How do I read my txt file in assets folder?

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#1

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I have “/assets/texts/mytext.txt” in my project folder. I am trying to read the file line by line, and return a table containing the lines.

For example,

--mytext.txt
--Hello,
--World!

--to {"Hello,", "World!"}

So I wrote the code,

function ReadTxt(file_path)
	local lines = {}
	local file = sys.load_resource(file_path)
	if file then
		for line in file:gmatch("([^\n]*)\n?") do
			table.insert(lines, line)
		end
	end
	return lines
end

But when I run this,

local script = ReadTxt("/assets/texts/mytext.txt")

This error occurs.

DEBUG:SCRIPT: Error: Unable to open file at	/assets/texts/mytext.txt

What’s wrong with my code? I’ve tried io.open as well, but I have no idea to reach my txt file (it means, I don’t know the directory of the file!).

#2

Sorry, I wrote an old version of code. The new version:

function ReadTxt(file_path)
	local lines = {}
	local file = sys.load_resource(file_path)
	if file then
		for line in file:gmatch("([^\n]*)\n?") do
			table.insert(lines, line)
		end
	else
		print("Error: Unable to open file.")
	end
	return lines
end

And the else statement makes the debug script.

#3

Have you added the folder to the list of custom resource folders in game.project?

#4

Thank you for the quick answer.
In conclusion, this was the happy ending:

function ReadTxt(file_path)
	local lines = {}
	local file = io.open(file_path, "r")

	if file then
		for line in io.lines(file_path) do
			table.insert(lines, line)
		end
	end

	io.close(file)
	return lines
end

local script = ReadTxt("assets/texts/mytext.txt")
  1. “assets/”, instead of “/assets/”.
  2. I used io.lines.

So, it was a little complexed problem not only dealing with directory but also code itself!

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