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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...
LoadImage (Function)
Loads an image in memory so that it can be used later by gImage.
MagnifierMode (Property)
The MagnifierMode property determines and changes how the magnifier is displayed in the column headings of a Table or TreeView Table control.
NumToString (Function)
Converts a numeric value (integer, real or currency) to a string according to a specified format.
Service variable
The Service variable is used to......
The Internal Window control
The "Internal Window" control is used to include a window (and its code) in a control of another window......
Choosing the action associated with a WEBDEV button
Whatever the type of button, it is possible to associate an action with it......
<Array>.Reduce (Function)
Applies a computation to each element of an array.
GglDelete (Function)
Deletes data from the Google server.
OrganizerChangeMode (Function)
Modifies the time range displayed by an Organizer control (Day/Week/Month)....
ContactDisplay (Function)
Opens the form of a contact in the device's native contacts application (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows)....
VisibleOutsideWindow (Property)
The VisibleOutsideWindow property is used to: determine if a button is visible even if its position (X,Y) is outside the border of the window (entirely or partially). modify the visibility of an "off-window" button....
LooperSearch (Function)
Searches for a value in an attribute of a Looper control.
Page Footer block
The Page footer block is run at the end of each page......
ControlContextMenu (Function)
Identifies the control on which the context menu was opened.
Events associated with Splitter controls
List of events associated with Splitter controls...
Events associated with Sidebar controls
List of events associated with Sidebar controls...
Events associated with Slider controls
List of events associated with Slider controls in a window...
iBorder (Function)
Prints a border at specified coordinates.
DisplayAsMarkdown (Property)
The DisplayAsMarkdown property indicates whether or not an Edit control displays its content in Markdown format.
diagConnector (Type of variable)
The diagConnector type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a connector in a diagram.
EmailChangeFolder (Example)
Usage example of the EmailChangeFolder function
EmailListFolder (Example)
Usage example of the EmailListFolder function
ControlVisible (Function)
Makes a control (or a group of controls) visible in a window. During this operation, an animation can be performed on the controls.
ParallelTaskRequestCancellation (Function)
Requests the cancellation of a parallel task.
EncryptStandard (Function)
Encrypts a character string or a binary buffer by using a symmetrical encryption algorithm (AES, DES, etc.)