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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.
Constants for managing XML documents
List of constants used by the functions for managing XML documents....
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...
Additional setup modules
The setup wizard allows you to include additional modules in the setup. The additional modules...
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......
Customizing the Switch controls
The Switch control is a 2-state Check Box control (on/off, true/false, yes/no)......
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...
docStyle (Type of variable)
The docStyle type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a style belonging...
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...
BCDecode (Function)
Decodes the information stored in a QR Code bar code.
RequestRefreshUI
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control...
Creating a multilingual help system
The help editor allows you to easily create a multilingual help system......
Native Sybase Connector: Running the same stored procedure several times
In some cases, it may be useful to execute the same stored procedure multiple times by changing one...
Native Sybase Connector: Output value of a stored procedure run on the server
The Native Sybase Connector (also called Native Sybase Access) is used to: specify the input...