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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...
URIGetInfo (Function)
Retrieves information of a URI resource.
WinEdLoad (Function)
Loads the changes made by the end user in a window.
HErrorDuplicates (Example)
Usage example of the HErrorDuplicates function
FTPGet (Example)
Usage example of the FTPGet function
gBackgroundGradient (Function)
Describes a display color in gradient mode.
InitialAnimation (Property)
The InitialAnimation property determines whether the animation of an Image, Button, Static or Carousel control is enabled when the control is created.
Single Page App
A "Single Page App" is a Web application (Internet or Intranet) whose all pages are grouped in a single page......
SQLColumn (Function)
Returns the characteristics of all the columns (or items): for a given table. for a given query....
htmlNode (Type of variable)
The htmlNode type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a node of an HTML document.
HClient structure
The HClient structure is used to......
FileDisplay (Example)
Usage example of the FileDisplay function
Handling a Control Template control through programming
The "Control template" control is used to display an existing control template......
XMLDelete (Function)
Deletes the current element (as well as the entire branch) from an XML document.
Report based on an SQL query with data accessed via a connection (ODBC, etc.)
A report based on an SQL query with data accessed via a connection can print records from a database accessible via a specific ODBC driver or via a Native Connector......
Reading bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create applications for reading bar codes......
Table,Delete (External language)
Deletes an element from a Table control.
HReadLast (Example)
Usage example of the HReadLast function
dSlice (Function)
Draws a circle section or an ellipse section: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....
User login: User Groupware
WEBDEV Tutorial - User Groupware User login: User Groupware - 20 min
Using the Control Centers in Client/Server mode
All the Control Centers provided with WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use the same database......
Constants for managing character strings
List of constants used by string management functions...
Organizer report
The report editor gives you the ability to create "Organizer" reports....
iPrintWord (Function)
Sends the character string passed in parameter to the print "buffer".
Managing accounts
WEBDEV Account Manager allows you to create a deployment account......
JavaLoad (Function)
Specifies the location of user classes required to run the Java application or the Java applet.