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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...
HExecuteView (Function)
Runs a view that was created beforehand (can be used to refresh the view data for example). This function uses the former view mechanism.
The RTF edit control: Automatic formatting toolbar
In RTF Edit controls, a formatting toolbar can now be automatically displayed when the control becomes editable......
Describing the replication (ReplicEdit)
ReplicEdit is used to create a replication via a wizard, but the replication description window allows identifying or configuring additional parameters......
IF statement
The conditional IF statement allows you to run an action according to a condition...
<Window>.EdLoad (Function)
Loads the modifications performed by the end user in a window.
Break in a Table control
A break in a Table control is used to group the data corresponding to one or more arguments......
fSizeUncompressed (Example)
Usage example of the fSizeUncompressed function
XMLOpenReader (Example)
Usage example of XMLOpenReader
SQLGetMemo (Function)
Retrieves the content of a Memo column from the query result, for the current row.
Page menu
WEBDEV allows you to create a drop-down menu in your HTML pages......
<Table>.Save (Function)
Updates or adds the record bound to the current row in the Table or TreeView Table control.
Managing pinned projects
The home window of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allows you to manage the pinned projects when opening an existing project......
HConnectionQuality (Function)
Returns the quality level of connection: the higher the level is, the faster the connection will be.
Report editor: Available types of reports
Several types of reports can be created in the report editor......
Creating a service with WINDEV
A service is a specific type of application intended to be run without any user intervention......
The Dashboard control
Dashboards are essential elements in an application......
xlsDocument (Example)
Usage example of the xlsDocument type
xlsVersion (Example)
Usage example of the xlsVersion function
Events associated with the controls of a report
The events associated with the controls of a report are as follows......
WarningAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a custom message in a non-blocking system warning window.
TableEnumColumn (Function)
Returns the name of a column found in a Table or Treeview Table control.
Printing bar codes
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to print bar codes....
DiagramToSVG (Function)
Exports a diagram to an SVG image.
The "Interactive zoom" pane
The "Interactive zoom" pane is used to zoom the section currently hovered by the mouse cursor......
How to access the help?
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include several methods for accessing the help system at any time......