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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.
Programming patterns
CAUTION......
20. Control templates
Installing WINDEV/WEBDEV/WINDEV Mobile: Complying with the directory standard
The different Windows versions propose standard regarding the location of some files and the use of directories......
SysScreenOrientation (Function)
Allows you to: get the screen orientation of the device (Android, iOS or Universal Windows phone). set the screen orientation of the device (Android phone)....
PDFNbSignatures (Function)
Gets the number of signatures in a PDF document.
<pdfDocument variable>.GetSignatureDate (Function)
Gets the date of one of the signatures of a PDF document.
Including a supercontrol in a window or in a page
Title (Property)
The Title property is used to: Get the title of a Table control column, a Chart control, a window or a page Change the title of a Table control column, a Chart control, a window or a page....
<PDF reader>.NbSignatures (Function)
Gets the number of signatures in a PDF Reader control.
Configuring the setup program
Two tools can be used to create a setup program......
Project description: Compilation tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Sub-query
A sub-query is a query whose result is used by another query......
The Web Component control
The Web Component control is used to include any external Web resource in a WEBDEV site......
The Repositionable Note control
The Repositionable Note control allows you to include the famous yellow sticker in your applications......
Testing an iOS application on a mobile device
When developing an application for iOS (iPhone or iPad), WINDEV Mobile allows you to test the application being developed without having to recompile it on Mac, but directly on the iPhone or iPad......
HReadFirst (Function)
Sets the position on the first record according to a browse item.
Automatic completion
The automatic completion helps you write WLanguage code in your applications......
11. External component
StoreFilterAAF (Property)
The StoreFilterAAF property is used to determine and specify if the filters set by the user on a Table or TreeView table control are saved when an application is closed and opened again.
grRotation (Function)
Used to: Turn a chart around one of its axes in order to better view the data. Find out the rotation angle of a chart on one of its axes....
PDFGetSignatureDate (Function)
Gets the date of one of the signatures of a PDF document.
Display (Property)
The Display property gets and sets the video displayed in the Conference control. The Conference control can display an incoming video, an outgoing video, or no video.
Source (Property)
The Source property can be used on: a Chart control: in this case, the Source property is used to get the source of the series: Table column, list of values, ... a connection: in this case, the Source property is used to get or set the source of a connection (HFSQL Client/Server, OLE DB, etc.)....
Spare server
A "spare" server is a target server in a unidirectional automatic replication......