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| Constant | Description | Used by the functions |
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| fAccess | Handle the Date/Time of last file access. | fDate, fTime |
| fcCopy | Used to continue the copy. | fCopyFile
fCopyDir |
| fcIgnore | Used to ignore the copy of a file. | fCopyFile
fCopyDir |
| fCreation | Handle the Date/Time of file creation. | fDate, fTime |
| fcStop | Used to stop the copy permanently. | fCopyFile
fCopyDir |
| fdCDRom | Type of drive: CD-ROM (and burners, DVD, etc.). | fDriveInfo |
| fddDefault | The data directory is automatically created if it does not exist. | fDataDirCommon, fDataDirUser |
| fdDriveType | Type of information to retrieve: type of disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fddWithoutCreation | The data directory is not created if it does not exist. | fExtractPath |
| fDeleteDestination | If the destination file already exists, it will be deleted then re-created. | fMerge |
| fDeleteSource | - The source file will be deleted as the split operation goes along.
- The source files will be deleted as the merge operation goes along.
| fSplit,
fMerge |
| fdFileNameSize | Type of information to retrieve: maximum size of file name on disk (in characters). | fDriveInfo |
| fdFixed | Type of disk used: hard drive (hard disk). | fDriveInfo |
| fdForbidVirtualFolder | The virtual directories are not listed. | fSelectDir |
| fdFormerAspect | Allows you to use the former directory picker (old style). | fSelectDir |
| fdFreeSpace | Type of information to retrieve: available disk space (in bytes). | fDriveInfo |
| fdFullInformation | Returns the entire information about the list of files and directories. Each line (separated by CR characters) contains the following information:
<Full file name> + TAB + <Size in bytes> + TAB + <Last modified> + TAB + <File attributes>
The date is in YYYYMMDDHHmmSS format. The attributes are identical to the ones returned by fAttribute. | fListFile |
| fdIgnoreError | If a directory cannot be browsed, it is ignored. | fDirSize |
| fdInterruptible | The browse of the files/directories can be interrupted by pressing the ESC key. | fListFile, fDirSize |
| fdInvalid | Type of disk used: the specified path does not correspond to a disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fDirectory | Section of the file path: different file directories (the file name and extension are not returned). | fExtractPath |
| fDirectory | Section of the file path: different file directories (the file name and extension are not returned). | fExtractPath |
| fdNbCluster | Type of information to retrieve: number of disk clusters. | fDriveInfo |
| fdNbSectorPerCluster | Type of information to retrieve: number of sectors per cluster. | fDriveInfo |
| fdRAM | Type of disk used: virtual disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fdRemote | Type of disk used: network disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fdRemovable | Type of drive: removable disk (diskette, zip, etc.). | fDriveInfo |
| fDrive | Section of the file path: name of unit. | fExtractPath |
| fdSectorSize | Type of information to retrieve: size of sector (in bytes). | fDriveInfo |
| fdSerialNumber | Type of information to retrieve: serial number of volume. | fDriveInfo |
| fdTotalSpace | Type of information to retrieve: total size of the disk (in bytes). | fDriveInfo |
| fdUnknown | Unknown type of disk. | fDriveInfo |
| fdVolumeName | Type of information to retrieve: name of volume. | fDriveInfo |
| fExtension | Section of the file path: file extension, preceded by ".". | fExtractPath |
| fFile | Section of the file path: file name (without extension). New in version 28Remark: This constant corresponds to fFileName in previous versions. | fExtractPath |
| flChangeDir | Changes the directory: first file listed in a subdirectory. | fListFile, fListDirectory, BurnerAddDirectory |
| flDirectory | Same directory: listed file belonging to the same directory as the previous file. | fListDirectory |
| flFile | Characteristics of listed file. | fListFile, BurnerAddDirectory |
| flFirstFile | The listed file corresponds to the first directory file. | fListFile, BurnerAddDirectory |
| fLinkPhysical | Create a physical link.
A physical link is a file that can be accessed via several paths. The file deletion can be performed only when all physical links have been deleted. | fCreateLink |
| fLinkSymbolic | Create a symbolic link.
A symbolic link is a "pointer" to a file. The deletion of the symbolic link does not affect the pointed file. The deletion of the pointed file makes the symbolic link invalid. | fCreateLink |
| fLockEmptyFile | Used to lock a file, even if it is empty. | <DiskFile variable>.Lock |
| fModify | Handle the Date/Time of last file modification. | fDate, fTime |
| foAdd | Opening mode of file: open the file in "add" mode. | fOpen |
| foAnsi | Used to manage an Ansi file when the "Use the Unicode strings at runtime" mode is enabled in the project configuration. Mode used by default: - in the WINDEV and WEBDEV projects earlier than version 17,
- in the configurations of WINDEV and WEBDEV projects that use the "Use Ansi strings at runtime" mode from version 17.
