.. highlightlang:: us

.. _text_file_read:

text_file_read
==============

.. index:: text_file_read

.. us.tag  text_file_read NOTREADYENGLISH New500 FILE_MISC unicode

:ref:`text_file_read` reads unicode and ANSI text files.

.. function::  ssText = text_file_read(ssFilename)
    svTextAndType = text_file_read(ssFilename, bTypeInfo)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*svTextAndType*.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssFilename

   *ssFilename*.

.. uparam:: bTypeInfo

   *bTypeInfo*.

.. us.example

**Example**

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.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - 5.0.0
     - New

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-binary-and-text-files`,
   :ref:`text_file_write`

:sub:`id-1987336`