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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.
TablePrint (Function)
Prints the content of the specified Table control without having to create a report based...
The List Box control
The List Box control is used to display a list of elements and to select one or more elements...
BackgroundColor (Property)
The BackgroundColor property is used to set the background color of a control, window, page...
Flexbox control description: Details tab
The "Details" tab of the Flexbox control description window allows you to define how the control...
Different page layout methods
Tutorial - Anchors, zoning and layouts Different page layout methods - 30 min
The SilverLight control
The SilverLight control is used to display a SilverLight 2 animation in a WEBDEV page......
AutomaticLink (Property)
The AutomaticLink property is used to: determine if the automatic link detection mode...
memcachedConnection (Type of variable)
The memcachedConnection type is used to define the characteristics of a connection to a Memcached...
RequestRefreshUIParent
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent.
Properties available in Java
WINDEV allows you to generate a Java application without even knowing the Java language......
OKCancelAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a message in a standard non-blocking dialog box with the answers "OK" and "Cancel"...
InfoBuild (Function)
Displays a custom message in a system information window.
Other operators
The following are additional operators......
Merge (Property)
The Merge property is used to merge the cells of a Table or TreeView Table control.
NFC constants
List of constants used by the NFC functions...
Speech synthesis in the mobile applications
The phones can talk!......
InfoWithTimeout (Function)
Displays an information message in a system information window for a set amount of time
HTML Editor control constants
Used to find out whether the application is started in "simulator test mode" from WINDEV Mobile....
WorkingDirectory (Property)
The WorkingDirectory property is used to: get or change the directory used by the HTML Editor...
ExecuteRefreshUIParent
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the parent.
BuildBrowsingTable (Function)
Creates a Table control from the items of a data file (view or query).
Quick search in the current code
When coding, developers often need to do a quick search in the current code...
Extension procedure
By using extension procedures, you can add your own WLanguage procedures to different types...
InfoAsynchronous (Function)
Displays a non-blocking custom message in a system information window.
Value (Property)
The Value property is used to: Find out and modify the value of a report control. Find...
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