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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
User Groupware functions
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...
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
Print modes of a report
Several print modes are available for a report.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
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, ...).
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
fChangeExtension (Function)
Changes the extension of a file on disk.
fWatchStopAll (Function)
Stops all current watch tasks of files and directories.
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...
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a file.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fWatchStop (Function)
Stops watching a file or directory.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
fWriteLine (Function)
Writes a line into a text file (ANSI or UNICODE).
<DiskFile variable>.WriteLine (Function)
Writes a line into a text file (ANSI or UNICODE).
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
TraceStart (Function)
Opens the trace window or saves the trace information in a text file.
DiskFile (Type of variable)
The DiskFile type is used to handle text files present on disk.
<Connection variable>.RetrieveLog (Function)
Creates a text file containing the server logs between two given dates.
HRetrieveLog (Function)
Creates a text file containing the server logs between two given dates.
CertificateSignFile (Function)
Creates the signature of a file. This signature can be stored in a Buffer variable or in a text file.
WDTestSite: Creating a scenario
To create a scenario, the following elements must be installed on the current computer......
TraceEnd (Function)
Closes the trace window if this window was opened or stops saving the trace information in a text file.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the content of a text file into any text control or text variable (string variable, edit control in a window, Static control in a report, etc.).
WDTestSite: Running a scenario
The scenario is a text file (".WCN" extension) containing all the operations performed when recording the scenario. This scenario is run by WDTestSite....
Comparing the project messages
The comparison between source and target text helps you find translation errors......
HImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into a data file in HFSQL Classic or Client/Server format (data file described in the data model editor, or declared by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile)....
<Source>.ImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into a data file in HFSQL Classic or Client/Server format (data file described in the data model editor, or declared by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile)....
Associating documents with the project
To describe a project in detail, you can associate documents with it......
21. Reports
Message text file format
The text files created by WDMSG use a specific format......
3. Data handled by a WINDEV Mobile application
The data handled by a WINDEV Mobile application can come from...
Report based on a programmed data source
In a report on a programmed data source, the reading of the records that will be displayed in the report requires full programming in WLanguage......
13. Print: Reports
WINDEV reports...
WDMap: Exporting records from a data file
WDMAP allows you to export records to......
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