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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.
fSaveBuffer (Function)
Creates and fills a text file with the content of a string or buffer variable.
EditTokenCount (Function)
Returns the number of tokens present in a "Text token" Edit control.
<Edit>.TokenCount (Function)
Returns the number of tokens present in a "Text token" Edit control.
picText (Type of variable)
The picText type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a Text layer.
TraceStart (Function)
Opens the trace window or saves the trace information in a text file.
gAlignment (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters containing an aligned text or an aligned image.
RTFToText (Function)
Returns the text without the formatting characteristics specific to the RTF format.
gFont (Function)
Builds a sequence of characters describing the font that will be used for the text.
WithSpace (Function)
Adds or deletes the spaces found on the right of a text item when reading it.
iTextWidth (Function)
Calculates the width (in millimeters) of the text to print, according to the specified font.
PicRectangularSnipOCR (Function)
Runs OCR and extracts the text from a rectangular area defined with the mouse.
DiskFile (Type of variable)
The DiskFile type is used to handle text files present on disk.
AlternativeText (Property)
The AlternativeTextproperty is used to get and edit the alternative text of controls in a page.
fLoadBuffer (Function)
Loads the content of an external file (text, image, ...) in a buffer variable.
Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to apply formatting to text......
KeySize (Property)
The KeySize property is used to set the characteristics of a text memo key item.
HRetrieveLog (Function)
Creates a text file containing the server logs between two given dates.
LeftIndent (Property)
The LeftIndent property is used to get and change the space to the left of the text in a control.
Report with parameters
When printing a report, you have the ability to pass parameters to this report......
RightIndent (Property)
The RightIndent property is used to get and change the space to the right of the text in a control.
ControlFindTextFirst (Function)
Finds and selects the first element corresponding to the sought text in a window or control.
ControlFindTextPrevious (Function)
Finds and selects the previous element corresponding to the sought text in a window or control.
PositionToLine (Function)
... of text.
HListSynonym (Function)
Returns the list of synonyms used by a full-text index.
HorizontalAlignment (Property)
... or text.
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