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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.
<hdfsConnection variable>.CopyTo (Function)
Copies a file located on the local machine to a Hadoop server.
<Multimedia>.Stop (Function)
Stops playing a media file found in a Multimedia control.
<Multimedia>.Beginning (Function)
Positions at the beginning of the media file played in the Multimedia control.
<hdfsConnection variable>.CopyFrom (Function)
Copies a file found on a Hadoop server to the local computer.
<Multimedia>.Status (Function)
Indicates the status of the multimedia file played in the Multimedia control.
<Multimedia>.End (Function)
Positions at the end of media file played in the Multimedia control.
HTMLEditorToPDF (Function)
Exports the content of an HTML Editor control to a PDF file.
<HTML editor>.ToPDF (Function)
Exports the content of an HTML Editor control to a PDF file.
PDFClose (Function)
Closes the PDF file loaded in memory in a pdfDocument variable.
iSetAdditionalXMP (Function)
Adds XMP tags to the metadata of the generated PDF file.
<Source>.DeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all records from a data file, an HFSQL view or a query.
<Source>.Read (Function)
Reads a record in a file according to a given record number.
<Source>.Password (Function)
Defines the password used to create or open a data file.
<Source>.GetCurrentPosition (Function)
Returns the approximate position of current record in the data file.
<Source>.Previous (Function)
Positions on the previous file record according to a browse item.
<Source>.CheckMemo (Function)
Checks the structural integrity of memos in an HFSQL data file.
<Connection variable>.SetIntegrity (Function)
Enables or disables the management of an integrity constraint on a file link.
<Connection variable>.ModifyFileProperty (Function)
Modifies the properties of an HFSQL data file located on a server.
MCIBeginning (Function)
Positions at the beginning of a media file that was opened beforehand MCIOpen.
MCIStatus (Function)
Returns the status of a media file that was opened beforehand MCIOpen.
WHelp (Function)
Displays a file or a help page in HLP or CHM format.
MCIEnd (Function)
Positions at the end of a media file that was opened beforehand MCIOpen.
MCIPause (Function)
Pauses playback of the media file previously opened (MCIOpen).
MCIStopPlaying (Function)
Stops the execution of a media file that was opened beforehand (MCIOpen).
HSetIntegrity (Function)
Enables or disables the management of an integrity constraint on a file link.