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* Directory traversal doesn't seem to work. The characters '.', '/' and '\\' are ignored.
* Directory traversal doesn't seem to work. The characters '.', '/' and '\\' are ignored.
* The files are read from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota_ugc\game\dota\ems
* The files are read from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota_ugc\game\dota\ems
* The function is used in conjunction with [[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Scripting/API/Global.FileToString|StringToFile]]
* The function is used in conjunction with [[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Scripting/API/Global.StringToFile|StringToFile]]

Revision as of 06:19, 9 August 2014

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Function Description

string FileToString(string a)

Reads a string from a file to send to script

Parameters

Type Name Description
string a The file name.

Returns

string - The string stored in the file. If it doesn't exist, returns nil.

Notes

  • Directory traversal doesn't seem to work. The characters '.', '/' and '\\' are ignored.
  • The files are read from C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota_ugc\game\dota\ems
  • The function is used in conjunction with StringToFile