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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...
Analysis links
The links are used to link the files found in an analysis between themselves......
iPrintDiagram (Function)
Prints a diagram from: a Diagram Editor control, a "wddiag" file, a Diagram variable....
DriveCopyFile (Function)
copy a single file from the remote disk to another directory on the remote disk.
<Variable Drive>CopyFile (Function)
copy a single file from the remote disk to another directory on the remote disk.
fWebDir (Function)
Returns the physical name of the directory containing the images, the JavaScript files and the Java files of the WEBDEV site.
<Source>.ListSynonym (Function)
Returns the list of synonyms used by a full-text index.
DiagramLoad (Function)
Loads a diagram into a Diagram variable from a ".wddiag" file, a memo or a binary buffer.
HListSynonym (Function)
Returns the list of synonyms used by a full-text index.
NbRecRead (Property)
NbRecRead is used to find out the number of records read: selected both by the source of the report AND by the filter code (if it exists).
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
FontUnderlined (Property)
The FontUnderlined property is used to underline text.
SpeechSynthesisReadFile (Function)
Reads the content of the specified file by using the engine for speech synthesis found on the device.
<Image>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text in an Image control.
<Image variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in an Image variable.
StyleDrawCaptionGrayed (Function)
Customizes how text is drawn in grayed out controls.
<Source>.InfoMemo (Function)
Returns the characteristics of binary and text memos.
iPrintAreaMarkdown (Function)
Prints Markdown text in a rectangular area.
<Image>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in an Image control.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a WDPic variable.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a picLayer variable.
14. Unit tests/Automated tests
2. WEBDEV administrator in practice
iPrintPDF (Function)
Prints the content: of a PDF file. of a buffer containing a PDF. of a PDF Reader control....
HModify (Function)
Modifies the specified record or the record found in memory in the data file (query or view).
Organization chart linked to a data file