iOS Question Read from Text File as String

[RichardHirst]

Hi.

Looking to read a line of text as string from a Text / CSV file... does anyone have any hints or examples please...

Thanks

Richard

 

[Erel]

You can use StringUtils.LoadCSV to read CSV files.

If you want to read a string file then use File.ReadString or ReadList.

 

[RichardHirst]

The file I have could have many lines so ReadList would have to be very large, so looking to read them one at a time using a timer.

In B4A I could use the TextReader

Dim GPSReader As TextReader

Then read each line one by one..

NMEA.gps_string = GPSReader.Readline

Not sure how ReadString can read each line..???

Is there a ReadLine in B4i

Thanks

Richard

 

[Erel]

There is no TextReader in B4i (due to technical reasons). How large is the file?

 

[RichardHirst]

The file has over 5000 lines..

I Could read the complete file into a List and step through the list.

 

[Erel]

I think that this is the best option (and it will be fast).

 

[KY Leng]

You can use StringUtils.LoadCSV to read CSV files.

If you want to read a string file then use File.ReadString or ReadList.

How can StringUtils.LoadCSV read the Unicode CSV ?

 

[Erel]

Please start a new thread for this question.