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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.
Additional setup modules
The setup wizard allows you to include additional modules in the setup. The additional modules...
Handling Organization Chart controls programmatically
iParameterViewer (Function)
Configures the report viewer.
Customizing the Switch controls
The Switch control is a 2-state Check Box control (on/off, true/false, yes/no)......
Integrate two-factor authentication into your applications
In version 26, WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to set up a login via two-factor...
InvalidInputDetect (Function)
Detects and signals an error on required controls left empty and/or controls with invalid data....
Defining specific character sets in HFSQL data files
When an application is used to display or save data in HFSQL files, this data is entered...
Describing a report table
To display the table description, select "Table description" in the context menu of one...
TextDirection (Property)
The TextDirection property is used to determine and change the writing direction in a window,...
RequestRefreshUIElement (Function)
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the specified element...
Parallax effect
"Parallax" effects make it possible to scroll the elements in the interface at different speeds......
Automatic Application Features (AAF) of Spreadsheet controls
The Spreadsheet control includes multiple Automatic Application Features (AAF) in order to simplify...
Grayed (Property)
The Grayed property is used to: Determine if a control (or a group of controls) is grayed...
Native Oracle Connector: Specific features and remarks
Remarks and specific features of the Native Oracle Connector...
Overloading a WLanguage function or using a WLanguage function in an SQL query
WLanguage includes the "WL" keyword......
Constants for managing XML documents
List of constants used by the functions for managing XML documents....
WEBDEV license agreement
WEBDEV license agreement...
Keyboard shortcuts
The main keyboard shortcuts in the editors are as follows......
Creating and using a REST Webservice
A REST WebService is a program hosted on a server containing functions accessible via HTTP...
WDAdminHF: Scheduled task
The remote HFSQL administrator is used to define the scheduled tasks......
WDBal messaging: Overview
WDBal is a secure messaging, included in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile......
Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries
WINDEV gives you the ability to use the spelling checker of the Word Processing controls in WINDEV...
docStyle (Type of variable)
The docStyle type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a style belonging...
RequestRefreshUI
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control...
BCDecode (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a QR Code bar code.
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