Read Text- OS Functions
This activity is used to read text from a file.
Technical Reference:
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INPUT |
FilePath: Specify the file path from which the text has to be read. |
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MISC |
Display Name: Displays the name of the activity. You can also customize the activity name to help troubleshoot issues faster. This name will be used for logging purposes. |
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SkipOnError: It specifies whether to continue executing the workflow even if it throws an error. This supports only Boolean value “True or False.” True: Continues to execute the workflow irrespective of any error thrown. False: Stops the workflow if it throws any error |
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Version: It specifies the version of the OS Functions Automation feature in use. |
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OUTPUT |
Text: This is not a mandatory field. However, to see the result of the read text, declare a variable here. |
*Mandatory field to execute the workflow
The following activity illustrates on how we can use the read text activity to read text from a file and get it displayed on the screen.
Example:
1. Drag and drop a read text activity to the workflow.
2. Click on the activity.
3. Enter the path of the file from which the text has to be read.
4. Declare a variable in the text box of the output segment.
5. Drag and drop a message box below the read text activity.
6. Enter the same variable declared above in the input string.
7. Enter a message title to the output box.
8. Execute the workflow
The bot executes the activity, reads the text from the given file and gives the output in the message box.