ExportGridToText(string,TcxGrid,Boolean,Boolean,string,TObject,TEncoding) Method
Exports content of a data grid control to a file in plain text format.
Declaration
procedure ExportGridToText(const AFileName: string; AGrid: TcxGrid; AExpand: Boolean = True; ASaveAll: Boolean = True; const AFileExt: string = 'txt'; AHandler: TObject = nil; AEncoding: TEncoding = nil);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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AFileName | string | The absolute or relative path to the resulting TXT file. You can omit the file name extension because it is automatically updated from the |
AGrid | TcxGrid | The source data grid control. |
AExpand | Boolean | Optional. If |
ASaveAll | Boolean | Optional. Specifies if the procedure exports all available rows:
The |
AFileExt | string | Optional. Specifies the file name extension for the resulting TXT file. This parameter value always replaces the file name extension passed as a part of the |
AHandler | TObject | Optional. Specifies a handler object that should implement the IcxExportBeforeSave and/or IcxExportProgress interfaces to allow you to perform specific actions before the beginning of an export operation and track its progress. Tip Refer to the following topic for detailed information on how to create and use handler objects: |
AEncoding | TEncoding | Optional. Specifies the character encoding format of the resulting CSV stream. If |
Remarks
Call the ExportGridToText
procedure to export the data grid control’s content to a file in plain text format. This format stores data without formatting, style, or print layout information. Compared to CSV, exported TXT files are more human-readable.
Code Example
The following code example exports grid content to a plain text file: