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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.
EditInsertToken (Function)
Inserts a token into a "Text token" Edit control.
EditDeleteToken (Function)
Deletes a token from a "Text token" Edit control.
EditDeleteAllToken (Function)
Deletes all the tokens from a "Text token" edit control.
EditAddToken (Function)
Adds a token to a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.InsertToken (Function)
Inserts a token into a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.AddToken (Function)
Adds a token to a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.DeleteAllToken (Function)
Deletes all the tokens from a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.DeleteToken (Function)
Deletes a token from a "Text token" Edit control.
<Chart>.MenuOption (Function)
Modifies the text of an option in the context menu of a chart.
HTMLEditorSelect (Function)
Selects a text fragment in an HTML Editor control.
<HTML editor>.Select (Function)
Selects a text fragment in an HTML Editor control.
Clipboard (Function)
Retrieves the text or image found in the system clipboard.
ToClipboard (Function)
Writes text or image information into the system clipboard.
grMenuOption (Function)
Modifies the text of an option in the context menu of a chart.
iTextHeight (Function)
Calculates the height of the font for the text to print (in millimeters).
DiagramSearch (Function)
Searches for shapes containing a specific text in a diagram.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type WDPic.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type picLayer.
<Image variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
<Diagram variable>.Search (Function)
Searches for shapes containing a specific text in a diagram.
How to save and retrieve an image in a binary memo
BrowsedItem (Property)
The BrowsedItem property is used to: Get the item used to automatically loop through Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls, supercontrols and reports based on data files. Change the item used to automatically loop through Table, Looper, List Box, ListView and Combo Box controls, supercontrols and reports based on data files. Then, the iteration is reinitialized....
Compiling and testing the help system
It is necessary to compile the help to create a file based on the information entered in the help editor......
FTPListFile (Function)
Lists the files (and/or the directories) found in a directory of an FTP server and returns the number of listed files (and/or directories)....
Managing the automatic identifiers when adding a record
When adding a record into a HyperFileSQL file (HAdd), three management modes are available for the automatic identifiers......