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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.
dRectangle (Function)
Draws a rectangle: in an Image control, in an Image variable, in a WDPic variable (on the background layer), in a picLayer variable....
Computer renamed or changed
During the development phase, you may have to change the computer used for development (change computer, rename the computer, ......
Do not show a message again
The environment of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile often displays warning windows......
Action Bar control events
Browser code (WLanguage): Framework 2
From version 22, WEBDEV proposes a new WLanguage framework for the browser code...
WDAPI: Converting a declaration of C function or structure
WDAPI is used to convert a declaration of C function or structure into a declaration of WLanguage function or structure......
grAddData (Function)
Adds a data into a chart.
Use case diagram
A use case diagram is used to view the behavior of a system in such way that......
Environment of the query editor
gr3DSParameter (Function)
Retrieves or modifies a parameter for drawing a chart in 3D Spatial mode.
The different types of browse available in SQL
Two types of browse can be used to browse the result of a query run by SQLExec......
HInfoBackup (Function)
Returns information about one or more backups performed on an HFSQL Client/Server server....
Multi-touch support
A multitouch feature is a technique allowing the user to interact with a device via several contact points (the fingers are used in most cases)....
Lower (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to lowercase according to the region settings defined in Windows.
AJAXExecuteAsynchronous (Function)
Runs a server procedure without refreshing the page.
Events associated with the cells of the status bars
WINDEV manages the following events by default:...
Using a query with parameters
A query with parameters can be used......
AnsiToUnicode (Function)
Converts: an ANSI string (Windows) to a UNICODE string. a buffer containing an ANSI string (Windows) to a buffer containing a UNICODE string....
SQLFirst (Function)
Positions on the first row of the query result.
sOpen (Function)
Opens and initializes: a serial port. a parallel port. an infrared port....
Connection (Type of variable)
The Connection type is used to describe one or more connections to external databases (HFSQL Client/Server, Native Connector, etc....
Upper (Function)
Converts all characters in a string to uppercase according to the region settings defined in Windows.
Events associated with control templates
List of events associated with control templates...
Handling a Progress Bar control through programming
A Progress Bar control can be handled through programming......
SpeechRecognitionAddCommand (Function)
Adds a voice command into the current window.