Read Text File

This service reads the text file at the specified file path or URL and returns the file's content. The fileurl parameter can be given a fully qualified file path or a URL. The line separators present in the original file are replaced by line separators of the virtual Java machine in which Taverna is running.

Input ports

• fileurl - The fully qualified file path or URL to the file to be read. This is a mandatory parameter.

Output ports

• filecontents - The string containing the contents of the file whose filepath or URL is specified by the fileurl.

Examples

There are example workflows on myExperiment showing:

• reading an empty file
• reading a file containing a single line
• reading a file containing several lines