Reading a txt file into a text member with BuddyAPI.

Hi I have this:
mFile =_movie.path &"TheTEXT.txt"
theFile = baShell("open", mFile, "", "", "normal")
which opens a txt file in note pad. I don't have an idea on how to do this with API to be opened into a txt member.
Thanks
Brian

You don't need Buddy API to import text (which is what you appear to be trying to do) - just set the filename of an existing (or new) text member to the file:
-- tTextMember = _movie.newMember(#text)
tTextMember.filename = _movie.path & "TheText.txt"
tText = tTextMember.text

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When you are using BufferedReader to read info into a
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I want to read in the entire text file into
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import java.awt.event.*;
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import javax.swing.event.*;
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import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
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import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
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HTH
Regards Nigel
Edited by: nthomas on Mar 2, 2009 11:22 AM - don't forget to fclose the file...

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