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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...
docColumn (Type of variable)
The docColumn type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a table column found in a Word Processing document.
notificationCategory (Type of variable)
The type notificationCategory makes it possible to define all the advanced characteristics of a notification category.
iPrint (Function)
Sends the character string passed as parameter to the print buffer.
Advanced types
The advanced types of WLanguage are as follows...
grLoadParameter (Function)
Restores the parameters used to draw a chart.
<Connection variable>.ActivateServerTrigger (Function)
Re-enables a server trigger that was disabled by HDeactivateServerTrigger.
<Connection variable>.DeactivateServerTrigger (Function)
Disables a HFSQL Client/Server server trigger on a server....
<Connection variable>.DeleteServerTrigger (Function)
Deletes a server trigger.
InfoWithTimeoutAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a custom message in a non-blocking system information window for a given amount of time.
ErrorWithTimeoutAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a non-blocking system error window for a given amount of time.
dChord (Function)
Draws the chord of a circle (intersection between an ellipse and a straight line): in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....
HModifyStructure (Example)
Usage example of the HModifyStructure function
gClickableLink (Function)
Adds a clickable link in a graphic string.
iSelectFont (Function)
Creates a new print font from the standard window for font selection...
HSaveParameter (Function)
Saves a persistent value on the HFSQL server.
HClusterAddNode (Function)
Enables a node in an HFSQL cluster.
TableSearchEverywhere (Function)
Searches for a value in all the columns of the following controls: Table control, TreeView Table control, Table control displayed in a Combo Box control....
Social network: Available targets
This page presents the different possibilities of Social Network control according to the selected options......
ODBCConnectionName (Property)
The ODBCConnectionName property is used to: Identify the name of the ODBC connection used when printing a report based on a "query performed on a connection". Specify the name of the ODBC connection used when printing a report based on a "query performed on a connection"....
FontName (Property)
The FontName property is used to: Identify the font used in a control. Change the font used in a control....
<Connection variable>.DescribeServerTrigger (Function)
Adds or modifies a server trigger.
Link control associated with an item containing an email address
In a database, the email address of customers, suppliers, ......
Native Oracle Connector for WINDEV and WEBDEV
WINDEV and WEBDEV support an optional Native Oracle Connector (also called Native Oracle Access......
zipListFile (Example)
Usage example of the zipListFile function
Objective C: Calling a WLanguage procedure
A global procedure in WLanguage can be directly called from the code of a global procedure in Objective C......