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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.
WINDEV Framework License Agreement
The Image control
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Handling Button controls programmatically
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The Clickable Image control
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HReadLast (Function)
Sets the position on the last record of a data file according to a browse item.
YesNo (Function)
Displays a message in a standard dialog box that proposes "Yes" and "No" and returns the user's...
Mobile-friendly website: available methods
WEBDEV includes several page creation methods that allow you to create mobile-friendly websites......
Handling a report (in the editor)
Once a report was created, the description of this report can be modified at any time......
Handling a TreeView Table control programmatically
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Deploying a Java archive
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Native Oracle Connector: Retrieving the output value of a stored procedure
The Native Oracle Connector is used to: specify the input values during the call to a stored...
iPrintReport (Function)
Prints a report created with the report editor.
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I work as a developer: How to manage my tasks and my schedule?
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Enumeration and Combination items
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile propose the Enumeration and Combination types......
Set of fonts (WEBDEV site)
The browser support the most common fonts by default......
pdfParameter (Type of variable)
The pdfParameter type defines all the characteristics of the PDF file to be generated.
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Native SQL Server Connector: Retrieving the output value of a stored procedure
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