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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...
grSeriesLabel (Function)
Initializes the label of a data series in a chart.
ReplicSynchro: Use
grColumnAggregation (Function)
Defines the algorithm for aggregating data in a grouped or stacked Column chart.
HSimulateNetwork (Function)
Simulates the operating mode of HFSQL Client/Server on an ADSL or 3G network....
17. TLS/SSL: Encrypting information on the Web
Environment of the project editor
The main elements of the project editor are as follows:
DeclareAWPContext (Function)
Used to declare a list of variables whose value will be persistent between the successive displays of Active WEBDEV Pages.
grDeleteSeries (Function)
Deletes a data series from a chart.
grType (Function)
Identifies or modifies the type of chart.
Service constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing services....
CSS styles (Cascading Style Sheet)
The CSS styles are the standard styles used on Internet......
HashCheckString (Function)
Checks the Hash of a character string for a specific type of algorithm.
Gesture variable
The Gesture variable is used to retrieve the gesture parameters (swipe)......
ImageInfoModify (Function)
Modifies the value of an Exif tag for the image used.
sWrite (Function)
Writes a character string to the output buffer of the specified serial port, parallel port or infrared port.
Break in a Looper control
A break in a Looper control is used to group the data corresponding to one or more arguments......
SQL functions: Special case
List of SQL functions: Special case...
WINDEV 2024: New WLanguage features
In version 27, new functions, properties and data types have been introduced and some have been improved......
Marker (Type of variable)
The Marker type is used to define the characteristics of a marker that must be positioned on a map displayed in a Map control.
docStyle (Type of variable)
The docStyle type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a style belonging to a document, a paragraph or a document fragment.
MapImage (Type of variable)
The MapImage type is used to define the characteristics of an image to be drawn on the map displayed in a Map control.
RequestRefreshUI
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event).
Native Sybase Connector: Running the same stored procedure several times
In some cases, it may be useful to execute the same stored procedure multiple times by changing one or more parameters......
Native Sybase Connector: Output value of a stored procedure run on the server
The Native Sybase Connector (also called Native Sybase Access) is used to: specify the input values during the call to a stored procedure. retrieve the output values after a call to a stored procedure....
Step 2: Creating print fonts
This step allows you to define and choose the different fonts that will be used in the printed document......