Options tab of Read from file Action allows specifying exact region of file to be read into specified variable.
Read from file Action. Options properties.
| Options properties | Description |
| Before reading file, skip first | Specifies the starting point in file starting from which data will be read into variable. If not specified, file is read from the beginning. |
| Read up to | Specify the amount of data to be read from file. If not specified, data is read until the end of file. |
| This Action is enabled | Action is performed only if checkbox is enabled. Action can be disabled by removing the mark from This Action is enabled checkbox. When disabled, Read from file Action will neither proceed with reading file contents nor process email or other reports. |
| Size units |  Allows precise specifying of file sizes in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes or terabytes. |
- Previous read from file property (File properties)
- Next read from file property (Errors properties)
- Read from file 2 of 4
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Additional notes:
- When Read file Action is configured to skip specified amount of bytes from the beginning of the file, keep in mind that Unicode (UTF-16) characters are 2 bytes long each.
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