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Version: 2025

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.
How to read in a text or CSV file?
This help page explains how to read the content of a text or CSV file.
<Image variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type Image.
Using Unicode in HFSQL data files
The analysis proposes two types of Unicode items...
<Image variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in an Image variable.
Analysis editor: the different types of sections
The different types of items proposed in the data model editor are as follows:
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).
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.
<Image>AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image field.
fLoadText (Function)
Loads the contents of a text file into any text field or variable (string variable, window edit control, report label field, etc.).
AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for an Image or Static Text control.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type WDPic.
fInsertTextAtBeginning (Function)
Inserts text at the beginning of a file without overwriting the existing text.
<WDPic variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a WDPic variable.
<picLayer variable>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in a variable of type picLayer.
<Image variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in an Image variable.
<picLayer variable>.DrawText (Function)
Draws a text in a picLayer variable.
<Image>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text in an Image control.
HTMLToText (Function)
Converts an HTML string or buffer to text.
<Libellé>.AnimationGetParameter (Function)
Reads the value of one of the animation parameters defined for a Static Text control.
fAddText (Function)
Adds the content of a character string at the end of a file.
<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, ...).
dTextWidth (Function)
Calculates text width in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
dTextHeight (Function)
Calculates text height in pixels.
This function is only available in subscription-based versions, starting with WINDEV Suite 2025 - Update 2.
<Image>.AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for a moving image (in an Image field).
<Libellé>AnimationSetParameter (Function)
Changes one of the animation parameters used for animated text (in a Static Text control).
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.
<WDPic variable>.DrawTextRTF (Function)
Draws an RTF text in a WDPic variable.
<Image>.DrawTextMarkdown (Function)
Draws Markdown text in an Image control.
dTextRTF (Function)
Draws RTF text:
  • in an Image control,
  • in an Image 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...