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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.
iPrintDiagram (Function)
Prints a diagram from: a Diagram Editor control, a "wddiag" file, a Diagram variable....
DriveCopyFile (Function)
copy a single file from the remote disk to another directory on the remote disk.
<Variable Drive>CopyFile (Function)
copy a single file from the remote disk to another directory on the remote disk.
DiagramLoad (Function)
Loads a diagram into a Diagram variable from a ".wddiag" file, a memo or a binary buffer.
fWebDir (Function)
Returns the physical name of the directory containing the images, the JavaScript files and the Java files of the WEBDEV site.
<Source>.ListSynonym (Function)
Returns the list of synonyms used by a full-text index.
Analysis links
The links are used to link the files found in an analysis between themselves......
HListSynonym (Function)
Returns the list of synonyms used by a full-text index.
iPrintAreaMarkdown (Function)
Prints Markdown text in a rectangular area.
NbRecRead (Property)
NbRecRead is used to find out the number of records read: selected both by the source of the report AND by the filter code (if it exists).
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
FontUnderlined (Property)
The FontUnderlined property is used to underline text.
<Image>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text in an Image control.
<Image variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in an Image variable.
StyleDrawCaptionGrayed (Function)
Customizes how text is drawn in grayed out controls.
<Source>.InfoMemo (Function)
Returns the characteristics of binary and text memos.
SpeechSynthesisReadFile (Function)
Reads the content of the specified file by using the engine for speech synthesis found on the device.
<Image>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in an Image control.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a WDPic variable.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a picLayer variable.
14. Unit tests/Automated tests
2. WEBDEV administrator in practice
iPrintPDF (Function)
Prints the content: of a PDF file. of a buffer containing a PDF. of a PDF Reader control....
HModify (Function)
Modifies the specified record or the record found in memory in the data file (query or view).
Organization chart linked to a data file