loadFile

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Description

Description:

Return content of given filename.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

loadFile filename

Parameters:

filename: String

Return Value:

String

Examples

Example 1:

_contents = loadFile "myFunction.sqf";

Additional Information

See also:

preprocessFileLineNumberspreprocessFile

Notes

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Notes

Posted on 28 November 2006 - 01:37

Pennywise

In Armed Assault, the 'loadfile' command must be preceded by the 'compile' command to work.
Ex OFP 1.96: _falarmEvent = loadfile ("syswarn\falarmEvent.sqf")
Ex ArmA 1.0: _falarmEvent = compile loadfile ("syswarn\falarmEvent.sqf")

Posted on 11 July 2007 - 01:10 (CEST)

Tactii

The note by Pennywise is not entirely accurate. loadFile only needs to be preceded with compile when loading code (for example, a function contained in an .sqf file). Using loadFile without compile will return a string, which, in some cases, is exactly what you want.

Posted on 02 December 2012 - 11:17 (ZULU)

neokika

Please note that any comment you have within the file you load will be included, to get around that use preprocessFile instead.

Posted on 25 January 2016 - 12:13

James

Notice that you will have to activate file patching via -filePatching [[1]]. Otherwise, execVM and loadFile will *not* load any files outside your mission folder (like the global scripts). For more info see CMA:DevelopmentSetup (since Arma 3 1.49+).