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<dd class="notedate">Posted on March 4, 2008</dd>
<dd class="notedate">Posted on March 4, 2008</dd>
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Alef|Alef]]'''</dt>
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Alef|Alef]]'''
<dd class="note">File path is always relative to mission directory. If script dir\a.sqf includes dir\b.sqf, use "dir\b.sqf" and not "b.sqf".</dd>
<dd class="note">File path is always relative to mission directory. If script dir\a.sqf includes dir\b.sqf, use "dir\b.sqf" and not "b.sqf".</dd>


<dd class="notedate">Posted on July 8, 2011</dd>
<dd class="notedate">Posted on July 8, 2011</dd>
<dt class="note">'''[[User:kju|kju]]'''</dt>
<dt class="note">'''[[User:kju|kju]]'''
<dd class="note">Use [[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] instead as it provides more context information on error.</dd>
<dd class="note">Use [[preprocessFileLineNumbers]] instead as it provides more context information on error.</dd>



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Description

Description:
Reads and processes the content of the specified file. Preprocessor is C-like, supports comments using // or /* and */ and macros defined with #define.
Due to the hard-drive access this command executes (and the lack of caching) this command should not be used in time-critical script loops.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
String = preprocessFile fileName
Parameters:
fileName: String
Return Value:
String

Examples

Example 1:
_content=preprocessFile "myFunction.sqf"

Additional Information

See also:
preprocessFileLineNumbersloadFileFunctionSQF syntaxcallspawnexecVMPreProcessor Commands

Notes

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Notes

Posted on March 4, 2008
Alef
File path is always relative to mission directory. If script dir\a.sqf includes dir\b.sqf, use "dir\b.sqf" and not "b.sqf".
Posted on July 8, 2011
kju
Use preprocessFileLineNumbers instead as it provides more context information on error.

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