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| Return content of given filename as string. If you plan to [[compile]] said string, be aware that the file shouldn't contain comments or [[compile]] will throw an error. If there are comments, use [[preprocessFile]]/[[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] instead. |= | | Return content of given filename as string. If you plan to [[compile]] said string, be aware that the file shouldn't contain comments or [[compile]] will throw an error. If there are comments, use [[preprocessFile]]/[[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] instead. |DESCRIPTION= | ||
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| [[loadFile]] fileName |= | | [[loadFile]] fileName |SYNTAX= | ||
|p1= fileName: [[String]] |= | |p1= fileName: [[String]] |PARAMETER1= | ||
| [[String]] |= | | [[String]] |RETURNVALUE= | ||
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|x1= <code>_contents = [[loadFile]] "wantedString.txt";</code> |= | |x1= <code>_contents = [[loadFile]] "wantedString.txt";</code> |EXAMPLE1= | ||
|x2= <code>_contents = [[compile]] [[loadFile]] "myFunction.sqf"; {{codecomment|// will compile string into code}}</code> |= | |x2= <code>_contents = [[compile]] [[loadFile]] "myFunction.sqf"; {{codecomment|// will compile string into code}}</code> |EXAMPLE2= | ||
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| [[preprocessFile]], [[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] |= | | [[preprocessFile]], [[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] |SEEALSO= | ||
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Revision as of 14:43, 7 April 2019
Description
- Description:
- Return content of given filename as string. If you plan to compile said string, be aware that the file shouldn't contain comments or compile will throw an error. If there are comments, use preprocessFile/preprocessFileLineNumbers instead.
- Groups:
- Uncategorised
Syntax
Examples
- Example 1:
_contents = loadFile "wantedString.txt";- Example 2:
_contents = compile loadFile "myFunction.sqf"; // will compile string into code
Additional Information
- See also:
- preprocessFilepreprocessFileLineNumbers
Notes
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Notes
- Posted on 25 January 2016 - 12:13
- James
- Notice that you will have to activate file patching via -filePatching. Otherwise, execVM and loadFile will *not* load any files outside your mission folder (like the global scripts).
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Categories:
- Scripting Commands
- Introduced with Operation Flashpoint: Resistance version 1.90
- Operation Flashpoint: Resistance: New Scripting Commands
- Operation Flashpoint: Resistance: Scripting Commands
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- Command Group: System Commands
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