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Version: 2025
Translating a text file with WDTRAD
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...
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).
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
<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).
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
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.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a 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.
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...
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...
Universal replication
The purpose of universal replication is to keep several databases synchronized......
TextItemCompleted (Property)
The TextItemCompleted property is used to manage text items in an HFSQL data file.
User report editor (Reports & Queries)
A report provides a custom view of data......
Creating a translation file
WDINT allows you to create a translation file....
Extracting messages added or modified since last extraction
A project was already created and translated......
The different copy modes
Two different copy modes are proposed by WDTRAD......
Importing/Exporting a dictionary
WDTRAD allows you to import and export a dictionary......
WDTRAD
WDTRAD is a tool for entering the translation of messages associated with a WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile application......
Install WDTRAD
WDTRAD is automatically installed along with WDMSG and/or WDINT....
Dictionary properties
The properties of a WDTRAD dictionary are as follows......
WDTRAD options
Extracting the text of the project
The following text can be extracted......
Reintegrating text into a project
All the text form the translation file can be reintegrated into a project......
Functions for handling directories and external files (prefix syntax)
External file functions (prefix syntax)...
Functions for handling directories and external files
List of functions for handling external files...
The report editor
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to create reports with the report editor......
Classes, members, methods and properties
A class is made of......
Set of procedures
The global procedures are grouped in set of procedures......
How to create a patch?
iLastFile (Function)
Returns: the full name of the last file generated during the print (PDF, RTF, text, ...). the list of created duplicate files....
<DiskFile variable>.Close (Function)
Closes an external file.
fOpen (Function)
Opens an external file (ANSI or UNICODE) in order to handle it through programming.
<DiskFile variable>.ReadLine (Function)
Reads a line from an external file (ANSI or UNICODE).
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