Open text file as string

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Hi everyone!

I'm a bit of a noob at this, but does anyone know how I might import a ".txt" file, or ".rtf" etc. as a string into a custom module?

I'm basically looking to do something like:
f = open("D:\....string_articulations.txt", "r")
print(f.read())

Thanks!

2

Note that you'll need to write nativeRequire('fs') instead of require('fs').

4

I keep getting this:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'readFile' of null
error.
I don't know why it is..

fs = require('fs');

fs.readFile('Test.txt', 'utf8', function (err,data) {
  if (err) {
    return console.log(err);
  }
  console.log(data);
});
5

When I put

fs = nativerequire('fs');

It spit out this error:

ReferenceError: nativerequire is not defined

6

Ok, I think I'm getting somewhere. It's showing a "submodule not found" for fs

(ERROR) Submodule not found: D:\SNS Work Folder\Open Stage Control Touch Interface\OSCMZ-0419\MZ Show instrument name version\fs
7

UGHHHH I'm an idiot

I think I've fixed it...

Needed to capitalize "nativeRequire"

Oh boy, the joys of being a noob.. haha

8

Ok, I have no idea why this isn't working:

fs = nativeRequire('fs');
var string_articulations = fs.readFile('D:/_GOD TEMPLATE/Athena v1.2 for Bear/string_articulations', 'utf8',function (err, data) {
    if (err) throw err;
    //console.log(data.toString());
});

console.log(string_articulations);

it spits out "undefined" for the strings_articulations variable

9

Ok, once again, learning a lot here, I needed:

fs.readFileSync()

Learning a lot here, hopefully someone else gets something out of this haha.

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