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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...
Selecting one or more controls
One or more controls can be selected in a window, in a page or in a report via the keyboard or the mouse......
Error: Redefinition of syntax
The '<method>' methods of the '<derived class>' class and of the '<base class>' class do not have the same prototype......
xlsLayout (Type of variable)
The xlsLayout type is used to define all the layout characteristics of a sheet of an XLSX document in a Spreadsheet control.
Display the code of an element
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow the use of event-driven and object-oriented programming......
dCopyImage (Function)
Copies an image: from an Image control to another Image control. from an Image variable to another Image variable....
The Shape control
The Shape control allows you to create geometric shapes in your windows and reports......
Events associated with Image controls
List of events associated with Image controls...
iPrintBarCode (Function)
Prints a bar code (inside a rectangle).
Constants for managing Organizer controls
Constants for managing Organizer controls...
fTempPath (Example)
Usage example of the fTempPath function
xlsCell (Type of variable)
An xlsCell variable is used to describe and modify a cell in an Excel document...
Ribbon of editors
The different options of the WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile editors are presented via a ribbon......
Events associated with Calendar controls
List of events associated with Calendar controls...
ContactAdd (Function)
Adds a contact: in a Lotus Notes or Outlook address book. into the list of contacts on the device (Android, iPhone or iPad, Universal Windows)....
gglConnection (Type of variable)
The gglConnection type is used to describe a connection to the Google services and to manage the authentication to different services...
Pivot Table control properties
A Pivot Table control can be handled in a window by the following WLanguage properties......
Properties associated with a group of controls
Several WLanguage properties can be used on a group of controls found in a window, in a page or in a report......
SaaSAdminModifyClient (Function)
Modifies a SaaS client account.
ExeRemoteRun (Function)
Starts running a remote program from the current application.
Maximized windows for Android
A maximized window occupies the entire screen of the mobile device....
EmailStartSMTPSession (Function)
Starts a session for sending emails with the SMTP protocol.
fShortName (Example)
Usage example of the fShortName function
fDelete (Example)
Usage example of the fDelete function
Events associated with a Dashboard control
WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile manage the following events by default (order of appearance in the code editor)...
Alignment rulers (Editor)
When creating or modifying a window in the window editor, you have the ability to display the alignment rulers......