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Revision as of 23:54, 16 February 2021

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Description

Description:
Description needed
Groups:
Program Flow

Syntax

Syntax:
Syntax needed
Parameters:
fileName: String
Return Value:
Return value needed

Examples

Example 1:
_contents = loadFile "wantedString.txt";
Example 2:
_contents = compile loadFile "myFunction.sqf"; // will compile string into code

Additional Information

See also:
fileExists preprocessFilepreprocessFileLineNumbers

Notes

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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).