| Tag Link | [File->ReadString] | Category | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Member | Source Available | Yes |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 8.5 |
| Change | New | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | String | Security | None |
| Implementation | Sets | Lasso 8.5 | |
[File->ReadString] reads string data from a file. If a character set has been set using [File->SetEncoding] then that character set is used to translate data from the file into Lasso's string format. Alternately, [File->Read] can be used to read a byte stream from a file.
The tag requires a single parameter which specifies how many bytes of data to read from the file. In files that contain multi
[Var: 'myFile' = (File: 'myfile.txt')]
[$myFile->(SetEncoding: 'iso-8859-1')]
[$myFile->(Write: 'Data')]
[$myFile->(ReadString: 32768)]
| Optional Parameters | |
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| Length | The maximum length in bytes of data to read from the file. |
See the Lasso 8 Language Guide for examples of how to use this tag.
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