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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...
gCircle (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters containing a circle or an ellipse.
WiFiConnectionInfo (Function)
Returns the requested information about the current Wi-Fi connection of the device.
gglContact (Type of variable)
The gglContact type is used to describe and modify a contact used by the Google Contacts service...
Process (Property)
The Process property is used to modify the processes to be executed by the events available on a control, window, page, report, etc.
PDF Reader control events
Handling a Range Slider through programming
WINDEV allows you to handle a Range Slider control through programming......
Configuring and running the action plans
When the action plans are deployed, you have the ability to configure their activation mode....
Constants for managing arrays
List of constants used by the functions for array management....
pvtPosition (Type of variable)
The pvtPosition type is used to handle a cell of a Pivot Table control.
Financial constants
List of constants used by the financial functions....
dPixelOpacity (Function)
Identifies the opacity of a pixel in an image that has an Alpha channel. This image can be: an Image control, an Image variable, a WDPic variable (on the background layer), a picLayer variable....
Events associated with an Ad control
WINDEV Mobile manages the following events by default (in order of appearance in the code editor):
Looper control properties
You can manipulate Looper controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties......
OpenPopup (Function)
Opens a popup window and waits for this window to be closed.
SpreadsheetInputFunction (Function)
Inserts a function name at cursor position in the editable cell of a Spreadsheet control found in a window.
Border of controls
One of the most important elements of control style is its border......
14. Managing the "Back" button in practice
The different types of integers
AnimationPrepare (Function)
Prepares the animation on a control, a group of controls or a window.
AnimationPlay (Function)
Plays an animation when a control, a group of controls or a window is modified.
SensorDetectBeginShake (Function)
Notifies when the device is shaken in any direction.
SensorDetectEndShake (Function)
Notifies when the device has been shaken in any direction.
Events associated with a Spreadsheet control
gpwOpen (Function)
Opens the User Groupware login window or page.
dPoint (Function)
Draws a point: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....