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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. <br><br>
| 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. <br><br>
{{Warning | If the file you are loading is not prepared using UTF-8 encoding and contains some characters [[toArray | with codes]] > 127, they might convert incorrectly}}
{{Feature |$Warning | If the file you are loading is not prepared using UTF-8 encoding and contains some characters [[toArray | with codes]] > 127, they might convert incorrectly}}


| [[loadFile]] fileName
| [[loadFile]] fileName

Revision as of 00:18, 7 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:
See also needed

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).