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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...
zipPassword (Function)
Defines the password used to add files into the specified archive and to extract files from the specified archive (RAR, ZIP and WDZ format).
WDZip: Handling files in an archive
The compressed files found in an archive can be handled by WDZip......
Synonym (Property)
The Synonym property is used to define synonyms in a programmatically defined full-text index.
WDTestSite: Load test
The stress tests are used to check......
Check: FTP connectivity
The monitoring robot will try to connect to the FTP server with the parameters of the server......
StopWord (Property)
The StopWord property is used to define stopwords in a full-text index defined through programming.
Repairing the analysis
In some cases, an error message may appear when opening the analysis linked to a project......
Screen,Column (External language)
Returns the index of the current column in a Table based on a data file or in a Table populated programmatically.
fDeleteFileWebFolder (Function)
Deletes an image file from the "_WEB" directory of the application (or from one of its sub-directories).
OrgDisplay (Function)
Reinitializes the content of an Organization Chart control from its data source (HFSQL data file for example).
hdfsConnection (Type of variable)
The hdfsConnection type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a connection to the Hadoop file system (HDFS).
HRplManageFile (Function)
Defines the options used for the universal replication of a file: the replication direction. the management mode of conflicts....
<Organization Chart>.Display (Function)
Reinitializes the content of an Organization Chart control from its data source (HFSQL data file for example).
HCheckUnaltered (Function)
Checks whether one or all records in an unalterable data file have not been modified (with an hexadecimal editor for example).
<Email variable>.ImportHTML (Function)
Imports, into the Email structure or into an Email variable, the content of an HTML file in order to send it by email.
AAFImportParameter (Function)
Loads all customizations made via AAFs (Automatic Applications Features) that have previously been saved to a file.
HRecordToString (Function)
Converts the content of the current record to string (in a data file, HFSQL view, query, etc.).
<Source>.RecordToString (Function)
Converts the content of the current record to string (in a data file, HFSQL view, query, etc.).
<Source>.Forward (Function)
Moves several records forward from the current position in the data file, according to a specified item.
<Source>.UnlockFile (Function)
Unlocks the records of a data file: locked by HLockFile. individually locked by a locking read function....
<Source>.Backward (Function)
Moves backward several records from the current position in the data file, according to a specified item.
<Source>.CheckUnaltered (Function)
Checks whether one or all records in an unalterable data file have not been modified (with an hexadecimal editor for example).
LooperModifyLine (Function)
Changes the values of the attributes in a row of a Looper control based on a data file or populated programmatically.
TableSelectToFile (Function)
Positions on the data file record corresponding to a row selected in the multiselection browsing Table control.
FileToMemoryList (Function)
Populates a List Box or Combo Box control programmatically with the records from a data file or query.