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FILE.TO_STRING Function

Syntax

Data as C = FILE.To_string(C Filename)

Arguments

FilenameCharacter

The full path specification of the file.

Returns

DataCharacter

Returns the data in the file.

Description

The FILE.TO_STRING() method reads a file from disk into a text variable, Data.

Example

dim cc as C
cc = FILE.to_string("C:\Frame.Txt")
? len(cc)
= 1777.000000

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