Specify a file to read its content into a variable that can be accessed from other Actions within the same Task by using Variable Wizard.
| File | Details |
|---|---|
| File | Use a filename or Variable Wizard to specify the file to be read. |
| Browse |  Use Browse to select a particular file or folder on a local disk, network share, or LAN location. |
| Variable Wizard |  Use dynamic data input—substitute a parameter from a file, web, connected Trigger, other Actions, date and time presets, etc. |
Interconnect
- Read from File integration and auditing—Variables (dynamic data) and Events (recorded activity). Access the file content, filename, byte count, and text length if the file contains textual data in any encoding. Events indicating successful or failed file reads are also shown in the log.
Contents & metadata…
Automation Workshop provides a wide range of Actions to access and modify file contents, properties, and metadata.
- Write to File · Overview · Variables
- Compute File Checksum · Overview · Variables
- Get File Date & Time · Overview · Variables
- Set File Date & Time · Overview · Variables
- Set File Attributes · Overview · Variables
- Get File Information · Overview · Variables
- Remote File Information · Overview · Variables
Notes
- Automation Workshop supports Unicode file names and paths up to 32,000 characters.
- The Read from File Action automatically detects UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-7, and US-ASCII encodings.
- The Action is not designed to read very large files into memory. Normally, file sizes up to about 100 MB are recommended. However, files of 500–1000 MB can often be read successfully, depending on the particular Task and available system memory. The maximum supported file size is 4 GB in the 64-bit edition.
Questions?
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