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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.
ErrorWithTimeout (Function)
Displays a custom error message in a system error window for a set amount of time.
Timeout (Property)
The Timeout property is used to get and change the maximum wait time before a request times out.
BitPerPixel (Property)
The BitPerPixel property is used to get and change the number of bits per pixel in an image.
HTMLHeader (Property)
The HTMLHeader property is used to get and change the HTML code inserted in the page header.
DynamicServingConfigure (Function)
Indicates the environment that will be used by the "Dynamic Serving" to choose the set of pages to display.
SignatureType (Property)
The SignatureType property is used to get and define the type of signature to be used in a Signature control.
WorksheetName (Property)
The WorksheetName property is used to get or change the name of the current worksheet in a Spreadsheet control.
X (Property)
The X property is used to get and change the X-coordinate of an element.
Y (Property)
The Y property is used to get and change the the Y-coordinate of an element.
PrintArea (Property)
The PrintArea property is used to get and change the print area of a Spreadsheet control in a report.
DocEndModification (Function)
Signals the end of grouping for a set of operations in a single event (management of "undo/redo")....
StartPosition (Property)
The StartPosition property is used to get the starting position of an element in a Word Processing document
SignatureMode (Property)
The SignatureMode property is used to get and change the signature options of a Signature control in a report.
WLanguage procedure called by HashString
Procedure ("Callback") called by HashString when hashing. This procedure is used to get the hash result.
SysPowerStatus
Used to get various information about the battery (main or secondary) of the device on which the application is running.
HeightExpanded (Property)
The HeightExpanded property is used to get and change the height of an expanded iOS 13 widget.
MaxLinkedCardinality (Property)
The MaxLinkedCardinality property is used to get and modify the maximum cardinality of the related item in the link.
MinLinkedCardinality (Property)
The MinLinkedCardinality property is used to get and modify the minimum cardinality of the related item in the link.
MinSourceCardinality (Property)
The MinSourceCardinality property is used to get and modify the minimum cardinality of the source item in the link.
CtCursorOptions (Property)
The CtCursorOptions property is used to get the type of cursor used when connecting to an external database.
Driver (Property)
The Driver property is used to get the video capture driver the Camera control is associated with.
MenuLabel (Function)
Gets or changes the label of a menu option (context or drop-down menu).
PowerStatus (Function)
Used to get various information about the battery (main or secondary) of the device on which the application is running.
SourceDescription (Property)
The SourceDescription property is used to get the name of the element used as data source of a series.
WINDEV 2024: New features in this version
Here are the new features that you will discover in this version......