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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...
Print modes of a report
Several print modes are available for a report.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
<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.
HReadSeekFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record whose value for a specific item is strictly equal to a sought value (exact-match search).
<Document variable>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string with the data of a Document variable.
<Word Processing>.ToText (Function)
Creates a character string from the data of a Word Processing control.
InWebserviceMode (Function)
Used to find out whether the execution is in progress in the AWWS engine.
ERR_BAD_CONTEXT
Project dashboard
The project dashboard provides an overall view of project status via different widgets.......
ReplicEdit: Replication editor
ReplicEdit is a tool used to define the characteristics of a replication......
fListDirectory (Function)
Lists the subdirectories of a given directory and returns the full paths of listed subdirectories.
5. User Groupware in practice
ControlFirst (Function)
Indicates the name of the first field specified in the tab order for the specified window.
NbPendingThread (Property)
The NbPendingThread property is used to get the number of pending threads in a queue or in a stack.
StartDate (Property)
The StartDate property is used to get and change the start date of a time period.
EndDate (Property)
The EndDate property is used to get and change the end date of a time period.
sfDisconnectResult (Type of variable)
The sfDisconnectResult type is used to get the status report of SFDisconnect when disconnecting from a session...
Stack (Type of variable)
A Stack variable is a structured type that is used to group a set of elements of the same type.
List (Type of variable)
A List variable is a structured type that is used to group a set of elements of the same type.
ControlGrayed (Function)
Grays a control or a group of controls. An animation can be set on the controls during this operation.
HTMLAfter (Property)
The HTMLAfter property is used to get and change the HTML code inserted after the control.
ElementOrientation (Property)
The ElementOrientation property is used to get and change the orientation of an Organization Chart control.
RulerValue (Property)
The RulerValue property is used to get or change the position of the playhead in a TimeLine control.
InfoWithTimeout (Function)
Displays an information message in a system information window for a set amount of time
CrosshairColor (Property)
The CrosshairColor property is used to get and change the color of the crosshair in a Chart control.
HTMLClass (Property)
The HTMLClass property reads and sets the value of the "class" HTML attribute of the control.
InterlineType (Property)
The InterlineType property is used to get and change the type of line spacing used.
ActionLabel (Property)
The ActionLabel property is used to get and change the label of the notification's action button....