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  • File Functions

File.ReadOffset

Available since Version 1.0.

Reads a portion of a file starting from a specific offset.

Syntax

File.ReadOffset( path, offset, length )

Arguments

  • path (string): The path of the file to read.
  • offset (number): The position in the file to start reading from.
  • length (number): The number of bytes to read from the file.

Return Values

  • (string): Returns the content of the file as a string, or nil if the file does not exist.

Examples

local content = File.ReadOffset("path/to/the_bee_movie_script.txt", 0, 100)
if content then
    print("File content:", content)
end