› Batch & Output Management Scripting Language Developer's Guide › Batch & Output Management scripting language › Scripting functions › File processing functions › Functions of the MonaLisaTextFile class › Open

Open

Opens a file to read a text.

SYNTAX 
Open(fileName) 
Open(fileName, encoding)
ARGUMENTS

fileName The file to open.
encoding You can use the following values as encoding parameters.
  • Empty string. In this case, the default encoding (ANSI codepage of the operating system) is used.
  • Code page. For example, "1252."
  • Name. For example, "windows-1252."
  • User-friendly name. For example, "Western European" (Windows).

For a list of possible encoding parameters, see Encoding parameters.