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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...
SchedulerModifyTask (Function)
Modifies the parameters of a scheduled task.
ExecuteMainThreadAsynchronous (Function)
Executes a procedure in the main thread of the application without waiting for the end of its execution.
TableSearchChild (Function)
Searches for a value in a column of a TreeView Table control, in a specified branch.
FocusOnClick (Property)
The FocusOnClick property is used to: Determine if a control gains focus when clicked. Allow or prevent a control from gaining focus when clicked....
Events associated with a Popup control
WEBDEV manages the following events by default (order of appearance in the code editor):
OpenContextMenu (Function)
Automatically opens a context menu for the current control, window or page.
BitwiseAND (Function)
Returns the result of the bitwise AND between two values.
Events associated with Bar Code controls
List of events associated with Bar Code controls...
grAxisTitleFont (Function)
Modifies the font used for the titles of the chart axes.
WinAdaptSize (Function)
Adapts the window size to the content of controls.
diagHead (Type of variable)
The diagHead type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of an end of a connector in a diagram.
Managing the Windows scheduler
Windows gives you the ability to schedule automatic tasks via the manager of scheduled tasks......
Events associated with Shape controls
List of events associated with Shape controls...
Declaring and using a variable
A variable is defined by name and type......
Buffer (Type de variable)
The buffer type corresponds to a binary memory area....
Handling menu options via the context menu
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile support two types of menus: ......
Events associated with a Multiline Zone control
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile manage the following events by default (order of appearance in the code editor):...
OpenPopupAsynchronous (Function)
Opens a popup window whose result will be retrieved via a WLanguage procedure ("callback").
Events associated with framesets
List of events associated with framesets...
DataType (Function)
Identifying the type of a WLanguage variable.
Handling character strings
WINDEV, WINDEV Mobile and WEBDEV allow you to perform different types of operations on character strings via the WLanguage functions......
dRotation (Function)
Performs a rotation: of an Image control. of an Image variable. of a picLayer variable....
ContactDelete (Function)
Deletes the current contact: from a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book. from the list of contacts on the phone (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows)....
WinEnableDDW (Function)
Enables or disables the DDW (Dim Disabled Window) feature: for a specific window. for all the application windows....
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