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 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

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.
zipListFile (Function)
Returns the list of files found in an archive.
pdfSignature (Type of variable)
The pdfSignature type is used to define the advanced characteristics of the signature that will be applied to a PDF file when signing an existing PDF (via PDFSign).
zipAddFile (Function)
Adds a file (of any type) into an archive in CAB, ZIP, WDZ and 7z, TAR or TGZ (TAR.GZ) format and compresses it.
Managing a Text token Edit control
...Interfaces that use token controls are common. A Token control contains variable amounts of information in a limited area....
Configuring the assisted universal replication
If your application uses assisted universal replication via a .WER file, the setup creation wizard proposes to configure the setup to install the different tools required for this type of replication....
BREAK statement/"BREAK:" label
The keyword BREAK can correspond: to the BREAK statement: it allows you to exit a set of instructions and run the rest of the current process. to the BREAK label: it allows you to declare a section of code in a loop. This code will be run when exitingfrom the loop with a "BREAK" statement....
<HTML editor>.Insert (Function)
Inserts text or HTML code at the cursor position in an HTML Editor control.
TextEllipsis (Function)
Returns the text with ellipsis displayed in an Edit, Combo Box or Static control.
TokenEnabled (Property)
The TokenEnabled property determines if an Edit control is a "Text token" Edit control.
HTMLEditorInsert (Function)
Inserts text or HTML code at the cursor position in an HTML Editor control.
PositionToLine (Function)
Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.
gCoord (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters used to define the position of the input cursor for a text.
DocPositionTopPage (Function)
Returns the position of the first character in a given page in a Text Processing control.
HCheckStructure (Function)
Defines the mode for comparing data files.
zipSize (Function)
Returns the size of archive (in ZIP, RAR, CAB, WDZ or 7z format): the size of all compressed files found in the archive. the size of all files found in the archive before compression....
The PDF Reader control
The "PDF Reader" control is an advanced control that allows end users to view PDF documents in their applications, without an external software......
nWDSetCallbackNext
Set the "callback" called when using the WDKEY and RETURNWDKEY keywords for the next window to open (in C, Pascal and Visual Basic only)......
Opening a help file (CHM, HTML or PDF)
There are several ways to open a help file......
BurnerAddDirectory (Function)
Adds all the files found in a directory to the compilation.
HModifyStructure (Function)
Used to update the structure of an HFSQL data file by performing an automatic data modification (also called data synchronization).
Functions for managing threads (prefix syntax)
List of functions for managing threads (prefix syntax)...
<Source>.FileExist (Function)
Determines: whether a file exists, which means whether it was physically created (HCreation or HCreationIfNotFound). whether a view or a query was defined....
<Source>.ModifyStructure (Function)
Used to update the structure of an HFSQL data file by performing an automatic data modification (also called data synchronization).
<Source>.NbRec (Function)
Returns the number of records in a file, query or HFSQL view: active records, crossed records, deleted records, etc.
The "Site directory" pane
The "Site directory" pane is used to manage the "<My project>_WEB" directory of the current project......