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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.
<Image variable>.AlphaBlend (Function)
Blends two images together. This allows you to create fade-in effects between 2 images.
<Image>.AlphaBlend (Function)
Blends two images together. This allows you to create fade-in effects between 2 images.
<emailIMAPSession variable>.CurrentFolder (Function)
Returns the name of the current folder in the messaging software using IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol).
<Image variable>.VerticalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image contained in an Image variable with respect to a vertical axis (symmetry with respect to a vertical axis).
StatusBar (Property)
The StatusBar property is used to: find out whether the status bar is displayed or not display (or not) the status bar of a window....
FullName (Property)
The FullName property is used to find out the full name: of a control. of a window. of a menu option. of a table column....
InitialItem (Property)
InitialItem is used to find out the initial name of an item found in a query. This name is known from the alias of this item.
SemaphoreStart (Function)
Locks the current thread until the semaphore is opened (which means until a "free" spot becomes available in the protected section).
Transfer (Function)
Copies a block of bytes or a fixed-length string from a memory address into another one.
<WDPic variable>.AlphaBlend (Function)
Blends two images together. This allows you to create fade-in effects between 2 images.
<picLayer variable>.AlphaBlend (Function)
Blends two images together. This allows you to create fade-in effects between 2 images.
<WDPic variable>.HorizontalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image contained in a WDPic variable with respect to a horizontal axis (symmetry with respect to a horizontal axis).
<picLayer variable>.HorizontalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image contained in a picLayer variable with respect to a horizontal axis (symmetry with respect to a horizontal axis).
<picLayer variable>.VerticalSymmetry (Function)
Flips an image contained in a picLayer variable with respect to a vertical axis (symmetry with respect to a vertical axis).
8. If you are already familiar with WINDEV
FontMinSize (Property)
The FontMinSize property is used to get and change the minimum size of the font used in a Static control with the "Reduce font" option.
DayOfMonthOrDayOfWeek (Property)
The DayOfMonthOrDayOfWeek property is used to set the execution of a scheduled task by specifying the day number of the week or the day number of the month.
CaptionPeriodHeader (Property)
The CaptionPeriodHeader property is used to get and change the caption of the time period displayed in the header of a Scheduler or Agenda control in a report.
WinLineDetails (Property)
The WinLineDetails property allows you to get and change the name of the internal window used to display the details of a row in a Table control.
AuthURL (Property)
The URLAuth property is used to get and define the authorization URL to be used (first URL of the OAuth 2.0 specification).
SaaS administrator - Managing the subscriptions
The SaaS subscriptions are used to make a SaaS site available to a client account......
Class (Property)
The Class property is used to get the actual type of the class instance handled by an object, variant or dynamic object variable.
MemoryCurrency (Property)
The MemoryCurrency property is used to get and change the currency used when manipulating a "Currency + Euro" control programmatically.
VSpace (Property)
The VSpace property is used to get and change the vertical spacing between the labels in a report. This spacing was defined when creating the Label report.
HTTPTimeOut (Function)
Sets the timeout for WLanguage functions that use the HTTP protocol (HTTPRequest, SOAPExecute, DotNetExecute, J2EEExecute, etc.).