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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...
Selecting the keywords associated with a page
The keyword selection window allows you to select the keywords to be associated with a help page......
8. 10 tips for better interfaces...
Check: Sending an email
The monitoring robot will......
Programming standard errors
Programming standard errors inform you of potential problems detected when saving windows, pages, reports or when recompiling the project......
xlsCoordinatesToName (Function)
Retrieves the name of a cell, XLS worksheet or Spreadsheet control according to its coordinates.
<xlsDocument variable>.DeleteWorksheet (Function)
Deletes a worksheet from the Excel document.
Configuring an existing project for the SCM
Some operations are required before an existing project can be used by the Source Code Manager......
CtDescribedDatabase (Property)
The CtDescribedDatabase property is used to set the OLE DB data source when connecting to a specific table via OLE DB.
CtDatabase (Property)
The CtDatabase property is used to set the OLE DB data source when connecting to a specific table via OLE DB.
X (Property)
The X property is used to: Get the X-coordinate of a control, Table control column or window (position on the X-axis). Get the X-coordinate of a control or window (position on the X-axis)....
Handling external JavaScript objects from WLanguage
The WLanguage in "Browser" mode is used to interface with the Web APIs such as the ones proposed by Google or Yahoo......
fParentDir (Function)
Returns the path of the parent directory for the specified directory.
TreeFind (Function)
Finds an element (leaf or node) in a TreeView control and returns its path.
sfError (Type of variable)
The sfError type is used to find out the characteristics of an error returned by Salesforce...
HSetServer (Function)
Used to find out and modify some settings of HFSQL Client/Server server....
NotesOut (Function)
Used to find out whether a current document exists in Lotus Notes.
XMLFindNamespaceByName (Function)
Finds an XML namespace according to its XML node and in the parents of the node.
GPSInitParameter (Function)
Initializes the parameters of geolocation WLanguage functions and finds a location provider.
WinInitialized (Function)
Used to find out whether the "end of initialization" code was run for a window.
Option,Version (External language)
Finds out the version number of WD140VM.DLL of WINDEV.
PropertyExist (Function)
Used to find out whether a property exists on a control or on a class instance.
ScrollbarIsVisible (Function)
Used to find out whether the scrollbar of a control in a WINDEV application is visible.
DocFind (Function)
Finds a character string: in an entire Word Processing document. in a fragment....
hbTableDescription (Type of variable)
The hbTableDescription type is used to define and find out the characteristics of an HBase table.
<TreeView>.Find (Function)
Finds an element (leaf or node) in a TreeView control and returns its path.