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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...
Check: SMART status of storage drives
The monitoring robot will measure the SMART attributes of a server's hard drives......
XMLAddAttribute (Function)
Adds an attribute into an XML document.
XMLAddChild (Function)
Adds a child tag into an XML document.
Custom context menu
Custom context menus are created in the window editor and can be handled programmatically......
notificationAction (Type of variable)
The notificationAction type is used to describe an additional action associated with a notification.
Diagram Editor control events
WINDEV manages the following events by default (in the order in which they appear in the code editor) for the Linear Slider controls and for the Range Slider controls...
8. OOP
WINDEV Tutorial - WLanguage basics Lesson 8 - OOP - 30 min
Constants for managing the Image Editor control
FontCreate (Function)
Creates a font definition.
The Preset control
The "Preset" control is used to display the frequently used controls without programming......
Video functions
List of video functions...
iParameterPDF (Example)
Usage example of the iParameterPDF function
HSL (Function)
Creates a color from its hue, saturation and lightness.
TableBreakIndex (Example)
Use example for the TableBreakIndex function
Passing parameters
The parameters can be passed to a procedure......
ProfilerStart (Function)
Starts "collecting information" for the performance profiler.
PostMessage (Function)
Sends a Windows message to a control or to a window.
HChangeKey (Function)
Changes the browse item.
ClipboardRTF (Function)
Retrieves an RTF string from the clipboard (the content of the clipboard is in RTF format).
ToolTipColor (Function)
Modifies the colors used for displaying the tooltips.
jQuery (Function)
Runs a JavaScript method (or several chained methods) of the jQuery library on a page element.
Handling Organizer controls programmatically
Organizer controls can be handled programmatically....
Document (Type of variable)
The Document type is used to handle a "docx" document.
UncompleteDir (Function)
Removes the '/' or '\' characters from the end of a string, if necessary....
SendMessage (Function)
Sends a Windows message to a control or to a window.