ONLINE HELP
 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...
ToClipboard (Function)
Writes text or image information into the system clipboard.
EditInsertToken (Function)
Inserts a token into a "Text token" Edit control.
EditDeleteToken (Function)
Deletes a token from a "Text token" Edit control.
EditDeleteAllToken (Function)
Deletes all the tokens from a "Text token" edit control.
<Edit>.InsertToken (Function)
Inserts a token into a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.AddToken (Function)
Adds a token to a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.DeleteAllToken (Function)
Deletes all the tokens from a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.DeleteToken (Function)
Deletes a token from a "Text token" Edit control.
<Chart>.MenuOption (Function)
Modifies the text of an option in the context menu of a chart.
HTMLEditorSelect (Function)
Selects a text fragment in an HTML Editor control.
<HTML editor>.Select (Function)
Selects a text fragment in an HTML Editor control.
Clipboard (Function)
Retrieves the text or image found in the system clipboard.
EditAddToken (Function)
Adds a token to a "Text token" Edit control.
grMenuOption (Function)
Modifies the text of an option in the context menu of a chart.
iTextHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the font for the text to print (in millimeters).
DiagramSearch (Function)
Searches for shapes containing a specific text in a diagram.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type WDPic.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type picLayer.
<Image variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
<Diagram variable>.Search (Function)
Searches for shapes containing a specific text in a diagram.
How to save and retrieve an image in a binary memo
BrowsedItem (Property)
The BrowsedItem property is used to: Get the item used to automatically loop through Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls, supercontrols and reports based on data files. Change the item used to automatically loop through Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls, supercontrols and reports based on data files. Then, the iteration is reinitialized....
Compiling and testing the help system
It is necessary to compile the help to create a file based on the information entered in the help editor......
FTPListFile (Function)
Lists the files (and/or the directories) found in a directory of an FTP server and returns the number of listed files (and/or directories)....
Managing the automatic identifiers when adding a record
When adding a record into a HyperFileSQL file (HAdd), three management modes are available for the automatic identifiers......
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