File Read List

This File I/O tool reads more than one string from a file and writes those strings to a variable of type string list.

Inputs

File Handle

The handle for a file created during a FileOpenRead step.

String delimiters

The code or codes that indicates the end of a string. The default is "\t" which is a common code for a tab stop.

Possible values are:

Delimiter to end ReadList operation

The code or codes that indicates the end of the text to be read. This step stops reading text when this code is reached. Other possible values are the same as those listed for the previous parameter.

Outputs

Strings Read From File

A List of String variable whose value is set to the data read.

Delimiter which ended read operation

This variable contains the value of the delimiter that ended the read operation. The default is "\n" which is a common code for line-break.

Possible values are:

Exit Paths

Success

This step takes the Success exit path if the operation is successful.

Failure

This step takes the Failure exit path if the file handle is invalid.