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Version: 2025

How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
How to write into a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to write into a text or CSV file.
Text (Property)
The Text property is used to get and modify text.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
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>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image control.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a WDPic variable.
<Image variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
<Image variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in an Image variable.
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.
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
Clipboard (Function)
Retrieves the text or image found in the system clipboard.
ClipboardUnicode (Function)
Returns the text found in the clipboard in Unicode format.
<Image>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in an Image control.
<Libellé>AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for animated text (in a Static Text control).
dTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image variable.
<Image>AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image field.
<Libellé>.AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for a Static Text control.
<Image>.AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for a moving image (in an Image field).
TextToHTML (Function)
Converts a text string into an HTML string (carriage returns are replaced by <BR>accents are replaced by their HTML equivalent, ...).
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type WDPic.
dTextWidth (Function)
Calculates text width in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
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).
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a picLayer variable.
dTextHeight (Function)
Calculates text height in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<Image variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image variable.
AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image or Static Text control.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type picLayer.
<WDPic variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a WDPic variable.
<Image>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text in an Image control.
Database schema editor: the different types of sections
The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
<picLayer variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a picLayer variable.
AppleRequestTrackingAuthorizationAsynchronous (Function)
Displays the permission request for user activity tracking.
WDMap: Viewing records: special cases
This help page presents the special display cases in WDMap......
docFragment (Type of variable)
The docFragment type is used to define the characteristics of a fragment found in a "docx"...
PDFReaderSeekNext (Function)
Sets the position on the next result of a search in the content of a PDF Reader control.
Native MariaDB Connector: Requirements and remarks
This page presents the main aspects and requirements of the Native MariaDB Connector......
Repositionable note (AAF)
End users can create repositionable notes in all the windows of their WINDEV applications......
PDFReaderSeekPrevious (Function)
Sets the position on the previous result of a search started with PDFReaderSeekFirst in the content...
iCreateFont (Example)
Usage example of the iCreateFont function
iPrintZone (Example)
Usage example of the iPrintZone function
gImage (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters containing an image.
Binding an Edit control to an item
An Edit control can be bound to an item in a data file, query, etc, ......
Native MySQL Connector: Specific features and remarks
Remarks and specific features of the Native MySQL Connector...
ConsoleRead (Function)
Reads a string in the standard input stream "stdin".
Spelling checker in the interface
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to use the OpenOffice spelling checker...
JSONXMLConverter (Type of variable)
The JSONXMLConverter type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of the conversion...
picRTF (Type of variable)
The picRTF type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a layer that contains RTF.
Creating an executable: General options
The main executable options are as follows......
Animating a Static control
Two methods can be used to animate a Static control......
ProgressBar (Function)
Displays a progress bar in the status bar of current window.
Multiline (Property)
In a window or page, the Multiline property is used to: find out and modify the "Multiline"...
Using WDDIXIO
To translate the text used in your project:...
fCurrentDir (Function)
Identifies or modifies the current directory.
The Button control
The Button control allows the user or the Web user to run a specific action with a simple click......
Special paste
The Special paste command is used to explicitly choose the format in which the clipboard content...
Handling Ribbon controls programmatically
WINDEV allows you to programmatically handle Ribbon controls, as well as their tabs and groups....