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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
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...
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).
fBuildRelativePath (Function)
Returns the path to a file relative to a reference directory.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
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.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
fWatchFile (Function)
Starts watching a 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.
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...
<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).
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
HFConf.Ini file
The HFConf.INI file is found at server root. This file is used to define several characteristics of HFSQL Client/Server server....
Importing classes and sets of procedures (text file)
From version 23, you have the ability to import existing classes or sets of procedures in text format......
Using WDMSG
The different steps for translating the project messages with WDMSG are as follows:...
WX file
The "Executable Name".WX file is used to manage some features directly, even if these features have not been included in the application. This file is found beside the executable....
GglPrintDocument (Function)
Prints a document (text or PDF file, images, Word or Excel document, ...) by using the Cloud Print service of Google.
HDescribeFullTextIndex (Function)
Describes a full-text index of data file created through programming.
MmoPackMethod (Property)
The MmoPackMethod property sets the compression mode of a MMO file (containing text and binary memos) associated with a data file.
Installing and starting WDTRAD
13. Reports
WINDEV Mobile allows you to easily create and print all types of reports with the report editor....
HDBSortType (Function)
Returns or modifies the sequence of text items in the xBase files.
HListFullTextIndex (Function)
Returns the list of full-text indexes of a file (a query or a view) recognized by the HFSQL engine.
<Source>.ListFullTextIndex (Function)
Returns the list of full-text indexes of a file (a query or a view) recognized by the HFSQL engine.
Reintegrating translated text into a project
Once the translation of framework libraries ("......
WDConver : Overview
WDConver is a tool used to convert data to an HFSQL Classic data file from......
Report data source
...The reports can be created with the data coming from:...
WDSQL: Exporting and printing the result of an SQL query
The result of a select query can be......
<PDF Reader>.SeekFirst (Function)
Initializes the search for a text in a PDF file displayed by the PDF Reader control and positions on the first occurrence found (from the current page).
PDFReaderSeekFirst (Function)
Initializes the search for a text in a PDF file displayed by the PDF Reader control and positions on the first occurrence found (from the current page).
Running the test of a report
The test of a single report allows you to run the current report in WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile......
Reports
A report provides a custom view of data......
WDMSG
You can create multilingual projects in WINDEV, WEBDEV or WINDEV Mobile......
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