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Version: 2026

How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
Text (Property)
The Text property gets and sets text.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type picLayer.
Clipboard (Function)
Retrieves the text or image found in the system clipboard.
<Image>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in an Image control.
ClipboardUnicode (Function)
Returns the text found in the clipboard in Unicode format.
<Image>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image control.
dTextHTML (Function)
Draws HTML text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image variable.
  • in a WDPic variable (on the background layer),
  • in a picLayer variable.
ClipboardRTF (Function)
Retrieves an RTF string from the clipboard (the content of the clipboard is in RTF).
<Image>.TextWidth (Function)
Calculates text width in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<WDPic variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a WDPic variable.
<Image>.TextHeight (Function)
Calculates text height in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
dTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image variable,
  • in a WDPic variable (on the background layer),
  • in a picLayer variable.
Using Unicode in HFSQL tables
The database schema proposes two types of Unicode items ...
dTextHeight (Function)
Calculates text height in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a picLayer variable.
<Image>AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image field.
AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for:
  • an animated image (in an Image control),
  • an animated text (in a Static Text control).
<Libellé>.AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for a Static Text control.
<Image variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image variable.
<Libellé>AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for animated text (in a Static Text control).
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
dTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image variable.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a WDPic variable.
dTextWidth (Function)
Calculates text width in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type WDPic.
<Image variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in an Image variable.
<Image variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
TextToHTML (Function)
Converts a text string into an HTML string (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>accents are replaced by their HTML equivalent, ...).
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
<Image>.AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for a moving image (in an Image field).
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The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
dText (Function)
Draws a text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image variable,
  • in a WDPic variable (on the background layer),
  • in a picLayer variable.
<Image>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text in an Image control.
AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image or Static Text control.
<picLayer variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a picLayer variable.
Brochure of new features: new features of WINDEV Mobile
New features in WINDEV Mobile 28 presented in the New Features brochure....
iCreateFont (Function)
Creates a new print font.
InitialValue (Property)
The InitialValue property is used to get the initial value of a control in a window or page.
Font (Property)
The Font property is used to Get the identifier of the font used in a control in a report, page...
BarCodes (Type of variable)
The BarCodes type is used to handle the information found in a bar code.
Graphic string functions
List of SQL functions used to create and handle graphic strings...
"About" window
The "About" window is used to display and access various information about the current...
RTF input field: Automation formatting toolbar
In RTF Edit controls, a formatting toolbar can now be automatically displayed when the control...
Compilation options (HTML format)
The compilation options available for HTML (HTM files) are as follows......
Context menu of windows (AAF)
The context menu of the windows (right mouse click on the window) contains the following options......
JSON (Variable type)
The JSON simplifies actions on data in JSON format.
Adapting an application to support multiple languages
WINDEV Tutorial - Managing multiple languages Adapting an application to support multiple languages...
New Features brochure - Version 28: WINDEV Mobile news
New features in WINDEV Mobile 28 presented in the New Features brochure....
TableToClipboard (Function)
Copies the content of a Table or TreeView Table control to the clipboard.
Handling a dynamic programmatically
WINDEV allows you to handle Dynamic Tab controls with the TabXXX functions and with multiple...
Item Description (Type of variable)
An Item Description variable is used to describe one or more items in a data file programmatically.
docParagraph (Variable type)
The docParagraph type is used to handle the characteristics of a paragraph in a DOCX document.
Bar code constants
Different page layout methods
Tutorial - Anchors, zoning and layouts Different page layout methods - 30 min
REST web service: Creating entry points
The REST web service entry point creation wizard opens......
Setting the initial focus to a control (AAF)
The context menu of Edit controls includes the option "Set initial focus to this control"......
CurrentTitle (Function)
Modifies the title of the current window (returned by CurrentWin) and the title bar.