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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...
Creating a multilingual help system
The help editor allows you to easily create a multilingual help system......
HFSQL Control Center: Overview
The HFSQL Control Center is used to manage the different HFSQL databases (Network, Mobile, Client/Server) found in the company......
CtDescribedCaption (Property)
The CtDescribedCaption property is used to get and set the caption of the connection to the OLE DB data source.
Cc (Property)
The Cc property gets and sets the list of Carbon Copy recipients of an email.
ZOrder (Property)
The ZOrder property gets and sets the Z-order of an element.
GetColor (Function)
Allows you to get a set of harmonious colors without having to use a table of colors.
TimeUTC (Property)
The TimeUTC property is used to get and set a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC ).
TABOrder (Property)
The TABOrder property gets and sets the position of a control in the tab order of a window.
BlurLevel (Property)
The BlurLevel property gets and sets the percentage of blur applied to a control in a report.
LineSpacing (Property)
The LineSpacing property gets and sets the line spacing for variables of type Font.
WDInst : generating the setup program
Generating the setup program is used to create the setup program according to the characteristics specified in the setup editor WDInst....
Java application and WINDEV
A Java application is an application entirely compiled in Java......
WDInst: Additional options (summary, license, etc.)
When installing the application, you have the ability to display......
User Groupware and files accessed via a Native Connector
An application that works with the User Groupware can be used with a database handled by a Native Connector......
Automatic data file modification: new date format
From WINDEV 7 and WEBDEV 7 version 149, new date and time formats are available for the Hyper File files......
HFSQL Control Center: HFSQL Cluster management
The HFSQL Control Center includes all the tools needed to manage HFSQL clusters......
Title (Property)
The Title property is used to get and change the title of an element.
1. Project and analysis
Configuring an application with User Groupware
WDInst: including an "autorun" in a setup on CD
An "autorun" can be run (or not) when the setup CD is inserted into the drive of the setup computer......
Setup in MSI format
You have the ability to create a setup program in MSI standard......
FontCharset (Property)
The FontCharset property is used to: Find out the character set used by the screen fonts of a control. Modify the character set used by the screen fonts of a control....
Native PostgreSQL Connector: Programming with HFSQL functions
To use a PostgreSQL database with Native Connector (also called Native Access), the structure of PostgreSQL tables must be imported into the WINDEV or WEBDEV analysis......
Installing an application server
There are several steps to install the WEBDEV Application Server on a Linux server......
Timeout (Property)
The Timeout property is used to get and change the time after which the connection is considered to have "failed".