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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.
<zipArchive variable>.InfoFile (Function)
Returns the characteristics of a file found an archive: The name of the file and its stored path. The initial size of the file. The compressed size of file. The date and time of file creation. The date and time of file modification. The date and time of file access. The file attributes. The file encryption mode....
<Source>.CreationIfNotFound (Function)
Performs the following operations: If the file does not exist, creates an empty data file (".FIC" file) with the index file and the memo file if necessary. The function is equivalent to HCreation. If the file exists, opens the file....
Abbreviation (Property)
The Abbreviation property gets the abbreviation of a data file. This abbreviation is defined in the data model editor when defining the data file. This property is read-only.
SortOption (Property)
The SortOption property gets and sets the sort options used in: text columns in Table controls, text columns in Treeview Table controls, List Box and ListView controls, Combo Box controls, attributes of Looper controls, images, clickable images and thumbnails with automatic sequence....
WDTestSite: Overview
WDTestSite is used to run different tests on a WEBDEV site......
xlsCurrentWorksheet (Function)
Used to find out and modify the current worksheet in an XLS file.
FilePath (Property)
The FilePath property gets the name of the file associated with a control.
DateLastAccessed (Property)
The DateLastAccessed property gets the date the file was last accessed.
FontExtended (Property)
The FontExtended property is used to: Find out whether the spacing between characters in a text is increased. Increase the spacing between characters in a text....
HOpenConnection (Function)
Opens a connection to a specific database.
Filtering the headers and the content of a Pivot Table
By default, the entire data found in the data files is taken into account when calculating the content of a Pivot Table control......
Modifying the query content
The queries are used to easily select the records coming from one or more files, matching one or more selection criteria, ......
SNMPOIDToString (Function)
Converts an OID from its numeric representation to its text representation.
<Source>.ListItem (Function)
Returns the list of items in a data file (query or view) recognized by the HFSQL engine. The data files defined by HDeclare, HDeclareExternal and HDescribeFile are taken into account.
HRecreateSubscriberReplica (Function)
Re-creates the description file of a subscriber replica (universal replication only) according to the information of the master replica (.RPM and.SYN files).
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
NbMemoItem (Property)
The NbMemoItem property is used to get the total number of memo items in a record of: a file described in the data model editor, a file described through programming, an HFSQL view, a query....
Color (Property)
The Color property is used to get or change the font color for: a Font variable. a text displayed in a Static control or in a calculated control of a report. a text displayed in a window control. a text displayed in a page control....
Share your projects via Git
Git is a source code manager......
Version of the files in the virtual directory
The configuration diagnostic displays the following error......
HWrite (Function)
Writes a record into a data file without updating the indexes corresponding to all keys used in the file.
<Source>.ReadPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous record of a file according to a browse item.
FicEncryption (Property)
The FicEncryption property is used to set the encryption method of a data file.
NameServerFile (Property)
The NameServerFile property is used to get the name of the uploaded file on the server.