dates, arrays and structures - 20 min
HChangeName (Example)
Usage example of the HChangeName function
iPrintDuplicate (Function)
Prints a duplicate copy of a report.
Automatic features of Pivot Table controls
The Pivot Table control offers several Automatic Application Features (AAF) allowing the user to take advantage of all its capabilities......
14. Controls in practice
xlsColumnType (Example)
Usage example of the xlsColumnType function
Icon (Type of variable)
The Icon type is used to define the advanced characteristics of an icon.
SemiDynamicPageDisplay (Function)
Displays a semi-dynamic page in the browser of the Web user from a dynamic or static WEBDEV page.
Database access: summary
WINDEV and WEBDEV support different SQL query execution modes depending on how the database was accessed.......
Importing a WEBDEV project into WINDEV
...WINDEV proposes a feature for importing WEBDEV sites or WEBDEV pages....
HLinkMemo (Example)
Usage example of the HLinkMemo function
ConsoleRead (Function)
Reads a string in the standard input stream "stdin".
HModify (Example)
Usage example of the HModify function