memoRead--Read a Text File Into a String

The memoRead() function reads a text file into a string.

Note: Using memoRead() on files containing binary information produces unpredictable results.

The function has the following syntax:

memoRead(sFileName [,nOffset] [,nCount])

The function returns the content of the text file as a JavaScript string.

sFilename: Specifies the name of a text file. If the specified file does not exist, the function creates an exception.
nOffset: (Optional) Specifies the number of characters from the beginning of the text file to the starting point of the read process.
nCount: (Optional) Specifies the number of characters that are read into a string.

Examples

Read Windows boot configuration:

s=memoRead("c:\boot.ini");
? s

Read a text file from offset 10 to the end of file:

s = memoRead("file.txt", 10);

Read five characters from a text file starting at offset 10:

s = memoRead("file.txt", 10, 5);