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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.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
<Image>AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image field.
<Image variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
<WDPic variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a WDPic variable.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a picLayer variable.
TextToHTML (Function)
Converts a text string into an HTML string (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>accents are replaced by their HTML equivalent, ...).
<Image>.TextWidth (Function)
Calculates text width in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<Image>.TextHeight (Function)
Calculates text height in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type picLayer.
Using Unicode in HFSQL data files
The analysis proposes two types of Unicode items ...
<Libellé>.AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for a Static Text control.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type WDPic.
<Libellé>AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for animated text (in a Static Text control).
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a WDPic variable.
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
<Image>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text in an Image control.
<picLayer variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a picLayer variable.
Analysis editor: the different types of sections
The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
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.
ClipboardUnicode (Function)
Returns the text found in the clipboard in Unicode format.
dTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image variable.
dTextWidth (Function)
Calculates text width in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
dTextHeight (Function)
Calculates text height in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
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.
<Image variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image variable.
<Image>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image control.
<Image variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in an Image variable.
<Image>.AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for a moving image (in an Image field).
<Image>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in an Image control.
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).
AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image or Static Text control.
Clipboard (Function)
Retrieves the text or image found in the system clipboard.
ClipboardRTF (Function)
Retrieves an RTF string from the clipboard (the content of the clipboard is in RTF).
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.
Table controls in "Server + AJAX" mode
The Table controls can be 100% AJAX......
Unicode in character strings
UNICODE is an encoding system that assigns a unique number to each character....
dFont (Function)
Declares the font that will be used by dText: in an Image control, in an Image variable,...
Size (Property)
The Size property is used to determine and change the size of an element.
Zooming a window (AAF)
The end user can zoom the content of a window with the mouse......
2. Static or dynamic site
The "dynamic" Tab control
The "Dynamic tab" Tab control is used to display several windows in the same window......
HExecuteSQLQueryAsynchronous (Function)
Executes an SQL query asynchronously.
Break in a report
The break is used to group the records corresponding to a sort criterion......
Events associated with reports
The following events are associated to reports (order of appearance in the code editor)......
The HTML control
The HTML control displays HTML pages or HTML code......
Handling an element of a TreeView control programmatically
This help page explains how to handle the elements of a TreeView control either directly or via...
Cursor (Property)
The Cursor property is used to get and change the position of the mouse cursor in one...
XMLExecuteXPath (Example)
Usage example of the XMLExecuteXPath function
TitleImage (Property)
The TitleImage property is used to get and/or change the image displayed next to the title...
CheckBoxInsert (Function)
Inserts a new option into a Check Box control.
WithNewButton (Property)
The WithNewButton property is used to: Determine if a Dynamic Tab control has New tab button...
docRow (Type of variable)
The docRow type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a table row in a Word Processing...
7. Available controls in a window
WINDEV Mobile includes several types of controls...
SubCaption (Property)
The SubCaption property is used to get and change: the secondary caption of an option found...
gClickableLink (Function)
Adds a clickable link in a graphic string.
Responsive Web Design: Specific UI errors
WEBDEV features UI errors specific to the position of controls in the different slices......
Link Description (Type of variable)
A Link Description variable is used to describe a link between two data files through programming.
DnD constants
List of constants used by the functions for managing the Drag and Drop....
xBase files: Limits