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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...
MatFill (Example)
Usage example of the MatFill function
EmailNbMessage (Example)
Usage example of the EmailNbMessage function
Google Calendar management functions
List of functions for managing Google calendars...
Events associated with internal windows
List of events associated with internal windows...
gglContactGroup (Type of variable)
The gglContactGroup type is used to describe and modify a group of contacts used by the Google Contacts service...
RoundCeil (Function)
Returns: the value rounded up to the nearest integer. the duration rounded up to the nearest interval. the date and time rounded up to the nearest interval....
OrganizerMode (Function)
Returns the display mode of an Organizer control: day, week, month, ...
"END:" label
The END: label is used to define a code that will be systematically run at the end of process execution.
CurrentIndex (Function)
Depending on the specified control, returns: the number of the current row displayed in the current Table control, the number of the option with focus in a Check Box control, the number of the current row in the current Looper control, the index of the current indexed control....
Diagram constants
The following constants are used to manage diagrams:...
Handling a Sliding Banner control through programming
A Sliding Banner control can be handled through programming......
OutlookStartSession (Example)
Usage example of the OutlookStartSession function
sEvent (Function)
Branches an event on a serial port.
The Progress Bar control
The Progress Bar control is used to follow the progress of an event......
Handling a Carousel control through programming
WINDEV allows you to handle a Carousel control through programming......
Events associated with a Range Slider control
The following events are associated with Range Slider controls:...
Geolocation functions/GPS
The following functions are used to handle geolocation data and to control GPS devices......
BitwiseOR (Function)
Returns the result of the (bitwise) logical OR between two values.
WBAdminAuth (Type of variable)
The WBAdminAuth type allows you to define all the advanced characteristics of the API used to remotely manage a WEBDEV Application Server.
The different types of windows
The following types of windows can be created in a WINDEV application......
WEBDEV layouts
A layout allows you to define several views of a page without duplicating it......
Functions for managing Google calendars (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing Google calendars (prefix syntax)...
GglWrite (Function)
Creates and/or updates data on the Google server (addition or modification of data)....
PopupAnimate (Function)
Displays a popup in a page cell.
BitwiseXOR (Function)
Returns the result of the bitwise exclusive OR operation performed between two values.