How to read a external txt file ?

[sirobchGA0cda]

Hello,
I try to read a external "txt" file in IOS and put it in a field "read".
I can read the file path but not its contents.
In "Standalone application settings" I put the txt file (folder "documents") in the copy file menu :

And here is my script in a button :

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on mouseUp
   set the defaultFolder to specialFolderPath("Documents")
   put "file:" & SpecialFolderPath("engine") & french.txt into langFile
   put url ("file:" & langFile) into field "read"
   
end mouseUp

It's possible to help me.
Thanks in advance.
Boris

[jmburnod]

Salut Boris,

Try this

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on mouseUp
   put  SpecialFolderPath("engine") & "/" & "french.txt" into langFile
   put url ("file:" & langFile) into field "read"
   
end mouseUp

All the best
Jean-Marc

[sirobchGA0cda]

Salut Jean-Marc,
Thanks for your answer, but the content of the file txt is not put in the field.
Boris

[Klaus]

Boris, it is not MANDATORY that you put the content of the file into a field!
A variable will do, too!

[sirobchGA0cda]

Thanks Klaus,
Your suggestion made ​​me to try a different code :

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on mouseUp 
   set the defaultFolder to specialFolderPath("Documents")
     open file specialFolderPath("engine") & "/French.txt" for read 
    read from file specialFolderPath("engine") & "/French.txt" until EOF 
    put it into Myvar
put item 1 of line 1 of myvar into field "read"
    close file specialFolderPath("engine") & "/French.txt" 
end mouseUp

and finally it's works.
Boris

[Klaus]

Hi Boris,

if you are lazy like me, you can have it much shorter:

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on mouseUp 
    put specialFolderPath("engine") & "/French.txt" into tFile 
    put item 1 of line 1 of url("file:" & tFile) into field "read"
end mouseUp

Best

Klaus

[sirobchGA0cda]

Hi Klaus,
Thank you very much.
I must learn to be lazy.
Best