ONLINE HELP
 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
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...
SchedulerDeleteAll (Function)
Deletes all appointments and resources from a Scheduler control.
WLanguage functions available for a report
Most WLanguage functions can be used in the events of a report (created with the report editor)......
Constants for managing the windows
List of constants used by the functions for managing the windows...
Setup of the WEBDEV Application Server for Linux
Utilisation dans la classe _edthymlStylePolice - Accès en Lecture + Ecriture - Type : Tous types
Constants for managing drop-down menus
List of constants used by the functions for managing menus....
Printing the content of a Spreadsheet control (AAF)
Spreadsheet controls include an automatic context menu that allows users to perform different actions on the data displayed in the control......
Example for creating a select query
This help page explains how to create two select queries......
Events associated with an Organizer control
The following events are associated with Organizer controls:...
SaaSConnect (Function)
Authenticates a user of a SaaS site beside the SaaS webservice that manages the site.
Checking out an element
To work on a project element found in the Source Code Manager, you must check out the element before it can be modified......
Dialog (Function)
Displays a message box and returns the value of the button clicked by the user.
dFont (Example)
Usage example of the dFont function
Info (Function)
Displays a custom message in a system information window.
Designation of current element (Reserved word)
The keywords used to identify the current element are:
Communicating with the Web user
From now on, with the new Web technologies, the sites can look more like Windows applications and display dialog boxes......
Phone constants (Android / iOS)
Principle for running threads
At runtime, an application runs in a main thread......
External language: Programming in COBOL
We are going to call the elements developed in WINDEV (project, windows, analysis, ......
TableStartFilling (Function)
Starts the process to populate a Table or TreeView Table control programmatically.
LooperStartFilling (Function)
Starts the process to populate a Looper control programmatically.
edtHTMLSelection (Type of variable)
The edtHTMLSelection type is used to identify all the advanced characteristics of a selection in an HTML Editor control
EncryptAsymmetricEnveloped (Function)
Performs an asymmetric encryption of an envelope.
docElement (Type of variable)
The docElement type is used to handle each element found in a docParagraph variable.
docNumberingLevel (Type of variable)
The docNumberingLevel type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a numbering level used in a Word Processing document.
Handling menu options programmatically
The menu options can be handled......