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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...
<Source>.PrepareSQLQuery (Function)
Initializes a query written in SQL language and declares this query to the database server in order to optimize the next executions of this query.
Checked (Property)
The Checked property gets and sets the checkmark state of an element.
SchedulerTaskStatus (Function)
Gets or sets the status of a task created in the Windows scheduler.
StoredValue (Property)
The StoredValue property gets and sets the stored value of an element.
SizeUnit (Property)
The SizeUnit property gets and sets the font size unit.
Installing a WEBDEV site
There are two methods to install a WEBDEV site on a Unix server......
DisplayModePreview (Property)
The DisplayModePreview property gets and sets the camera preview mode.
Termination (Property)
The Property Termination is used to define the Procedure WLanguage executed when moving to the next/previous step or at the end of the guided tour....
Deploying the application for iPhone/iPad
To be able to test and/or deploy the application on a device (iPhone or iPad), you must enroll in the iOS Developer Program....
Association in a CDM
In a CDM (Conceptual Data Model), the associations are used to link the entities between themselves......
Burning a CD/DVD
Several WLanguage functions are used to burn the CDs or DVDs......
Windows
The windows represent the main interface of a WINDEV application......
Interacting with the user
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to communicate with the user via dialog boxes......
WINDEV and the communication streams (audio, sound)
To handle the communication streams, WINDEV includes......
1. Project and Analysis
The development of a Windows application with WINDEV is based on two main elements: the Project and the Analysis....
Python: Native calls
WLanguage allows for native Python calls......
InputMask (Property)
The InputMask property is used to: get the input mask. set the input mask (from the masks available for the type)....
Word processing: Using the ribbon
The ribbon found in the Word Processing control proposes several features and it allows you to perform several settings......
The Text control: Input or display masks
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose two types of masks......
Automation object
The Automation keyword is used to declare an automation object...
PageByPagePrint (Property)
The PageByPagePrint property is used to: Ask a report to be printed page by page. Each page of the report will be sent separately to the printer spooler. Find out the print mode of the report (page by page or all at once)....
Project Management Hub: Using Tags
Tags are used to associate keywords with incidents in the Project Management Hub......
4. Android and iOS windows
The UI (User Interface) of an application is mainly composed of windows....
mongoOperationDeleteOne (Type of variable)
The mongoOperationDeleteOne type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a document delete operation that will be added to a bulk operations list. The first document that matches the filter will be deleted.
Push notification
A mobile device can receive push notifications......