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ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:24 pm \\ is a windows thing you may want to use / instead to ensure your script works across platforms.
./ would allow you to use paths relative to the current working directory.
"rb" means that you are reading a binary file. with "txt" files you can just use "r"
Other than that the code looks fine.

text = readAll('./data.txt')

ivan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:56 pm Maybe it's a permissions thing - Windows blocks certain directories if your account is not an administrator. That's why it's better to use love.filesystem - it's guaranteed to work across platforms.
The following works fine for me:

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local file = io.open("./license.txt", "r")
local cont = file:read("*all")
print(cont)

Just remember that ./ is usually relative to the love.exe binaries, not your game folder.

function readAll(filepath)
	for line in love.filesystem.lines(filepath) do
		local str = ""
		str = str + line
	end
	return str
end

text = readAll('./data.txt')

AuahDark wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:19 am The short is:

1. Using "./" means relative path, which relative to current working directory (usually where love.exe reside)
2. You shouldn't mix Lua "io" and LOVE "love.filesystem". Use Lua "io" if you want to open file anywhere (which leads to portability issue) and use LOVE "love.filesystem" if you want access files in your game.