File In DAT
Summary[edit]
The File In DAT reads in .txt text files and .dat table files. It will attempt to read any other file as raw text. The file can be located on disk or on the web. Use http:// when specifying a URL.
Parameters - File In Page
File file - The filesystem path and name of the file to load. Accepts .txt files for regular text and .dat files for text in table format.
Convert Text to Table converttable - Converts the contents of the DAT from regular text to table-formatted text (tab-delimited text, each <tab> is a new column in the table).
Refresh refresh - Reload the file when this parameter is set to On.
Refresh Pulse refreshpulse - Instantly reload the file from disk.
Parameters - Common Page
Language language - ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs script language.
- Node
node- The DAT uses it's own script language.
Edit/View Extension extension - ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.
- dat
dat- various common file extensions.
- From Language
language- pick extension from DATs script language.
- Custom Extension
custom- Specify a custom extension.
Custom Extension customext - Specifiy the custom extension.
Word Wrap wordwrap - ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs setting.
- On
on- Turn on Word Wrap.
- Off
off- Turn off Word Wrap.
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