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 WINDEV, WEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

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...
MCIClose (Function)
Closes a media file.
<Destination>.CopyRecord (Function)
Copies: the content of the current record (loaded in memory) to the current data file record. the content of the Record variable to the current data file record....
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteFile (Function)
Deletes a file from an archive.
<xlsDocument variable>.Close (Function)
Closes an XLS file.
<Source>.Open (Function)
Opens a data file.
fRename (Function)
Modifies the name of a file.
zipArchivedFile (Type of variable)
The zipArchivedFile type is used to handle a file found in an archive in one of the following formats: ZIP, CAB, RAR or WDZ or a file to add into an archive.
MCIPlay (Function)
Plays a media file.
MCIOpen (Function)
Opens a media file.
HOpen (Function)
Opens a data file.
fChangeSize (Function)
Resizes an external file.
<DiskFile variable>.ChangeSize (Function)
Resizes an external file.
Looper control linked to a data file
A Looper control can be used to display the content of a data file or query......
TreeView Table control based on a data file
This type of TreeView Table control is linked to a data file or query......
FontCondensed (Property)
The FontCondensed property is used to: Determine if characters in a text are condensed. Condense (or not) the characters in a text....
Downloading a report in PDF format on the computer of the Web user
To propose to download a report in PDF format on the computer of the Web user, you must......
GenerateLorem (Function)
Generates a random "Lorem ipsum" text to temporarily populate a control with text, for example.
Name55 (Property)
The Name55 property is used to manipulate the logical name of a Hyper File 5.5 data file that has not been migrated and is located in a WINDEV 19 analysis.
Automatic data file modification
The automatic data file modification updates the description of data files on user computers......
Testing a Mobile application
By testing the project you can simulate how the application will run when launched by the user......
MarkdownToDOCX (Function)
Converts a Markdown string to a DOCX file.
Running the test of a static project
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site......
fDecrypt (Function)
Decrypts a file that was encrypted by fCrypt.
HDescribeItem (Function)
Describes a file item through programming.
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