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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...
PDFReaderSave (Function)
Saves the content of a PDF Reader to a file.
SFModify (Function)
Modifies the records of a file defined in Salesforce.
fSeparator (Function)
Returns a file path with normalized separators.
fCreateLink (Function)
Creates a link on a file at the specified location.
FTPFileExist (Function)
Checks the existence of a file on an FTP server.
HInfoAnalysis (Function)
Returns information about an analysis (WDD file).
mlSaveWorkspace (Function)
Saves the session workspace in a MATLAB file.
DocClose (Function)
Closes a docx file and frees the document.
mlLoadWorkspace (Function)
Loads all the variables of a MATLAB file in the session.
hdfsDelete (Function)
Deletes a file or directory from a Hadoop server.
iCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the file currently generated.
<Document variable>.ToHTML (Function)
Converts a Document variable into an HTML file.
SFAdd (Function)
Creates a record in a file of a Salesforce database.
<Image>.SavePNG (Function)
Saves an image: in a PNG file. in memory....
<Image>.SaveJPEG (Function)
Saves an image: in a JPEG file. in memory....
<sfConnection variable>.Add (Function)
Creates a record in a file of a Salesforce database.
<hdfsConnection variable>.Delete (Function)
Deletes a file or directory from a Hadoop server.
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractPath (Function)
Returns the path of a file found in the archive.
<sfConnection variable>.Modify (Function)
Modifies the records of a file defined in Salesforce.
<Multimedia>.Play (Function)
Plays a multimedia file in a Multimedia control.
ScanToPDF (Function)
Saves a document from a scanner to a PDF file.
<Source>.ChangeName (Function)
Modifies the physical name of a data file.
<Source>.EndNoModif (Function)
Unlocks a file that was locked by the same program with HNoModif.
<Source>.SetLog (Function)
Enables or disables log management on a file.
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