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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...
Client/Server transactions: Available isolation modes
The HFSQL engine proposes to isolate the transactions......
In-House deployment
Apple's In-House deployment allows you to overcome most of the constraints of the other two modes (App Store deployment and Ad Hoc deployment) and to widely distribute an application without the need to reference client devices in advance......
HFSQL Client/Server: Scheduled tasks
The scheduled tasks are used to schedule automatic tasks......
Customizing the WEBDEV User Groupware
The groupware in automatic mode offers several possibilities......
Validity period of site pages
When creating a page, a validity period can be defined for this page......
SaaS administrator - Managing a site
The management of a SaaS site is used to modify the three main characteristics of the site......
HFSQL Client/Server: Principle for saving the databases
Like for any database, backups of your HFSQL Client/Server databases must be performed on a regular basis......
User Groupware: Configuring the site
Once the User Groupware is configured, the configuration of users and accesses is performed at runtime, by connecting with a "supervisor" account......
NetOpenRemoteAccess (Function)
Establishes a remote connection.
NetCloseRemoteAccess (Function)
Closes the line that was opened by NetOpenRemoteAccess.
StoreTheValue (Property)
The StoreTheValue property is used to: Find out whether a control keeps its value between two application starts via the persistence. Modify a control so that it keeps (or not) its value between two application starts via the persistence....
InputValue (Property)
The InputValue property is used to: find out whether the end user can enter or change values in a Spreadsheet control. allow or prevent the end user from entering or changing values in a Spreadsheet control....
InputFormula (Property)
The InputFormula property is used to: find out whether the end user can enter or change formulas in a Spreadsheet control. allow or prevent the end user from entering or changing formulas in a Spreadsheet control....
VisibleInExportAndPrint (Property)
The VisibleInExportAndPrint property is used to: Find out whether a column of a Table or TreeView Table control is visible for export and printing. Modify the visibility of a column in a Table or TreeView Table control for export and printing....
HTMLEdit (Property)
The HTMLEdit property is used to: find out whether a Word Processing control is displayed in optimized mode for HTML editing, modify a Word Processing control to display it (or not) in optimized mode for HTML editing....
ODBCDatabaseName (Property)
ODBCDatabaseName is used to: Find out the name of the database used when printing a report based on a "query performed on a connection". Specify the name of the database used when printing a report based on a "query performed on a connection"....
Select query description window: Use
Let's see some operations specific to the description window of a select query......
User Groupware: Configuring the application
Once the User Groupware is configured, the configuration of users and accesses is performed at runtime, by connecting with a "supervisor" account......
Manipulating Scheduler controls programmatically (prefix syntax)
A Scheduler control can be......
Scheduler control properties
A Scheduler control found in a window or in a page can be handled in WLanguage by the following properties....
How to install a Universal Windows 10 App application on a tablet
The generation of a WINDEV Mobile application for Universal Windows 10 App groups all the project elements (windows, code, etc....
Container column in a Table control
A cell found in a Table control can contain a set of controls......
OpenAI: How to find the OpenAI key
Several features of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile use an OpenAI account ......
ODBC on HFSQL via Visual .NET (in C#)
The ODBC driver on HFSQL Classic (single-user and multi-user) is used to access a HFSQL Classic database from an external database software that supports ODBC accesses......
Find/Replace in the current project
The "Find/Replace" feature is used to......