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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...
TitleImage (Property)
The TitleImage property is used to get and/or change the image displayed next to the title of a column in a Table control....
Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to apply formatting to text......
ReplicEdit: Taking the analysis modifications made into account
When modifying the analysis of a replicated application (add an item, a file, ......
zipArchive (Type of variable)
The zipArchive type is used to handle an archive file in one of the following formats: ZIP, CAB, RAR or WDZ.
PVTLoad (Function)
Loads the result of the calculation performed in a Pivot Table control from a backup (file found on disk or backup in a buffer).
Testing a dynamic project (session or AWP mode) from WEBDEV
The test of the entire project allows simulating the startup of the site......
<Looper>.ToExcel (Function)
Creates an Excel file from the data found in a Looper control (browsing Looper control or memory Looper control).
<Pivot table>.Load (Function)
Loads the result of the calculation performed in a Pivot Table control from a backup (file found on disk or backup in a buffer).
<Source>.NoModif (Function)
Forbids all the modifications on a data file (for all the programs, including the one that requested the no-modification policy).
<Source>.Reset (Function)
Initialize: one or all variables of file items with their default values. one or all items of a Record variable with their default values....
ModificationRule (Property)
The ModificationRule property is used to configure the modification rule (integrity management) to be applied to the data file described in the code.
DeletionRule (Property)
The DeletionRule property is used to configure the deletion rule (integrity management) to be applied to the data file described through programming.
HNoModif (Function)
Forbids all the modifications on a data file (for all the programs, including the one that requested the no-modification policy).
LooperToExcel (Function)
Creates an Excel file from the data found in a Looper control (browsing Looper control or memory Looper control).
ImageInfoClose (Function)
Closes the image file (in JPEG or TIFF format) used by ImageInfoValue and/or ImageInfoList and frees the image from memory....
HRecordDate (Function)
Returns the date and time of the last write operation performed on a record in an HFSQL file (Classic or Client/Server)....
HIndexingInProgress (Function)
Indicates that a reindex operation is currently performed on an HFSQL data file and returns the percentage of reindexing already performed.
<Source>.IndexingInProgress (Function)
Indicates that a reindex operation is currently performed on an HFSQL data file and returns the percentage of reindexing already performed.
fCurrentDrive (Function)
Gets or sets the current drive.
Rich text, links and images in the WEBDEV controls
Rich text supports multiple advanced features: font, weight, size, color, attribute, ......
<zipArchive variable>.ExtractAll (Function)
Extracts all files from an archive and decompresses them.
<zipArchive variable>.DeleteFileList (Function)
Deletes a list of files from an archive.
zipExtractAll (Function)
Extracts all files from an archive and decompresses them.
DriveListeFile (Function)
Lists files in an Drive directory.
MongoDB/GRIDFS databases
MongoDB is a document-oriented NoSQL database......