MoneyWorks Manual
File_Read (filehandle [, optionalCount])
Result Type: string
Definition: Returns a string containing either the entire contents of the file (from the current mark), or the requested byte count from the mark.
Example:
let fd = File_Open("a file in the MoneyWorks Automation dir.txt")
if fd <> NULL
let content = File_read(fd) // read the entire file
File_Close(fd)
endif
Availability: available within MWScript handlers.
See Also:
AddSafePath: UI to add a safe path to the preferences
CreateFolder: Create a new folder
File_Close: File functions for creating/reading/writing text files
File_GetLength: File length in bytes
File_GetMark: Get current read/write position
File_Move: Rename/move a file
File_Open: Open a file
File_Path: Get the full path of an open file
File_ReadLine: Read to end of line from current position
File_SetMark: Set Current read/write position
File_Write: Write text at current position
WriteToTempFile: Create a temp file containing the string