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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...
Multi-touch support
A multitouch feature is a technique allowing the user to interact with a device via several contact points (the fingers are used in most cases)....
dRectangle (Function)
Draws a rectangle: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....
Computer renamed or changed
During the development phase, you may have to change the computer used for development (change computer, rename the computer, ......
Do not show a message again
The environment of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile often displays warning windows......
Browser code (WLanguage): Framework 2
From version 22, WEBDEV proposes a new WLanguage framework for the browser code...
WDAPI: Converting a declaration of C function or structure
WDAPI is used to convert a declaration of C function or structure into a declaration of WLanguage function or structure......
grAddData (Function)
Adds a data into a chart.
Use case diagram
A use case diagram is used to view the behavior of a system in such way that......
Environment of the query editor
gr3DSParameter (Function)
Retrieves or modifies a parameter for drawing a chart in 3D Spatial mode.
The different types of browse available in SQL
Two types of browse can be used to browse the result of a query run by SQLExec......
HInfoBackup (Function)
Returns information about one or more backups performed on an HFSQL Client/Server server....
Action Bar control events
Lower (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to lowercase according to the region settings defined in Windows.
AJAXExecuteAsynchronous (Function)
Runs a server procedure without refreshing the page.
Events associated with the cells of the status bars
WINDEV manages the following events by default:...
Using a query with parameters
A query with parameters can be used......
AnsiToUnicode (Function)
Converts: an ANSI string (Windows) to a UNICODE string. a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string....
SQLFirst (Function)
Positions on the first row of the query result.
sOpen (Function)
Opens and initializes: a serial port. a parallel port. an infrared port....
Connection (Type of variable)
The Connection type is used to describe one or more connections to external databases (HFSQL Client/Server, Native Connector, etc....
Upper (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to uppercase according to the region settings defined in Windows.
Events associated with control templates
List of events associated with control templates...
Handling a Progress Bar control through programming
A Progress Bar control can be handled through programming......
SpeechRecognitionAddCommand (Function)
Adds a voice command into the current window.