Is it possible to readTXTFile without opening a dialog?

Classic Servoy
1

Is it possible to read the contents of a text file without having a dialog box displayed?

2

yes

3

for example, you could do

var vPath = 'C:\\test.txt';
var vFile = plugins.file.convertStringToJSFile(vPath);
var vContent = plugins.file.readTXTFile(vFile);
4

Your example still opens a dialog. How do you import a text file without a dialog? Anybody know? Ive searched the forums with no luck.

Thank you,

Steve

5

You only get a dialog if the file does not exist, make sure it exists.

6

Thanks! Thought I was going crazy. I had to make sure on the path to put / for the backslashes like “c:/imports/filename.csv”

I’m working with Japanese too and you don’t see a \ , its a yen sign (can’t paste it because it blows up your forums :cry: ) which further messes me up.

Thanks

Steve

7

I think if you use just forwardslashes it will always work.