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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...
<zipArchive>.SelectFile (Function)
Selects files from an archive.
zipDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all files from an archive.
Installing the HFSQL Server module
Cherche les éléments d'un noeud HTML correspondant à une balise....
zipDeleteFileList (Function)
Deletes a list of files from an archive.
HFSQL Control Center: Open an analysis
The HFSQL Control Center allows you to fully manage an analysis......
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all files from an archive.
HReset (Function)
Initializes: one or all variables of file items with their default values. one or all items of a Record variable with their default values....
Handling files on Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive
Many drives can be used to store files......
Example for managing videos (broadcasted by a Camera control)
In this example, the application allows you to......
FilterProcedure (Property)
The FilterProcedure property allows you to get and modify the procedure used to apply a filter on a row or column header when calculating a Pivot Table control.
CaptionHTML (Property)
The CaptionHTML property is used to handle the text of a control as HTML code.
AnimationSetMode (Function)
Changes the type of animation: for an image in an Image control. for a text in a static control....
EditTokenCount (Function)
Returns the number of tokens present in a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.TokenCount (Function)
Returns the number of tokens present in a "Text token" Edit control.
picText (Type of variable)
The picText type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a Text layer.
gAlignment (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters containing an aligned text or an aligned image.
RTFToText (Function)
Returns the text without the formatting characteristics specific to the RTF format.
gFont (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters describing the font that will be used for the text.
PicRectangularSnipOCR (Function)
Runs OCR and extracts the text from a rectangular area defined with the mouse.
DataBinding (Property)
The DataBinding property is used to identify and change the binding between a control and: an item in a data file. a variable. several variables....
Native XML Connector
WINDEV and WEBDEV allow you to import and handle a definition of XML files via the data model editor......
Combo Box columns in Table controls
A Table control (populated programmatically, based on a data file or based on a variable) can include Combo Box columns......
HListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files: found in the current analysis or in a specific analysis recognized by the HFSQL engine. The files defined by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal and HDescribeFile are taken into account. available on a connection via a native access or via an OLE DB driver. for a group of files defined in the data model editor....
Project description: Options tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Background image of multilingual window
In some cases, the background image of a window can contain a text (the application name, a specific caption, ......