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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...
ERR_CANNOT_CREATE_TMP
WINDEV Mobile Generator of skin templates: Customizing the elements
The WINDEV Mobile generator of skin templates is used to generate the necessary files for creating a custom WINDEV Mobile skin template......
"Unit examples" pane
The "Unit examples" pane proposes the unit examples found in the different products......
FolderData (Function)
FolderData is kept for backward compatibility.
The "Debugger" pane
The "Debugger" pane displays the debugger options when debugging the project or a project element ("Debugger" option)......
Generator of WINDEV skin templates: Customizing the elements
The generator of WINDEV skin templates is used to generate the necessary files for creating a custom skin template for the WINDEV projects......
dSaveImage (Function)
dSaveImage is kept for backward compatibility.
Operating mode of HFSQL application
A HFSQL application can operate in network mode or in Client/Server mode......
29. SEO in practice
SEO of a WEBDEV site
In order for your site to get visitors, the Web users must be able to find it......
Net constants
List of constants used by the Net functions....
Debugging in PHP
A site generated in PHP can be debugged in standard WEBDEV mode......
The Switch control
Switch controls (also called "Toggle controls") are now commonly used in interfaces......
WinOutYPos (Function)
Returns the vertical position of the upper-left corner of a window in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
WinOutXPos (Function)
Returns the horizontal position of the upper-left corner of a window in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
Printing reports from a WEBDEV site
By default, the "Print" icon allows the Web user to print the current site page......
Events associated with a Rich Text Area control
WEBDEV manages the following events by default (order of appearance in the code editor)......
Customizing the WINDEV User Groupware
The User Groupware in automatic mode offers many possibilities......
Automatic features of edit controls
Edit controls provide multiple automatic features available in all the controls of your applications without writing a single line of code......
Test (External language)
Displays each function call and each status report returned by the function.
WorkingDirectory (Property)
The WorkingDirectory property is used to: get or change the directory used by the HTML Editor control to store the images and CSS sheets of an HTML page. get the directory used by the HTML Display control to store the images and CSS sheets of an HTML page. get the directory used by the Camera control to save photos and videos....
1. Project dashboard
The project dashboard is an essential element for managing WINDEV Mobile projects....
3. Project dashboard
Project dashboard...
3. Project dashboard
Creating and deploying a setup program: How to?
Creating the setup program allows you to deploy a WINDEV application on the end-user computers......