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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.
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 variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
<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.
ToolTipDelay (Function)
Used to modify: the timeout before displaying the tooltips. the display duration...
Managing the programming errors
The security mechanism of WLanguage is enabled when a programming error occurs in an application......
Native DB2 Connector: Specific features and remarks
The following paragraphs present the main aspects and specific features of the Native DB2...
Native Informix Connector: Specific features and remarks
Remarks and specific features of Native Informix Connector...
HSeek (Function)
Positions on the first record of the table whose value for a specific item is greater than or equal...
Diagram Editor (WINDEV): ribbon and panels
The Diagram Editor includes many features accessible via......
Import a list of requirements
The Project Management Hub allows you to import requirements......
File Description (Variable type)
The File Description variable is used to programmatically describe tables.
SNMPLoadMIB (Function)
Loads a MIB file in memory and analyzes it.
fLock (Function)
Entirely or partially locks an external file.
WindowIfNew (Property)
The WindowIfNew property is used to get and change the name of the internal window to be opened...
AutomaticTooltip (Property)
The AutomaticTooltip property enables or disables automatic tooltips on List Box, Table...
Environment of code editor
CursorEnd (Property)
The CursorEnd property gets and sets the end position of the mouse selection range in the following...
diagSelection (Type of variable)
The diagSelection type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a selection made...
InitialVisible (Property)
The InitialVisible property is used to determine if: a control was visible during the first...
Translating programming messages
When developing a multilingual application, you can translate the different messages displayed...
Changing the characteristics of window controls
The characteristics of the controls can be viewed and/or changed in......
LineSpacing (Property)
The LineSpacing property gets and sets the line spacing for variables of type Font.