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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.
6. How to display an AWP site
An Active WEBDEV Page is a dynamic WEBDEV page without persistent context on the server....
Events associated with a TimeLine control
WINDEV manages the following events by default (in order of appearance in the code editor)...
ERR_WDADMIN_EXIST
The Table control populated programmatically
A Table control populated programmatically is directly linked to lists stored in memory......
dImageToArray (Function)
Copies the RGB pixels of the image into a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array. The array of colors is cleared then it is filled with the integers representing the colors (24 bits) of the image.
TimestampType (Property)
The TimestampType property is used to: Find out the type of timestamp for an item. This item was defined in the data model editor or through programming. Define the type of timestamp for a Date, Time or DateTime item (when describing the item through programming)....
ImageHeight (Property)
The ImageHeight property is used to: Find out the height of the image section displayed in an image control or in the background of a chart control. Modify the height of the image section displayed in an image control or in the background of a chart control....
Finding the unused WEBDEV styles
In most cases, most of the presentation styles are created when designing a site......
CalculatedDefaultValue (Property)
The CalculatedDefaultValue property is used to: Find out the SQL expression that defines the default value of an item. This item was defined in the data model editor or through programming. Define the SQL expression that returns the default value of an item (item described through programming only)....
TimeLine control properties
A TimeLine control can be handled in a window by the following WLanguage properties.
Characteristics of Table controls in a window
Table controls allow you to display and/or enter data......
Obtaining an SSL certificate for IIS7 (or later)
To get an SSL certificate for IIS 7 (and later), the different steps are as follows:...
Selection (Property)
The Selection property is used to get the characteristics of the selection (or cursor): in a Word Processing control. Remark: This selection is in the section being edited in the control (body, header or footer). in a Spreadsheet control. in an HTML Editor control. in a Diagram Editor control....
LineHeight (Property)
The LineHeight property is used to get and change the height of the rows: in a List Box control, in a ListView control (standard display mode only), in a Table control, in a Combo Box control, in a Looper control (height of the row), in an Organizer control....
Reverse modeling of inheritances
Your windows or your pages use window, page or control templates, and you want to find out the dependencies between these templates? Simply perform a reverse modeling of inheritances......
TypeDescription (Property)
The TypeDescription property is used to: Find out the type used by an Enumeration or Combination item. This item was defined in the data model editor or programmatically. Define the type used by an Enumeration or Combination item (when describing the item through programming)....
Group (Property)
The Group property is used to: find out whether the control belongs to a group of controls. If the control belongs to one or more groups, the Group property can be used to identify these groups of controls. associate a control with a group of controls....
WDSQL: Database structure
WDSQL is used to find out the structure of the accessed database......
WDADMINEXE: User characteristics
From the server, the "Users" tab of WDADMINEXE allows you to get......
fSep (Function)
Returns the separator of directory according to the current platform ('\' or '/')....
fListDisk (Function)
Returns the list of disks installed on the computer.
fImageSelect (Function)
Opens the image picker of Windows.
fSelectDir (Function)
Opens a directory picker.
fCopyDir (Function)
Copies the contents of a directory and its subdirectories.
Type and version of Web server
The configuration diagnostic displays the following error......