| fLoadText,
fCreate,
fOpen,
fOpenTempFile |
| foAutomaticDeletion | The file will be automatically deleted when it is closed (with <DiskFile variable>.Close or when the application is closed). If multiple applications are using the file, it will be automatically deleted when the last application closes it (when <DiskFile variable>.Close is called, or at the end of the application). | fCreate, fOpen, fOpenTempFile |
| foCreate | Opening mode of file: create the file. | fOpen |
| foCreateIfNotExist | Opening mode of file: create the file only if this file does not exist. | fOpen |
| foRead | Access mode to the file: open the file in "read-only" mode. | fOpen |
| foReadLock | Lock when opening the file: file created in read-only. The other applications cannot read the current file. | fCreate, fOpen, fOpenTempFile |
| foReadWrite | Access mode to the file: open the file in "read/write" mode. | fOpen |
| foSequentialAccess | Optimizes the management of caches for the file by specifying to Windows that the file will be read from the beginning to the end. | fOpen |
| foUnicode | Used to manage a Unicode file when the "Use the Ansi strings at runtime" mode is enabled in the project configuration. Mode used by default: - in the WINDEV Mobile projects regardless of the mode and version used,
- in the configurations of WINDEV and WEBDEV projects that use the "Use Unicode strings at runtime" mode from version 17.
| fLoadText,fCreate,
fOpen, |
| foWithoutDeletion | The file will not be automatically deleted when it is closed. | fOpenTempFile |
| foWrite | Access mode to the file: open the file in "write-only" mode. | fOpen |
| foWriteLock | Lock when opening the file: file created in write-only. The other applications cannot modify the current file. | fCreate, fOpen, fOpenTempFile |
| fPathUNICODE | Used to specify the format of function result: the result will be in Unicode format. | fShortPath
fLongPath
fListFile
fShortName
fLongName |
| fpBeginning | Source position in the file: first file byte. | <DiskFile variable>.Seek (Function) |
| fpCurrent | Source position in the file: current position. | <DiskFile variable>.Seek (Function) |
| fpEnd | Source position in the file: last file byte. | <DiskFile variable>.Seek (Function) |
| frConfirm | A confirmation is requested before overwriting a file or a directory (copy, move, etc.). | fCopyFile, fCopyDir, fMoveDir |
| frDirectory | Find a directory | fDir |
New in version 28frelAll | Mode for building the relative path: Gets the relative path of the file. | |
| fRelativePath | Used to return the parent directory in the format of a relative path. | fParentDir |
New in version 28frelSubdirectoryOnly | Mode for building the relative path: Gets the path relative to the <Reference path>. | |
| frFile | Find a file. | fDir |
| frNoHiddenDirectory | If the frFullInformation constant is used, the hidden directories are not listed (attribute = "H"). | fListFile |
| frNoHiddenFile | If the frFullInformation constant is used, the hidden files are not listed (attribute = "H"). | fListFile |
| frNotRecursive | The sub-directories are not processed. | fListFile, fDirSize |
| frProgress | Displays a progress window (progress bar) | fCopyFile, fCopyDir, fMoveDir |
| frReadOnly | Also deletes the read-only files. If this constant is not specified, the function will return False if read-only files must be deleted. | fRemoveDir, fDelete |
| frRecursive | Subdirectories are processed | fCopyFile, fListFile, fCopyDir, fMoveDir, fRemoveDir |
| frToRecycleBin | Sends the file or the directory to the recycle bin of Windows instead of deleting it. | fRemoveDir, fDelete |
| fselChange | Sends the MessageSelect message to the calling WINDEV window whenever a click is performed on a file found in the file picker. | fSelect |
| fselCreate | Opens the file picker in creation mode ("Save" button). | fSelect |
| fselExist | Opening mode of the file picker:- with fselCreate: Returns the name of the selected file. If the file already exists, a dialog box displays and allows the user to overwrite the former file,
- with fselOpen: Returns the name of the selected file if this file exists.
| fSelect |
| fselMulti | Opens the file picker in multi-selection mode. The user can select several files by pressing the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys. | |
| fselOpen | Opens the file picker in opening mode ("Open" button). | fSelect |
| fSeparatorPlatform | The separators (\ and /) will be replaced with the separator corresponding to the current platform. | fSeparator |
| fSeparatorUnix | The (\ and /) separators will be replaced by /. | fSeparator |
| fSeparatorWindows | The (\ and /) separators will be replaced by \. | fSeparator |
| ftAll | Event to track: All the possible actions will be tracked. Corresponds to ftCreateFile + ftModifyFile + ftRename + ftDeleteFile. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
| ftCreateFile | Event to track: Creating a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
| ftDeleteFile | Event to track: Deleting a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
| ftModifyFile | Event to track: Changing a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |
| ftRename | Event to track: Renaming a file or a directory. | fTrackFile,
fTrackDirectory |