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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.
AAF: Context menu of Image controls
A context menu is available for Image controls......
Check Box control: Automatic features (AAF)
The Check Box control can benefit from several AAFs (Automatic Application Features) ......
List of reserved words
The Calculated control
The "Calculated" control is used to perform calculations in a report......
grCreateFont (Function)
grCreateFont is kept for backward compatibility.
Tips for developing a site for an iPhone or for a BlackBerry
WEBDEV allows you to develop sites for all types of devices......
Using the UI modification when running a project or window test
End users can directly modify the interface of the application (according to the options specified...
Project description: Options tab
The project description window allows you to configure various elements of your project......
Multilingual messages: Convert to new format (version 27 and later)
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile have included multilingual project support in many previous...
Dialog (Function)
Displays a message box and returns the value of the button clicked by the user.
The Combo Box control
The "Combo Box" control is used to display a list of elements and to select an element...
Context menu of Check Box columns (AAF)
The Table and TreeView Table controls can propose Check Box columns allowing the user to select...
Link properties
When creating a link, you can simply specify the destination......
Handling menu options programmatically
The menu options can be handled......
Native Progress Connector: Programming with SQL functions
The use of SQL functions to handle Progress data does not require importing the file structure...
Generating a library
Generating a library consists in selecting the elements handled by this application (windows,...
Managing the programming errors
The security mechanism of WLanguage is enabled when a programming error occurs in an application......
Management of PDF files
PDF is one of the most widely used formats for transmitting and storing electronic documents......
Printing a report in WINDEV
When creating a report, the test of this report can be run from the report editor......
WDAdminHF: Saving the databases
The remote HFSQL administrator allows you to create backups of HFSQL Client/Server data files......
Handling Spreadsheet controls programmatically (in a window)
Spreadsheet controls can be handled programmatically......
Customizing the errors
The WEBDEV administrator (Development version) is used to customize the error messages of a WEBDEV...
Distributing an external component
Once the component has been created, tested and generated, it can be distributed...
Other operators
The following are additional operators......
The List Box control
The List Box control is used to display a list of elements and to select one or more elements...