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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...
grSmoothing (Function)
Smoothes a Line chart or a Scatter chart by using the "cubic splines" algorithm.
General environment of WINDEV
grIncreaseData (Function)
Adds a value to a data in a chart.
Sequencing reports
In some cases, you may want to print several reports one after another, and view them in the same print preview....
Properties of a help page
The characteristics of a help page are used to define......
Choosing the action associated with the link
You can associate an action with the link regardless of the type of link......
Query technical documentation
The query editor automatically creates a technical documentation for each query......
Android permission management
Android applications require permissions to provide certain features that may require access to sensitive data or sensitive device functionalities......
Check: HTTP connectivity
The monitoring robot will read the header and the content of a web page......
Options for generating the HTML pages
The options for generating the HTML pages in a WEBDEV project can be defined......
sfProcessWorkItemRequest (Type of variable)
The sfProcessWorkItemRequest type is used to describe a query for processing a task to submit to SFExecuteProcess...
HAddTask (Function)
Adds a scheduled task on the server defined by the connection.
BackgroundImagePrinted (Property)
The BackgroundImagePrinted is used to: Determine if the background image of a report (form or other) should be printed. Print (or not) the background image of a report....
grOverlayChart (Function)
Used to display two different types of charts in the same chart.
zipSplit (Function)
Splits an archive into several sub-archives of a given size.
Constants used for managing the multi-touch
Constants for managing the multi-touch...
Label report
The report editor allows you to create "Label" reports......
AddVoiceCommand (Function)
Adds a voice command into the current window. From version 17, this function is replaced with SpeechRecognitionAddCommand.
WiFiActivate (Function)
Enables or disables Wi-Fi on the device.
CookieWrite (Function)
Writes a cookie onto the computer of the Web user.
grScatterSeriesLabel (Function)
Initializes the label of data series in a "Scatter" chart.
grScatterSeriesColor (Function)
Initializes the color of a series in a "Scatter" chart.
grGradient (Function)
Enables or disables the display of color gradients in a chart.
grCategoryColor (Function)
Initializes the category color for a chart whose type is: Pie, Column, Bubble chart, Waterfall....
sRead (Function)
Reads a character string in the entry buffer of the specified serial port.