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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
fListResource (Function)
Lists the resources integrated to the application.
HImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server data file. This data file must have been defined in the data model editor, or declared with HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile).
<Source>.ImportText (Function)
Imports a Text file into an HFSQL Classic or Client/Server data file. This data file must have been defined in the data model editor, or declared with HDeclare, HDeclareExternal or HDescribeFile).
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...
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
fAddBuffer (Function)
Adds the content of a buffer at the end of a file.
fFind (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
<DiskFile variable>.Write (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
Print modes of a report
Several print modes are available for a report.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
fWatchDirectory (Function)
Detects changes made to the contents of a directory.
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, ...).
fWrite (Function)
Writes:
  • a character string to an external file.
  • a memory section.
fExtractResource (Function)
Extracts a resource from the application into a physical device location.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
fIsImage (Function)
Determines whether a file on disk or in a buffer corresponds to an image format recognized by WINDEV or WEBDEV.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
<DiskFile variable>.Find (Function)
Finds a character string or a buffer in a file opened by fOpen.
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a file.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
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...
DotNetVersion (Function)
Returns the version number of the .Net Framework available on the current computer.
Major (Property)
The Major property is used to get and change the Major number of a Beacon.
Minor (Property)
The Minor property is used to get and change the Minor number of a Beacon.
beaconGroup (Type of variable)
The beaconGroup type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a set of Beacons.
Layout (Property)
The Layout property is used to get the layout of the cells in a Layout control.
<Source>.SetPosition (Function)
Sets the position on a record, based on the approximate position of one of its items.
Anchor (Property)
The Anchor property sets the anchors of a control in a window, page or report.
Array (Type of variable)
An array is a structured type that is used to group a set of elements of the same type...
HeightInPixel (Property)
The HeightInPixel property is used to get the height in pixels of a control in a report.
WidthInPixel (Property)
The WidthInPixel property is used to get the width in pixels of a control in a report.
NbComponent (Property)
The NbComponent property is used to get the number of elements in a composite key.
SetFocus (Function)
Set focus: to a control (found in a window, in a page or in a frameset). to a window....
Company (Property)
The Company property is used to get and modify the company associated with an element.
Unicode (Property)
The Unicode property is used to get and change the Unicode format of an element.
MIMEType (Property)
The MIMEType property is used to get and change the MIME type of an element.
Enumeration (Type of variable)
An enumeration is a set of values......
CtDescribedUserName (Property)
The CtDescribedUserName property is used to set the username that will be used when connecting to a specific table via OLE DB.
SysCacheExternalStorage (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the external storage space of application.
fCacheDir (Function)
Returns the path of directory that will be used to store the data in cache on the internal storage space of application.
fDirectoryExist (Function)
Checks the existence of a directory.
Assisted HFSQL error handling
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile include a module for assisted management of HFSQL errors......
Installing version 2024
Cherche les éléments d'un noeud HTML correspondant à une balise....
Standard FTP functions
List of standard FTP functions...
7. Internal component
An internal component is a set of elements from a project....
NumberAccessiblePages (Property)
The NumberAccessiblePages property is used to get the number of pages currently loaded in a PDF Reader or Word Processing control.