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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...
ControlClone (Function)
Creates a new control from an existing control.
JSONToVariant (Example)
Usage example of the JSONToVariant function
HOnError (Example)
Usage example of the HOnError function
jQueryExecute (Function)
Runs a JavaScript method of the jQuery library on a page element.
Deploying an action plan
Once created, the action plans must be deployed in order to be run.
WDSQL: Running an SQL query
WDSQL is used to run all the SQL queries created by WDSQL......
ExceptionChangeParameter (Function)
Configures the automatic behavior that will be implemented if an exception occurs in the current process.
Null (keyword)
The "Null" keyword can correspond to:
HTransactionSavepoint (Function)
Declares a transaction savepoint.
dStartDrawing (Function)
Indicates that the drawing functions that will be used are intended for: the specified Image control, the specified Image variable, the specified Image variable, the specified WDPic variable (on the background layer), the specified picLayer variable....
HMergeView (Example)
Usage example of the HMergeView function
dbgConnect (Function)
Used to connect a remote debugger to an application, service, Webservice, etc.
HTransactionRollbackToSavepoint (Function)
Rolls the transaction back to the savepoint.
Events associated with Check Box controls
List of events associated with Check Box controls...
Events associated with Radio Button controls
List of events associated with Radio Button controls...
NetworkDisconnect (Function)
Disconnects a network drive.
HListItem (Example)
Usage example of the HListItem function
docTable (Type of variable)
The docTable type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a Table paragraph found in a Word Processing document.
Hasp (Function)
Interrogates an electronic HASP key (HASP-3, HASP-4, MemoHasp or NetHasp).
JWTParameters (Type of Variable)
The JWTParameters type allows you to define all the information necessary to perform JTW authentication.
Installing an application: single-user or network setup?
WINDEV proposes several types of setup for a WINDEV application......
ParallaxRateHeight (Property)
The ParallaxRateHeight property is used to determine and specify how fast a control is reduced when the scrollbar in the window, internal window or page moves.
ParallaxRateY (Property)
The ParallaxRateY property is used to determine and specify how fast a control moves when the scrollbar in the window, internal window or page moves.
ReplicInitialize (Function)
Initializes or reinitializes a replication defined by the replication editor (ReplicEdit).
CancelWebserviceContext (Function)
Deletes from the webservice context a variable added by DeclareWebserviceContext.